Secret Sex Lives of Tyrants

Secret Sex Lives of Tyrants

Sky History Running

1 Season · 6 Episodes · Premiered March 16, 2026

Secret Sex Lives of Tyrants uncovers the private worlds of some of history's most notorious dictators. The series examines the sexual power plays, obsessions and abuses that influenced rulers' reigns - and sometimes the fate of nations. From Muammar Gaddafi's secret sex chambers, Fidel Castro's insatiable womanising, Joseph Goebbels' politically charged affairs, Saddam Hussein's sexual brutality, Mao Zedong's concubine network and Idi Amin's murderous polygamy, the series reveals how intimate appetites became deliberate instruments of control.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

6 episodes
E01
Idi Amin
Mon, Mar 16 2026 10:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Examining the sexual power plays, obsessions and abuses that influenced rulers' reigns - and sometimes the fate of nations, beginning with former Ugandan President Idi Amin.
E02
Fidel Castro
Mon, Mar 23 2026 10:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Examining the sexual power plays, obsessions and abuses that influenced former President of Cuba, Fidel Castro's reign - and sometimes the fate of nations.
E03
Josef Goebbels
Mon, Mar 30 2026 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Uncovering Josef Goebbels' public devotion and private hypocrisy, revealing how obsession, control and propaganda shaped power in Nazi Germany.
E04
Gaddafi
Mon, Apr 6 2026 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Examining the secretive system of control behind Gaddafi's regime, showing how fear and exploitation were woven into his rule.
E05
Saddam Hussein
Mon, Apr 13 2026 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
The sexual power plays, obsessions and abuses that influenced rulers' reigns - and sometimes the fate of nations - continuing with Saddam Hussein.
E06
Mao
Mon, Apr 20 2026 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Uncovering the truth behind Chairman Mao, founder of the People's Republic of China, as a revolutionary image masks absolute power, luxury and ruthless control.

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