Rafael Trujillo Part 3: The Goat is Dead
As the Cold War hots up in the Caribbean, Trujillo finally meets his match - in a young, charismatic revolutionary named Fidel Castro. Resistance solidifies within the Dominican Republic as the murder...
4 Nov 1h 1min
Rafael Trujillo Part 1: Scourge of the Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo held the Dominican Republic in his grip for 31 long years, from 1930 to 1961. He ruled with extraordinary brutality and a colossal ego. Yet riding the currents of geopolitics, he manag...
20 Okt 52min
Augustus Part 3: Birth of a Dynasty
With his enemies vanquished Octavian returns to a hero’s welcome. Consolidating personal rule over Rome’s vast dominions, he begins dismantling the old republic. The Senate declares him the most “Augu...
22 Sep 1h 5min
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....
15 Sep 1h 2min
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 tur...
8 Sep 59min
Tito Part 5: The Sun King
Tito becomes an international celebrity, with a jet-set lifestyle to match his status. His hybrid ‘coca-cola socialism’ sees Yugoslavia booming. But the good times have been built on shaky foundations...
14 Jul 1h
Tito Part 4: The Marshal Versus Stalin
In the war’s aftermath Tito exacts his bloody revenge. Manoeuvring the king out of the picture, Yugoslavia is swiftly consolidated under communist rule. A clash with the US risks further conflict, eve...
7 Jul 1h 2min
