Alisdair Simpson
Narrator
TV SERIES
Evolution of Evil
DocumentaryWar & Politics
Inside the minds of the heartless, corrupt, and cruel individuals who've seized control of their country through the infliction of appalling pain on their fellow man. From Kim Jong-il, to Osama Bin Laden, to Hitler, uncover the madness behind the merciless dictators responsible for unimaginable human atrocities that still haunt the world.
Top cast
Creative team
Stephanie Seabrook (Writer) • Joshua Whitehead (Writer) • John Blystone (Writer) • Richard Whitehead (Director)
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Episodes
10 Episodes
011. Papa Doc: Haiti's President for Life
A profile of François Duvalier (1907-1971), who ruled Haiti from 1957 to 1971 and declared himself president for life in 1964.
022. Stalin: Russia's Steel Tyrant
A profile of Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), the Soviet tyrant who ruled for 29 years and was responsible for some 20 million deaths.
033. Mao: China's Chairman of Death
A profile of Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976), who ruled Communist China for nearly three decades.
044. Bin Laden: A Terrorist Mastermind
A profile of Osama bin Laden (1957-2011), who was born into a wealthy family in Saudi Arabia but became the leader of Al Qaeda.
055. Hitler: The Benchmark of Terror
A profile of Adolf Hitler examines his childhood and difficult relationship with his father.
066. Kim: North Korea's Evil Dynasty
A profile of Kim Jong Il, the supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011.
077. Saddam: The Butcher of Baghdad
A profile of Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), the ruthless Iraqi dictator who was captured in 2003 following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and executed in 2006.
088. Tojo: Japan's Razor of Fear
A profile of Hideki Tojo (1884-1948), a Japanese general and prime minister during World War II who was sentenced to death and executed in 1948 for committing war crimes.
099. Mussolini: The Father of Fascism
Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) rises through the Socialist ranks to become Italy's fascist dictator and Hitler's ally during World War II.
1010. Gaddafi: Mad Dog of the Middle East
A look at the reigns of the some of the world's most notorious dictators and despots begins with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011), who ruled for more than four decades before he was captured and killed during the Libyan Civil War.