Name: The Asian Century
Released: 2018-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Dilly Barlow

TV Show · Documentary · History

A look at the devastating reign of some of Asia's most terrifying leaders. Their reign ended in famine, the deaths of millions of people and the destruction of Asia's heritage, yet some are still worshipped today.

2018 · 46m

Starring Dilly Barlow

EPISODE 1

Marcos: The Man and the Myth

A look at the great Asian leader Ferdinand Marcos, who introduced the brutal regime of martial law and torture, which has left scars in the country's history. Despite his terrorising reign, he is still worshipped today.
EPISODE 2

Fall of Suharto

Suharto led Indonesia into their golden era and made the country the most prosperous in Asia. However by 1998, his reign was internationally condemned for its brutality and corruption.
EPISODE 3

Death Of Mao

A look at the profound respect and adoration for the founder of the People's Republic of China: Chairman Mao, despite his reign of terror that inflicted famine and a loss of culture to millions of his own people.
EPISODE 4

Partition Of India

A look at the lasting consequences of the division of British India into Pakistan and India 70 years ago. Explore the repercussions of the separation through the eyes of the victims.
EPISODE 1

How Did North Korea Build the Nuclear Bomb?

Explores the important moments that unnerved the whole world, from the US nuclear threat in the Korean War, to the bizarre conversations between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump.
EPISODE 2

India's Iron Lady

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's political legacy was cut short after her assassination in 1984. She was India's only female Prime Minister.