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Lenin Part 1: The Revolution is Born
Long before his time in power, Lenin's life is something straight out of a spy thriller.
Lenin Part 2: Underground, On the Run
As the First World War upends Russia, the Bolsheviks wait for their moment.
Lenin Part 3: First Russia, Then the World...
Marooned in Switzerland, Lenin prepares for an incredible journey home, by land and sea.
Lenin Part 4: Ghost at the Kremlin
With power in Bolshevik hands, state terror arrives in Russia. The Soviet Union is born.
Fidel Castro Part 1: Rise of ‘The Crazy One’
We travel to the island paradise of Cuba to explore the early years of Fidel Castro.
Fidel Castro Part 2: Shipwrecked in the Swamps
Castro strikes up a rapport with an Argentine known as “Che”. Together, they head to Cuba
Fidel Castro Part 3: The Mountain Guerrillas
The world’s press descends on Cuba. Fidel is only too happy to grant everyone interviews.
Fidel Castro Part 4: Havana’s TV Star
Castro goes on a victory parade, eventually arriving in Havana on top of a tank.
Fidel Castro Part 5: The Bay of Pigs
A man who was there tells the tale of one of history’s most notorious military failures
Fidel Castro Part 6: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Stranger-than-fiction plans are in place as the CIA tries everything to assassinate Fidel
