About this season
Inside the minds of the heartless, corrupt, and cruel individuals who've seized control of their country through the infliction of appalling pain on their fellow man. From Kim Jong-il, to Osama Bin Laden, to Hitler, uncover the madness behind the merciless dictators responsible for unimaginable human atrocities that still haunt the world.
Episodes (10)
1. Papa Doc: Haiti's President for Life
Aired 17 September 2016 • 50 min
A profile of François Duvalier (1907-1971), who ruled Haiti from 1957 to 1971 and declared himself president for life in 1964.
2. Stalin: Russia's Steel Tyrant
Aired 30 July 2016 • 50 min
A profile of Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), the Soviet tyrant who ruled for 29 years and was responsible for some 20 million deaths.
3. Mao: China's Chairman of Death
Aired 13 August 2016 • 50 min
A profile of Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976), who ruled Communist China for nearly three decades.
4. Bin Laden: A Terrorist Mastermind
Aired 3 September 2015 • 50 min
A profile of Osama bin Laden (1957-2011), who was born into a wealthy family in Saudi Arabia but became the leader of Al Qaeda.
5. Hitler: The Benchmark of Terror
Aired 23 July 2015 • 50 min
A profile of Adolf Hitler examines his childhood and difficult relationship with his father.
6. Kim: North Korea's Evil Dynasty
Aired 10 September 2015 • 50 min
A profile of Kim Jong Il, the supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011.
7. Saddam: The Butcher of Baghdad
Aired 20 August 2015 • 50 min
A profile of Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), the ruthless Iraqi dictator who was captured in 2003 following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and executed in 2006.
8. Tojo: Japan's Razor of Fear
Aired 6 August 2015 • 50 min
A profile of Hideki Tojo (1884-1948), a Japanese general and prime minister during World War II who was sentenced to death and executed in 1948 for committing war crimes.
9. Mussolini: The Father of Fascism
Aired 27 August 2015 • 50 min
Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) rises through the Socialist ranks to become Italy's fascist dictator and Hitler's ally during World War II.
10. Gaddafi: Mad Dog of the Middle East
Aired 16 July 2015 • 50 min
A look at the reigns of the some of the world's most notorious dictators and despots begins with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011), who ruled for more than four decades before he was captured and killed during the Libyan Civil War.