Real Dictators

Real Dictators is the award-winning podcast that explores the hidden lives of history's tyrants. Hos

Episodes

Total: 137

As Italy switches sides, Hitler hatches a plan to rescue his pal. But with the Axis collapsing on al

It all starts to go horribly wrong… After the disastrous invasion of Greece, Mussolini sends troops

At the Munich Conference, Mussolini postures as a peacemaker. With Hitler in the ascendancy, the Rom

Il Duce uses propaganda to become a folk hero - part saint, part Father Christmas. He bans journalis

World leaders line up to hail the new Italian strongman. But the fascists are already silencing diss

Wounded at the Front, Mussolini’s war ends early. A playboy aristocrat forms his own private army, o

A brand-new release from the Noiser Network. Join Hugh Bonneville on a thrilling journey through Sir

We begin at the end… in 1945, with a pile of bodies dumped in Milan then strung up for all to see. A

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