Real Dictators

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Julius Caesar Part 3: Murder in the Senate May 17, 2022

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Caesar departs Egypt with his lover, Cleopatra, secure on the throne. After crushing Pompey’s allies, he returns to Rome. His rule proves popular with the masses. But senators grow concerned by his increasing megalomania. With the Ides of March approaching, conspirators hatch an historic assassination plot…

A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson.

This is Part 3 of 3.

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Julius Caesar Part 2: Rendezvous With Cleopatra May 10, 2022

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Caesar’s campaign in Gaul begins. An invasion on an epic scale, it will also include two missions to the rain-lashed island of Britain. Back home, however, the collapse of the Triumvirate pushes Rome towards civil war. The conflict will spill across the Mediterranean, driving Julius Caesar into the arms of a certain Queen Cleopatra…

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This is Part 2 of 3.

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Julius Caesar Part 1: The Roman Dictator May 03, 2022

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Politician, writer, warrior, lover... Julius Caesar was the dictator-for-life who became the absolute ruler of Rome and its domains. His life was a series of extraordinary and gruesome adventures. The young student kidnapped by pirates. The general who butchered the people of Gaul and led the Roman legions into Britain. The lothario famously entranced by Cleopatra. But how much truth do the legends contain?

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This is Part 1 of 3.

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Julius Caesar: Coming Soon on Real Dictators... Apr 26, 2022

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Join us on a trip to Ancient Rome. The first of three episodes on the legendary Roman general drops Wednesday May 4th.

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Genghis Khan Part 2: Rise of the Mongols Mar 29, 2022

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The leader brings reforms to his newly unified Mongol nation. The man formerly known as Temüjin will now conquer an empire bigger than any before in recorded history. But what are the innovations that underpin his supremacy? And how will history judge him - as a cruel tyrant, or a great leader?

A Noiser production, written by Dan Smith.

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Genghis Khan Part 1: Underdog to Emperor Mar 23, 2022

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We're in the Mongol lands of Central Asia in the late 1100s. This is a place of nomadic warriors, a region divided between tribes. But one man will emerge to unite them. Armed with the greatest military mind of his age, he will lead the Mongol peoples far beyond their own borders. A terror to his enemies, he will build a reputation unmatched for cruelty and barbarism. So how does a boy from humble origins come to rule an empire twice the size of Ancient Rome's?

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Hitler: Night of the Long Knives (Part 14) Mar 16, 2022

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To ward off the Western Allies, Hitler takes a trip to Venice to visit Mussolini. At home, meanwhile, Hitler’s paramilitaries, the SA, are growing restless. In a final savage act, the mother of all purges, Hitler will liquidate anyone who has ever wronged him. Under the unassailable German Führer, the Third Reich will begin…

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Hitler: The Reichstag Fire (Part 13) Mar 09, 2022

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Installed as Chancellor, Hitler briefs his army chiefs to prepare for war. But first, he must deal with enemies at home… After the German parliament building is set ablaze, Hitler seizes the opportunity to eliminate all political opposition. His opponents will be dragged away to the first of the infamous camps.

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Adolf Hitler Seizes Power (Part 12) Mar 02, 2022

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As Hitler-mania sweeps the land, the Nazis win an election landslide. But Hitler finds himself shut out by the Prussian elite, at least until he can grind them into submission. Finally, the unthinkable happens. Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.

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Hitler's Secret Family (Part 11) Feb 23, 2022

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After the Wall Street Crash, the German economy nosedives. The Nazis find themselves within grasp of government. As Adolf Hitler makes headlines across Europe, secret relatives come out of the woodwork. With Hitler’s newfound fame comes the whiff of scandal, and a personal tragedy that could derail everything.

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