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Escaping Idi Amin

Miniseries · 2 episodes · Oct 26, 2026

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    Episode 1

    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?

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    Episode 2

    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.