How does a single human being convince thousands to kill for them and millions to turn a blind eye?
Real Dictators is the new podcast series hosted by Paul McGann (Dr Who, Luther, Withnail and I) that explores the hidden lives of history’s tyrants.
We encounter the American-trained doctor, “Papa Doc” Duvalier, who used modern medicine to convince the peopl ... Show More
May 2023
Episode 298 - Papa Doc: Haiti’s Vodou Dictator
What kind of leader would say of his own people that they are “meant to suffer”? Well, maybe a savage despot who claimed to be the master of the dead – a powerful sorcerer who could use vodou to raise murderous zombies at will, read minds, and even assassinate a US president…Fran ... Show More
53m 4s
Aug 2021
The Cuban Missile Crisis, Part 1 of 2
In October 1962, three men – Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro – hold the fate of the planet in their hands. A dispute over Soviet missiles in Cuba spirals out of control. Officials in the USA and the USSR prepare for a war that would end life on Earth as we know it. How exactly di ... Show More
57m 32s