Profile Podcast
An insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines
Episodes to download
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Jeremy Hunt
Sat 28 Apr 2012
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Jeremy Hunt, the under-fire culture secretary.
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Ralf Hutter
Sat 21 Apr 2012
Chris Bowlby profiles Ralf Hutter, founding member of the influential band Kraftwerk.
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Suzanne Collins
Sat 7 Apr 2012
Gerry Northam profiles Suzanne Collins, best-selling author of The Hunger Games.
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Len McCluskey
Sat 31 Mar 2012
Mukul Devichand profiles union leader Len McCluskey, who leads the fuel tanker drivers.
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Dame Edna Everage
Sat 24 Mar 2012
Rosie Goldsmith profiles one of entertainment's best known characters - Dame Edna Everage.
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Francois Hollande
Sat 10 Mar 2012
Chris Bowlby profiles the French Socialist Party presidential candidate Francois Hollande.
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Imran Khan
Sat 7 Jan 2012
What drives Imran Khan, the lawyer who led the fight for justice for Stephen Lawrence?
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Michael Acton Smith
Sat 31 Dec 2011
Rory Cellan-Jones profiles Moshi Monsters founder Michael Acton Smith.
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Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams
Christmas Eve 2011
Emily Buchanan profiles the archbishop of Canterbury, poet and scholar Rowan Williams.
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Peter Higgs
Sat 17 Dec 2011
Samira Ahmed profiles the physicist Peter Higgs, the man behind the "God Particle".
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Newt Gingrich
Sat 10 Dec 2011
Samira Ahmed profiles Newt Gingrich, leading Republican contender for the US election.
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Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
Sat 26 Nov 2011
How Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi rose to become the key figure in the Egyptian crisis.
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Meryl Streep
Sat 19 Nov 2011
How has Meryl Streep become one of the most successful actresses in Hollywood history?
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Tom Watson MP
Sat 12 Nov 2011
Edward Stourton profiles Tom Watson, the MP who took on the Murdoch media empire.
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Mario Draghi
Sat 5 Nov 2011
New President of the European Central Bank, Italian Mario Draghi, enters the Euro crisis.
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Umberto Bossi
Sat 29 Oct 2011
Geeta Guru-Murthy profiles Umberto Bossi, leader of Italy's Northern League.
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Jeremy Heywood
Sat 15 Oct 2011
Chris Bowlby profiles Jeremy Heywood who is to become the new Cabinet Secretary.
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Stelios Haji-Ioannou
Sat 1 Oct 2011
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the easyJet entrepreneur, is profiled by Rosie Goldsmith.
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Warren Buffett
Sat 24 Sep 2011
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett.
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Bernard Hogan-Howe
Sat 17 Sep 2011
A profile of the incoming Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe.
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Texas Governor Rick Perry
Sat 10 Sep 2011
Rick Perry, Governor of Texas who is seeking the Republican Party Presidential nomination.
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Vanessa Redgrave
Sat 3 Sep 2011
Edward Stourton profiles Vanessa Redgrave, political activist and award-winning actress.
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Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Sat 27 Aug 2011
Mustafa Abdul Jalil, recent defector who now leads Libya's National Transitional Council.
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Arsene Wenger
Sat 20 Aug 2011
Arsenal's once 'invincible' manager Arsene Wenger now facing growing criticism.
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Theresa May
Sat 13 Aug 2011
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Secretary, Theresa May, dealing with the aftermath of riots across England.