Profile Podcast
An insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines
Episodes to download
-
![]()
Sajid Javid
Sat 5 May 2018
Mark Coles profiles Sajid Javid, the first British Asian to be made home secretary.
-
![]()
-
![]()
-
![]()
-
![]()
-
![]()
Stormy Daniels
Sat 31 Mar 2018
Mark Coles explores the life of the adult film actress who is taking on President Trump.
-
![]()
Nigel Oakes
Sat 24 Mar 2018
Big data, psychological warfare and mobile discos in the life of Nigel Oakes.
-
![]()
Margarita Simonyan
Sat 17 Mar 2018
The life story of Margarita Simonyan, head of the controversial Russian news network RT.
-
![]()
Sir Bradley Wiggins
Sat 10 Mar 2018
Cycling hero Bradley Wiggins, who MPs have accused of 'crossing an ethical line'.
-
![]()
Staffan de Mistura
Sat 3 Mar 2018
Edward Stourton examines the life of Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy to Syria.
-
![]()
Daniel Kaluuya
Sat 24 Feb 2018
Mark Coles profiles the Oscar-nominated star of Get Out and Black Panther, Daniel Kaluuya.
-
![]()
-
![]()
Oliver Robbins
Sat 10 Feb 2018
He has been called the government's 'real Mr Brexit', but who is Oliver Robbins?
-
![]()
Sara Khan
Sat 3 Feb 2018
The new lead commissioner for countering extremism has provoked criticism - why?
-
![]()
George Weah
Sat 27 Jan 2018
Edward Stourton profiles the football legend who has become president of Liberia.
-
![]()
-
![]()
Oprah Winfrey
Sat 13 Jan 2018
Mark Coles profiles Oprah Winfrey following her speech at the Golden Globes.
-
![]()
President Hassan Rouhani
Sat 6 Jan 2018
Mark Coles looks at the life and career of President Hassan Rouhani.
-
![]()
Denise Coates
Sat 30 Dec 2017
How a gambling hunch made the elusive Denise Coates Britain's best paid boss.
-
![]()
Sarah Mullally
Sat 23 Dec 2017
Sarah Mullally, a former chief nurse, is appointed as London's first woman Bishop.
-
![]()
The Winklevoss Brothers
Sat 9 Dec 2017
The 'Bitcoin billionaires' and Olympic rowers, the Winklevoss twins.
-
![]()
Sue Gray
Sat 2 Dec 2017
Sue Gray is in the spotlight this week for her investigation into minister Damian Green.
-
![]()
Yevgeny Prigozhin
Sat 25 Nov 2017
Becky Milligan looks at the Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin.
-
![]()
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Sat 18 Nov 2017
Edward Stourton profiles the man hotly tipped to become the next president of Zimbabwe.
-
![]()
Priti Patel
Sat 11 Nov 2017
Priti Patel, the ambitious right wing cabinet minister, forced to resign.
-
![]()
Paul Manafort
Sat 4 Nov 2017
An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines.
-
![]()
-
![]()
Martin Selmayr
Sat 21 Oct 2017
Mark Coles profiles the man who some say really runs Europe, Martin Selmayr.
-
![]()
Baroness Trumpington
Sat 14 Oct 2017
Edward Stourton profiles Baroness Trumpington, famous for flicking a V sign in the Lords.
-
![]()
