As Italy switches sides, Hitler hatches a plan to rescue his pal. But with the Axis collapsing on all fronts, Mussolini makes for Switzerland - stowed away and in disguise. For Il Duce’s enemies, the race is on to get to him first. His downfall will come at the hands of his own people…
A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson.
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Sep 15
Augustus Part 2: Caesar’s Revenge
Alongside Mark Antony, Octavian hunts down Great-Uncle Julius’s assassins. But Antony will soon go rogue, beguiled - just like Caesar - by Queen Cleopatra of Egypt. Octavian will strike without mercy. With General Agrippa to the fore, he will soon command absolute power over the ... Show More
1h 2m
Sep 8
Augustus Part 1: Rome’s First Emperor
On the Ides of March 44BC, Julius Caesar is murdered in the Senate. With Rome’s long-time dictator deposed, the would-be inheritors of his estate and offices begin jostling for position. But as it turns out, Caesar has had other ideas. Remarkably, his somewhat obscure great-nephe ... Show More
59m 7s
Oct 2023
Downfall: Mussolini’s Prison Break
In Italy, Il Duce is overthrown. So Hitler stages a daring mission to rescue his fascist partner. With the Red Army rampant, another epochal battle sends the Wehrmacht on the retreat. Soon, more bad news will reach the Berghof, as Allied troops start landing in Normandy. But with ... Show More
50m 57s
Apr 2023
190 - Mussolini's Last 10 Days
<p>In April 1945, with the Allies closing in, the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini, with his German bodyguards, decided to flee Milan. The convoy was later joined by a Luftwaffe column retreating toward Germany, making a powerful force.</p> <p>In this episode, we're going to be ... Show More
52m 22s
Jun 2023
Rise to Power: Night of the Long Knives
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 unassaila ... Show More
54m 23s
Oct 2023
Downfall: Operation Valkyrie, Blowing up the Führer
A delusional Hitler downplays the Normandy landings. A group of generals, meanwhile, attempts an audacious military coup. And with Allied bombers pounding the Fatherland, Germany’s dictator plays his next card: scientific wonder-weapons that will turn the war back his way…
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55m 3s
May 2023
Rise to Power: Adolf Hitler’s Day in Court
Munich, Germany. November 1923. The Nazis have just attempted to launch a revolution. But instead, Adolf Hitler now finds himself on the run from the law. Unless he makes it to the border, the firing squad beckons. But in fact, as unlikely as it seems, Hitler is about to take Ger ... Show More
50m 54s
May 2023
Rise to Power: Hitler’s Women & Joseph Goebbels
Adolf Hitler, at large once again, finds himself barred from public life. Retreating to the mountains, he finds a new home and a female companion. It won’t be the last of Hitler’s relationships to end in an attempted suicide. Meanwhile, backed by Joseph Goebbels, the self-proclai ... Show More
54m 28s
Jul 2023
Third Reich: Attack on Russia, War with America…
The Führer’s deputy embarks on an astonishing secret mission. After baling out Mussolini in the Balkans, German troops finally march into the Soviet Union. Undeterred by the bloodshed, Hitler will sign off 1941 by declaring war on the United States…
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