Evolution of Evil
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.
- 2015-2015
- 1 season
- Discovery Channel
- Documentary
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.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2015
Episode 1
Gaddafi: Mad Dog of the Middle East
Thu, Jul 16, 2015 44 mins
Muammar Gaddafi, one of the world's longest-serving dictators, controls Libya for 42 years until his ouster in 2011.
Episode 2
Hitler: The Benchmark of Terror
Thu, Jul 23, 2015 44 mins
German dictator Adolf Hitler's fascist policies lead to the invasion of peaceful nations and the deaths of six million Jews.
Episode 3
Stalin: Russia's Steel Tyrant
Thu, Jul 30, 2015 44 mins
Iron-fisted ruler Josef Stalin leads the Soviet Union for 30 years, eliminating anyone who stands in his way.
Episode 4
Tojo: Japan's Razor of Fear
Thu, Aug 6, 2015 44 mins
Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo authorizes the attack on Pearl Harbor and the torture of thousands of prisoners of war during World War II.
Episode 5
Mao: China's Chairman of Death
Thu, Aug 13, 2015 44 mins
For 30 years, Mao Zedong, Supreme Leader of Communist China, harbored a reign of cruelty and hatred.
Episode 6
Saddam: The Butcher of Baghdad
Thu, Aug 20, 2015 44 mins
The 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.
Episode 7
Mussolini: The Father of Fascism
Thu, Aug 27, 2015 44 mins
The rise and fall of Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini, whose involvement in the creation of fascism made him a role model to Adolf Hitler and other 20th-century dictators.
Episode 8
Bin Laden: A Terrorist Mastermind
44 mins
Explores how a privileged young Saudi boy born in the 1950s, becomes the founder and leader of al-Qaeda, an idol and motivator to militant Muslims around the world, and a terrorist mastermind committed to violent global jihad. With his hatred of American imperialism, his multiple vicious strikes against US civilian and military targets during the 1990s, and the planning, implementation, and aftermath, of the horrific suicidal attacks of 9/11, Osama bin Laden changes the world forever.
Episode 9
Kim: North Korea's Evil Dynasty
44 mins
He's a man born into power - the heart of the axis of evil. He tortures and executes hundreds of thousands of his own people with his finger held closely to the button. This is the story of a man with an insatiable desire for power and fame. A man raised to be a dictator who rules with sadistic cruelty. A man who let's his people suffer in one of the world's worst famines while he lives the high life with imported women, booze and the world's finest foods. It's North Korea's Kim Jong-il.
Episode 10
Papa Doc: Haiti's President for Life
Thu, Sep 17, 2015 44 mins
Medical doctor Francois Duvalier becomes a ruthless dictator, using violence and voodoo to keep the citizens of Haiti in fear.