The Dictator's Playbook PBS Series

[littlemissmartypants]

Kim Il Sung
Episode 1 | 54m 12s

Witness Kim Il Sung's transformation from guerrilla fighter to brutal dictator of North Korea. How did he build the most controlled society on earth and launch a dictatorship that has lasted for three generations?

Aired: 01/09/19

Expires: 02/06/19

Rating: TV-PG


https://www.pbs.org/video/kim-il-sung-kyi4fo/

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Very pertinent to today. Highly recommended.

[erronis]

1. Just finished watching this. Imagine it with Dear Leader Dump and spawn.

Don Gong Jr.
Javanka Robot.

That would be a strange outcome for a country that thought it could impose "democracy" on the rest of the world.
Only to be destroyed from within.
With help from some friends.

[littlemissmartypants]

2. Episode 2: Saddam Hussein Preview Airs 1-16-2019

https://www.pbs.org/video/saddam-hussein-preview-wrigc9/

Learn how Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for almost 30 years. To maintain power, he used fear, intimidation and violence like few other dictators in history, but he made the fatal mistake of believing his regime could take on the world.

Airing: 01/16/19

Expires: 01/16/19

Rating: TV-14

[littlemissmartypants]

3. Ep 3: Benito Mussolini Preview Airing: 01/23/19

https://www.pbs.org/video/benito-mussolini-hu5wjc/

THE DICTATOR'S PLAYBOOK

Ep 3: Benito Mussolini | Preview
Preview: Season 1 | 30s

See why Benito Mussolini was considered a pioneer among 20th century dictators. From undermining judges to indoctrinating children, he forged key tactics for seizing power. He also created fascism, an ideology that would plunge Europe into darkness.

Airing: 01/23/19

Expires: 01/23/19

Rating: TV-14

[littlemissmartypants]

4. Manuel Noriega

Manuel Noriega
Episode 4 | 54m 11s

Watch Manuel Noriega rise through the Panamanian military to become chief of intelligence – and then, military dictator. He spied for the United States, but in the end, money laundering, drug trafficking and political crimes led to his downfall.

Airing: 01/30/19

Expires: 02/27/19

Rating: TV-14

https://www.pbs.org/video/manuel-noriega-jmodbi/

[littlemissmartypants]

5. Francisco Franco Episode 5

Francisco Franco
Episode 5 | 54m 11s

https://www.pbs.org/video/francisco-franco-qnye5h/

Learn how Francisco Franco used the tactics of colonial war to win control of Spain. Driven by a deeply conservative vision, he used torture, murder and incarceration to transform Spanish Society.

Aired: 02/06/19

Expires: 03/06/19

Rating: TV-14

[littlemissmartypants]

6. Idi Amim, Episode Six

The Dictator's Playbook
https://www.pbs.org/video/idi-amin-3ol3rz/

February 13 at 10/9c

Idi Amin
Episode 6 | 54m 11s

See how Idi Amin used lessons learned in the colonial British army to build a powerful dictatorship in Uganda. Through a combination of populist charm and brutal violence, he ruled for eight years – until his strategic blunders brought him down.

Airing: 02/13/19

Expires: 03/13/19

Rating: TV-14

[littlemissmartypants]

7. Bump for visibility. nt