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14 Episodes 2004 - 2006
Episode 1
Tue, Nov 9, 2004
Episode 2
Thu, Jan 5, 2006

Episode 3
Thu, Jan 12, 2006
Episode 4
Thu, Jan 19, 2006

Episode 5
Thu, Jan 26, 2006
Episode 6
Thu, Feb 2, 2006
Episode 7
Thu, Feb 9, 2006
To his supporters, he was a Caribbean Robin Hood who created free-of-charge medical and educational services for the rural and urban poor and stood up to the US. To his foes, especially Cuban Americans, he was a ruthless tyrant who crushed political freedoms and ruined the Cuban economy, making Cuba the tropical USSR. But Fidel Castro survived several challenges to his rule -- the Bay of Pigs invasion, assassination attempts, the fall of the USSR, and economic embargo. Relying on interviews with historians and Cuban exiles, but also historical footage, "Castro the Survivor" details the life of the man who mastered all skills of survival to outlive not just all Cold War-era American presidents and Soviet leaders but also the Cold War itself.

Episode 8
Thu, Feb 16, 2006

Episode 9
Thu, Feb 23, 2006
Episode 10
Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Episode 11
Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Episode 12
Thu, May 4, 2006
Episode 13
Thu, Mar 23, 2006
The story of how the American Mafia and the men behind it controlled Havana during the Batista regime.
Episode 14
Thu, Mar 30, 2006
