BLUEPRINT OF A DICTATOR: CHANNEL 4 EXPLORE HITLER'S DNA IN NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES

Channel 4 have commissioned Blink Films to make a new three-part documentary series investigating what DNA may tell us about Hitler.

Three years in the making, the three-parter uses a sample of Adolf Hitler’s DNA -confirmed by rigorous scientific testing- to show whether his genes played a part in influencing his psychology and behaviour.

Jonah Weston, Commissioning Editor at Channel 4 says: “Nothing can ever fully explain Adolf Hitler’s evil.  But finding Hitler’s DNA is an incredible feat of scientific detective work – and gives unprecedented insights into history’s most studied man.”

Dan Chambers, Creative Director, Blink Films says: “For 80 years, there has been lots of speculation about Hitler’s medical and psychiatric conditions. Now, by looking into his DNA for the first time in history, we’re able to reveal a whole series of things – some that we might have expected, others that are really surprising.”

More details will be announced in due course.