Real Dictators is the award-winning podcast that explores the hidden lives of history's tyrants. Hos
The Falklands War casts a long shadow over Argentina as the junta teeters on the verge of collapse.
The 1978 FIFA World Cup rolls into Argentina. A surreal fortnight ensues. Fans flock to revamped sta
Videla’s dirty war begins. ‘Subversives’ are rooted out, with torture centres established across the
Argentina. The story of a gaunt, hawkish man who earned the nickname “the Hitler of the Pampa”. A ma
Almost every dictator, at one time or another, has put pen to paper. Some have wrestled with ideas,
Pinochet consolidates control, creating a terrifying new secret police force. The dictator’s war on
September 11th, 1973. The touchpaper is lit. President Allende realises he’s been double-crossed. Pi
We travel to South America. In September 1973, Augusto Pinochet seizes power in Chile following a co
This is a taster episode of a brand-new podcast from the Noiser network. Host Paul McGann follows th
In the final part of the Cromwell story, outrage at the King’s execution leads Ironsides to wage war
With the King in captivity, both sides seek a settlement. But when Charles escapes, all trust is bro
England is plunged into conflict. Oliver Cromwell, an obscure politician, soon proves himself an out
Say “Oliver Cromwell” today and certain things come to mind. He won the English Civil War and prompt
A brand-new podcast from the Noiser network. Join domestic historian Ruth Goodman as she explores th
As a new premier takes charge in Moscow, Hoxha makes a new friend in China. The Albanian dictator ta
From 1944 to 1985, Enver Hoxha ran Albania as an extraordinarily repressive Stalinist dictatorship.
Herod leaves Rome to wrest Judea from the Parthians. He will marry a princess, commission extraordin
Herod - you may well know the name from the Nativity story. The cruel king who learns of a prophecy
In the aftermath of 9/11, President Bush and Prime Minister Blair send troops back into Iraq. In a h
After Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, US forces are deployed to the region. For some Iraqis, it seems lik
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