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 a week early for Noiser+ subscribers. You'll also get ad-free listening, early access and exclusive content on shows across the Noiser podcast network. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started or head to noiser.com/subscriptions For advertising enquiries, email info@adelicious.fm

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 a week early for Noiser+ subscribers. You'll also get ad-free listening, early access and exclusive content on shows across the Noiser podcast network. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started or head to noiser.com/subscriptions For advertising enquiries, email info@adelicious.fm

 

#148

Fidel Castro Part 10: Emergency on an Airplane

The end arrives. Embarrassed at a baseball game, the Maximum Leader responds with arrests ... more

01 Jul 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:47

01 Jul 2025


#147

Fidel Castro Part 9: Down With Fidel!

After a tragedy in the Florida Straits, a dramatic tug of war takes place between Castro a... more

24 Jun 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:01

24 Jun 2025


#146

Fidel Castro Part 8: Miami Vice

When a bomb goes off on a south Florida street, it bears all the hallmarks of a Cuban expe... more

17 Jun 2025

58 MINS

58:33

17 Jun 2025


#145

Fidel Castro Part 7: Che Guevara in the Jungle

Castro sets out to create a breed of “new people” - turning Cuba into an island of mini-Fi... more

10 Jun 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:13

10 Jun 2025


#144

Fidel Castro Part 6: The Cuban Missile Crisis

The first man in space arrives in Cuba for a special visit. A passenger liner from the Sov... more

03 Jun 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:02

03 Jun 2025


#143

Fidel Castro Part 5: The Bay of Pigs

A man who was right there tells us the tale of one of history’s most notorious military fa... more

28 May 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:50

28 May 2025


#142

Fidel Castro Part 4: Havana’s TV Star

Castro goes on a victory parade, eventually arriving in Havana on top of a tank. Vengeance... more

20 May 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:32

20 May 2025


#141

Fidel Castro Part 3: The Mountain Guerrillas

While Batista tries to convince the world that Castro is dead, Fidel regroups in the mount... more

13 May 2025

59 MINS

59:16

13 May 2025


#140

Fidel Castro Part 2: Shipwrecked in the Swamps

Castro wrestles with Marxism and begins another affair. Attempting to reignite the revolut... more

06 May 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:33

06 May 2025


#139

Fidel Castro Part 1: Rise of ‘The Crazy One’

Fidel Castro - a revolutionary turned strongman dictator, beloved by his supporters and lo... more

29 Apr 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:08

29 Apr 2025


#138

Introducing: Titanic: Ship of Dreams - Episode 1

This is a taster episode of a brand-new podcast from the Noiser podcast network. Join host... more

08 Apr 2025

52 MINS

52:11

08 Apr 2025


#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