Evolution of Evil

Season 1

TV-PG
They are a rogues gallery of the most notorious despots in recent history. From Hitler to Saddam Hussein, from Stalin to Kim Jong-il of North Korea, from Chairman Mao to Colonel Gaddafi these are the psychopaths, the heartless ideologues, the greedy, the cruel and sometimes the just plain mad individuals who have seized control of their country and inflicted appalling suffering on their people.
Where to Watch Season 1
10 Episodes
  • Papa Doc: Haiti's President for Life
    E1
    Episode 1Papa Doc: Haiti's President for LifeA 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
    E2
    Episode 2Stalin: Russia's Steel TyrantA 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
    E3
    Episode 3Mao: China's Chairman of DeathA profile of Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976), who ruled Communist China for nearly three decades.
  • Bin Laden: A Terrorist Mastermind
    E4
    Episode 4Bin Laden: A Terrorist MastermindA 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
    E5
    Episode 5Hitler: The Benchmark of TerrorA profile of Adolf Hitler examines his childhood and difficult relationship with his father.
  • Kim: North Korea's Evil Dynasty
    E6
    Episode 6Kim: North Korea's Evil DynastyA profile of Kim Jong Il, the supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011.
  • Saddam: The Butcher of Baghdad
    E7
    Episode 7Saddam: The Butcher of BaghdadThe story of Saddam Hussein the sadistic tyrant who rules Iraq with an utter contempt for humanity for 23 years - a man whose cruelty knows no limits and who'll stop at nothing to achieve the power of life and death over millions of people.
  • Tojo: Japan's Razor of Fear
    E8
    Episode 8Tojo: Japan's Razor of FearA 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
    E9
    Episode 9Mussolini: The Father of FascismBenito 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
    E10
    Episode 10Gaddafi: Mad Dog of the Middle EastA 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.
Cast of Season 1
  • Alisdair SimpsonNarrator
 
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