Synopsis
The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.
Episodes
Season 11
Seize PowerInterested in becoming a tyrant? There are rules, and the playbook for a rise to dictatorship starts with one of history's most brutal: Adolf Hitler.31m2
Crush Your RivalsYou've secured your place at the top, but maintaining power means watching your back. Nobody did that better or more ruthlessly than Saddam Hussein.27m3
Reign Through TerrorWhen keeping your population under control, is it better to be loved or feared? Idi Amin certainly thought he knew the right answer to that question.28m4
Control the TruthThrough public relations spin, revisionist history and censorship. Soviet autocrat Joseph Stalin found a certain flexibility with the truth useful.27m5
Create a New SocietyFree speech? Right to assembly? Rebel-turned-dictator Muammar Gaddafi realized that civil liberties had to go when reshaping society. But he got soft.26m6
Rule ForeverSeizing power is hard, but keeping it is harder. In North Korea, the Kim dynasty unlocked the secret to ruling forever: They declared themselves gods.30m
Seize PowerInterested in becoming a tyrant? There are rules, and the playbook for a rise to dictatorship starts with one of history's most brutal: Adolf Hitler.31m2Crush Your RivalsYou've secured your place at the top, but maintaining power means watching your back. Nobody did that better or more ruthlessly than Saddam Hussein.27m3Reign Through TerrorWhen keeping your population under control, is it better to be loved or feared? Idi Amin certainly thought he knew the right answer to that question.28m4Control the TruthThrough public relations spin, revisionist history and censorship. Soviet autocrat Joseph Stalin found a certain flexibility with the truth useful.27m5Create a New SocietyFree speech? Right to assembly? Rebel-turned-dictator Muammar Gaddafi realized that civil liberties had to go when reshaping society. But he got soft.26m6Rule ForeverSeizing power is hard, but keeping it is harder. In North Korea, the Kim dynasty unlocked the secret to ruling forever: They declared themselves gods.30mCast
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