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Escaping Idi Amin Season 1

Returning Series 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

2 episodes
Part One: The Boxer and the Butterfly
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Part One: The Boxer and the Butterfly
Oct 26, 2026
In 1972, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin announces a plan to throw all Asians out of the country within 90 days. Will they be able to flee on their British passports?
Part Two: Sitting on the Fire
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Part Two: Sitting on the Fire
Nov 2, 2026
Eighty thousand Ugandan Asians suffer brutal repression at the hands of Idi Amin's regime as Britain races to organise a mass evacuation before the 90-day deadline runs out.