Real Dictators podcast

Real Dictators

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Real Dictators is the award-winning podcast that explores the hidden lives of history's tyrants. Hosted by Paul McGann, with contributions from eyewitnesses and expert historians. New episodes available one week early for Noiser+ subscribers. You'll also get ad-free listening and exclusive content. To find out more about Noiser+, head to noiser.com/subscriptions. For advertising enquiries, email info@adelicious.fm Production: Joel Duddell, Ed Baranski, Miriam Baines, Tom Pink, George Tapp, Dorry Macaulay, Cian Ryan-Morgan, Anisha Devadasan, Joseph McGann. Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink. We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/real for £100 sponsored credit.

Real Dictators is the award-winning podcast that explores the hidden lives of history's tyrants. Hosted by Paul McGann, with contributions from eyewitnesses and expert historians. New episodes available one week early for Noiser+ subscribers. You'll also get ad-free listening and exclusive content. To find out more about Noiser+, head to noiser.com/subscriptions. For advertising enquiries, email info@adelicious.fm Production: Joel Duddell, Ed Baranski, Miriam Baines, Tom Pink, George Tapp, Dorry Macaulay, Cian Ryan-Morgan, Anisha Devadasan, Joseph McGann. Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink. We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/real for £100 sponsored credit.

 

#137

Benito Mussolini Part 7: Break for the Border…

As Italy switches sides, Hitler hatches a plan to rescue his pal. But with the Axis collap... more

29 Jan 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:42

29 Jan 2025


#136

Benito Mussolini Part 6: The Road to Perdition

It all starts to go horribly wrong… After the disastrous invasion of Greece, Mussolini sen... more

22 Jan 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:10

22 Jan 2025


#135

Benito Mussolini Part 5: The Pact of Steel

At the Munich Conference, Mussolini postures as a peacemaker. With Hitler in the ascendanc... more

15 Jan 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:08

15 Jan 2025


#134

Benito Mussolini Part 4: A Fine Bromance

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

08 Jan 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:38

08 Jan 2025


#133

Benito Mussolini Part 3: Murder in Broad Daylight

World leaders line up to hail the new Italian strongman. But the fascists are already sile... more

01 Jan 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:29

01 Jan 2025


#132

Benito Mussolini Part 2: The March on Rome

Wounded at the Front, Mussolini’s war ends early. A playboy aristocrat forms his own priva... more

18 Dec 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:45

18 Dec 2024


#131

Introducing: Sherlock Holmes Short Stories

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

16 Dec 2024

30 MINS

30:44

16 Dec 2024


#130

Benito Mussolini Part 1: Italy’s Fascist Godfather

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

11 Dec 2024

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:26

11 Dec 2024


#129

General Videla Part 4: Dictator in the Courtroom

The Falklands War casts a long shadow over Argentina as the junta teeters on the verge of ... more

20 Nov 2024

56 MINS

56:25

20 Nov 2024


#128

General Videla Part 3: God, Football, the Falklands

The 1978 FIFA World Cup rolls into Argentina. A surreal fortnight ensues. Fans flock to re... more

13 Nov 2024

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:06

13 Nov 2024


#127

General Videla Part 2: Mr Clean’s Dirty War

Videla’s dirty war begins. ‘Subversives’ are rooted out, with torture centres established ... more

06 Nov 2024

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:40

06 Nov 2024


#126

General Videla Part 1: The Skinny One and the Witch

Argentina. The story of a gaunt, hawkish man who earned the nickname “the Hitler of the Pa... more

30 Oct 2024

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:49

30 Oct 2024


#125

BONUS: Dictators’ Books

Almost every dictator, at one time or another, has put pen to paper. Some have wrestled wi... more

24 Sep 2024

29 MINS

29:31

24 Sep 2024


#124

Pinochet Part 3: Searching for the Disappeared

Pinochet consolidates control, creating a terrifying new secret police force. The dictator... more

10 Sep 2024

52 MINS

52:53

10 Sep 2024


#123

Pinochet Part 2: The Caravan of Death

September 11th, 1973. The touchpaper is lit. President Allende realises he’s been double-c... more

03 Sep 2024

44 MINS

44:11

03 Sep 2024


#122

Pinochet Part 1: An Arrest in London

We travel to South America. In September 1973, Augusto Pinochet seizes power in Chile foll... more

27 Aug 2024

50 MINS

50:48

27 Aug 2024


#121

Introducing: D-Day: The Tide Turns - Episode 1

This is a taster episode of a brand-new podcast from the Noiser network. Host Paul McGann ... more

05 Jun 2024

54 MINS

54:13

05 Jun 2024