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An insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

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    Aretha Franklin

    Sat 29 Apr 2017

    Mark Coles profiles the Queen of Soul.

  • Sam Warburton

    Sat 22 Apr 2017

    Mark Coles talks to those who know Sam Warburton.

  • Rex Tillerson

    Sat 15 Apr 2017

    Mark Coles looks at the life and career of the American secretary of state, Rex Tillerson.

  • Gibraltar

    Sat 8 Apr 2017

    Becky Milligan profiles the tiny British Overseas Territory making headlines this week.

  • Eric Monkman

    Sat 1 Apr 2017

    Mark Coles profiles University Challenge contestant and Twitter sensation Eric Monkman.

  • Catherine Corless

    Sat 25 Mar 2017

    The story of Catherine Corless, who has been described as 'Ireland's Erin Brockovich'.

  • Philip Hammond

    Sat 18 Mar 2017

    Mark Coles profiles the chancellor, Philip Hammond.

  • Sergey Kislyak

    Sat 11 Mar 2017

    Who is Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador at the heart of a global controversy?

  • Cressida Dick

    Sat 4 Mar 2017

    Mark Coles profiles the first woman to lead the Metropolitan Police.

  • Naomie Harris

    Sat 25 Feb 2017

    Edward Stourton profiles the Oscar-nominated actress from north London.

  • Liz Truss

    Sat 18 Feb 2017

    Becky Milligan profiles the Lord Chancellor, Liz Truss.

  • John Bercow

    Sat 11 Feb 2017

    John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons.

  • Simon Stevens

    Sat 28 Jan 2017

    Mark Coles profiles the man who runs NHS England.

  • Mike Pence

    Sat 21 Jan 2017

    Becky Milligan profiles the new vice-president of America.

  • Arlene Foster

    Sat 14 Jan 2017

    Mark Coles looks at the life and career of Arlene Foster.

  • Dippy the Diplodocus

    Sun 8 Jan 2017

    Mark Coles profiles Dippy the Diplodocus.

  • David Davis

    Sat 31 Dec 2016

    Chris Bowlby profiles David Davis - the man in charge of Brexit.

  • Raymond Briggs

    Christmas Eve 2016

    Marks Coles profiles the author and illustrator Raymond Briggs.

  • Arron Banks

    Sat 10 Dec 2016

    Skinny dipping with Nigel Farage, punching a business partner, and bankrolling Brexit.

  • Sharon White

    Sat 3 Dec 2016

    Mark Coles looks at the life and career of Sharon White, Ofcom's chief executive.

  • Michel Barnier

    Sat 26 Nov 2016

    Becky Milligan profiles the man chosen to represent the EU in Brexit negotiations.

  • Stephen Bannon

    Sat 19 Nov 2016

    Stephen Bannon, chief strategist and senior counsellor for president-elect Donald Trump.

  • Gina Miller

    Sat 12 Nov 2016

    Mark Coles profiles the woman behind a court case that could stymie Brexit, Gina Miller.

  • Tom Ilube

    Sat 5 Nov 2016

    The most powerful black person you've never heard of, entrepreneur Tom Ilube.

  • Glenda Jackson

    Sat 29 Oct 2016

    Mark Coles profiles actor and former politician Glenda Jackson.

  • Professor Alexis Jay

    Sat 22 Oct 2016

    Mark Coles profiles the chair of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse.

  • Lee Kun-Hee (Chairman, Samsung)

    Sat 15 Oct 2016

    Mark Coles tells the story of one of the world's most enigmatic business leaders.

  • Professor David J Thouless

    Sat 8 Oct 2016

    Becky Milligan profiles the 2016 Nobel prize winner for Physics.

  • Fiona Hill and Nick Timothy

    Sat 1 Oct 2016

    Mark Coles profiles Theresa May's influential chiefs of staff.

  • Emma Walmsley

    Sat 24 Sep 2016

    We profile Emma Walmsley, set to become Britain's most powerful business woman.

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