When Hitler seized power in 1933, he had one aim in mind – to convince the German people to go to war. 

In this episode, a team of experts investigate the methods that Hitler and the Nazi Party used to indoctrinate a peaceful population and turn it into a finely-tuned war machine – from monopolising the airwaves to mechanising the country through use of the ‘people’s car’. We discuss some of the locations that still stand as gruesome reminders of the Nazis’ efforts to control the will of the people, such as the Olympic Park from the 1936 Berlin Olympics and Joseph Goebbels’ Propaganda Ministry. We also explore the colossal crumbling holiday park of Prora, home to the shady ‘Strength Through Joy’ programme, which sought to brainwash people on vacation and on cruise ships, including the Wilhelm Gustloff - the site of the deadliest disaster in maritime history.

Cast List:

Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works

Lindsay Moran: Author and former CIA operative  

Dr. Karen Bellinger: Anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian 

Tony McMahon: Former BBC news producer, author, print journalist and historian 

Nick Jackson: Archaeologist and historian 

Dr. Luke Daly-Groves: Historian, author and lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire

Dominic Selwood: Historian, barrister, bestselling author, novelist and frequent contributor to national newspapers including The Independent, The Spectator and The Daily Telegraph

Tommy Spree: Curator at the Anti-War Museum in Berlin 

Matt Menneke: Historian and Tour Guide

Janina Ramirez: Cultural historian, broadcaster and author based at the University of Oxford

Andre Massoud

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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