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In North Korea, clandestine footage by Ahn Chol and journalists reveals the harsh realities faced by street children and orphans in a repressive regime.
Nazi propaganda and state-sponsored indoctrination played crucial roles in fostering widespread support among the German population for the genocide of European Jews.
One million North Koreans are believed to have died of starvation in the late 1990s, as the country struggles with ongoing food shortages.
North Koreans watch state media, including family dramas and military-themed films.
Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq from 1979 until 2003, a period marked by the Iran-Iraq War and the Gulf War, which had lasting impacts on the nation.
Augusto Pinochet's regime in Chile, supported by the United States and the United Kingdom, employed terror and torture against its citizens while the West remained complicit.
Opus Dei, founded in 1928 by Jose Maria Escrivá, has 90,000 members worldwide and operates under a strict vow of secrecy that discourages dissent.
In Kabul's Badum Bagh prison, women imprisoned for moral crimes unite to challenge the oppressive societal norms and religious laws that dictate their lives.
Stalin spent hours verifying a list that sentenced 3,178 people to death or deportation while living in isolation at his heavily guarded dacha.
On June 27, 1981, an assassin disguised as a journalist severely injured Ali Khamenei in a bombing at the Abuzar Mosque in Tehran.
Vladimir Putin's rise from a KGB colonel in St Petersburg to Russia's president is examined through key political events and insights from his inner circle.
Oswald Mosley’s political activities and the rise of fascism in Britain during the early 20th century are examined within a historical context.
A young man spends a year undercover with far-right groups in the US and UK, investigating their connections to political power and extremist ideologies.
From Lenin's death to Gorbachev's reforms, the evolution of the Soviet Union is marked by political turmoil, war, and the eventual collapse in 1991.
Argentina's dictatorship (1976-83) sees Robert Cox expose the Armed Forces' gruesome atrocities.
Nazi Germany's downfall is examined through key events from summer 1944 to May 1945, including the Battle of the Bulge and the July 20 plot against Hitler.
Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939 marked the beginning of World War II, a conflict that reshaped global politics and society for decades.
Defectors from North Korea recount their experiences under Kim Jong-un's regime, revealing the gap between state propaganda and everyday life.
In 1945, historian Dr Stefan Hördler analyzes 207 unpublished photos from a looted SS album to reveal the transformation of Kurt Shriber and his comrades at Lichtenberg.
5,000 Western tourists visit North Korea each year, but the regime's increasing suspicion limits their experiences and enforces strict regulations.
The Treaty of Versailles, the stock market crash, and the rise of dictators contributed to the conditions that led to the outbreak of World War II.
Pol Pot, born Saloth Sâr in 1925, led Cambodia as General Secretary of the Communist Party, overseeing a regime responsible for the deaths of 1.5 to 2 million people during the Cambodian genocide.
Richard II's tyrannical reign contributed to England's internal chaos, marked by the Peasants' Revolt and culminating in Henry V's victory at Agincourt.
Adolf Hitler's rise to power in post-World War I Germany exploited economic turmoil and political instability, leading to the establishment of a regime that orchestrated the Holocaust and instigated World War II.
An estimated 30 to 50 million people died during the Great Leap Forward due to famine and political purges under Mao Zedong's leadership.
Josef Stalin's ascent from a poor Georgian background to the leader of the Soviet Union illustrates his ruthless consolidation of power and the resulting human cost.
Afghanistan's political landscape shifts dramatically as the Taliban regains control in 2021, raising critical questions about the impact of two decades of foreign intervention.
In Yelnya, Russia, a town of 10,000 residents, nostalgia for the Soviet era fuels military indoctrination among children and a longing for stability.
North Korea's athletes prepare for the 2024 Paris Olympics after competing in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Adolf Hitler's recruitment strategies for Nazi high command are examined through the roles of key figures like Heinrich Himmler and Joseph Goebbels in shaping the regime.
The 1936 Olympics in Berlin served as a platform for Nazi Germany to promote its propaganda and showcase its ideology to the world.
Julius Streicher, a key figure in the Nazi party, played a significant role in promoting antisemitism through his publication Der Sturmer, alongside Joseph Goebbels.
After the First World War, Hitler's power becomes absolute in Germany from 1933 to 1935.
Adolf Hitler's rise to power in post-WWI Germany set the stage for the systematic persecution of Jews, fueled by Joseph Goebbels' propaganda and the Nuremberg Laws.
As Hitler's regime expands across Europe, anti-Jewish persecution escalates, culminating in the genocide known as the Holocaust.
Resistance movements in Nazi-occupied France played a crucial role in opposing oppression during World War II, resulting in both significant victories and tragic losses.
Charles I's reign from 1625 to 1649 was marked by religious conflict and authoritarianism, culminating in the English Civil War and his execution by Parliament.
Adolf Hitler spent over 800 days at the Wolf's Lair, making crucial decisions that shaped the course of World War II before his final departure in 1944.
Hitler's Wolf's Lair served as a military headquarters during World War II, where key decisions regarding the invasion of the Soviet Union and the Holocaust were made.
In 1933 Berlin, foreign diplomats documented the rise of Hitler and the Nazi regime's persecution of Jews, but their warnings were largely ignored.
Albert Speer, a key figure in Nazi Germany, exploited millions of slave laborers and later portrayed himself as the "Good Nazi" while evading full accountability for his actions.
In November 1923, Adolf Hitler's failed Beer Hall Putsch led to his arrest and a significant decline in Nazi Party support, highlighting his early political struggles.
Half a million people died during the Spanish Civil War as Francisco Franco's forces executed a coup against the democratically elected government.
Half a million lives were lost during the Spanish Civil War, a conflict that set the stage for Francisco Franco's nearly 40-year dictatorship.
Antonio Salazar's Portugal maintained a precarious neutrality during World War II, skillfully navigating pressures from both the Axis and the Allies.
Adolf Hitler's rise from a World War I soldier to Germany's political leader is examined through his own words and speeches, alongside insights from historians like Dan Snow and Suzannah Lipscomb.
Albert Speer, Hitler's chief architect, leveraged slave labor in his factories and later claimed ignorance of the Holocaust, despite evidence to the contrary.
Mao Zedong, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, and Osama bin Laden are examined for their roles as some of history's most notorious despots and dictators.
