9. Stalin: Russia's Steel Tyrant

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For 30 years Joseph Stalin "the man of steel" ruthlessly dominated the Soviet Union. Born into poverty on the fringes of the Czarist Russian Empire, he became a gangster and then a revolutionary. He was part of the original Bolshevik leadership team, but when Vladimir Lenin died he took his chance to grab the top spot. His quest for absolute power transformed his nation, but at a brutal cost.

7. Papa Doc: Haiti's President for Life

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The vicious tyrant Francois 'Papa Doc" Duvalier ruthlessly dominated Haiti using violence and Voodoo. Rising from a humble country doctor, he made himself into a figure so terrifying to his people that many believed he had links with the Voodoo deity Baron Samedi, guardian of the graveyard. So complete was his control that people feared even to think about resisting him.

6. Osama Bin Laden: A Terrorist Mastermind

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This episode charts Osama Bin Laden's chilling journey from a privileged young Saudi boy in the 1950s, to becoming the leader of al-Qaeda and his commitment to extreme violence against the West. His father Mohammed is a self-made billionaire whose great wealth helped Bin Laden become one of the world's largest sponsors of international terrorism. His hatred evolves to change the world forever.

5. Mussolini: The Father of Fascism

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His speeches left Italy bewitched, but behind all Benito Mussolini's bluster and posturing lies a dark heart of violence and brutality. He would order his fascist black shirts to beat and kill his political opponents, yet he was loved at home and admired abroad. This is the story of Il Duce, the Boss and how his love of Italy inspired an epic rise to power.

2. Adolf Hitler: The Benchmark of Terror

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Adolf Hitler is the very personification of evil. Yet somehow, he managed to convince a nation of sophisticated, civilized people to be complicit in his horrific crimes. What made him this way? What terrible forces turns a man born like any other into the most terrifying dictator the world has ever seen?

1. Gaddafi: Mad Dog of the Middle East

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For over 40 years the Libyan despot terrified, tortured and tricked the world with one horrific act after another. This is the story of Colonel Gaddafi, the Middle East's longest serving dictator from his roots as an idealistic young revolutionary in 1969, to becoming one of the world's most deadly terrorists.

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