Evolution of Evil

2016 - 2016

Papa Doc: Haiti's President for Life

17th September 2016

Episode 1

A profile of François Duvalier (1907-1971), who ruled Haiti from 1957 to 1971 and declared himself president for life in 1964.

Stalin: Russia's Steel Tyrant

Episode 2

A profile of Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), the Soviet tyrant who ruled for 29 years and was responsible for some 20 million deaths.

Mao: China's Chairman of Death

13th August 2016

Episode 3

A profile of Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976), who ruled Communist China for nearly three decades.

Bin Laden: A Terrorist Mastermind

3rd September 2015

Episode 4

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.

Hitler: The Benchmark of Terror

Episode 5

A profile of Adolf Hitler examines his childhood and difficult relationship with his father.

Kim: North Korea's Evil Dynasty

10th September 2015

Episode 6

A profile of Kim Jong Il, the supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011.

Saddam: The Butcher of Baghdad

20th August 2015

Episode 7

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.

Tojo: Japan's Razor of Fear

6th August 2015

Episode 8

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.

Mussolini: The Father of Fascism

27th August 2015

Episode 9

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) rises through the Socialist ranks to become Italy's fascist dictator and Hitler's ally during World War II.

Gaddafi: Mad Dog of the Middle East

Episode 10

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.

Top Cast

Alisdair Simpson

Director

Richard Whitehead

Writer

John Blystone

Documentary War & Politics

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.

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Alisdair Simpson

Narrator

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John Blystone

Writer

Joshua Whitehead

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Stephanie Seabrook

Writer

Richard Whitehead

Director

Matthew Barrett

Executive Producer

Richard Whitehead

Producer

Graham Dean

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