Profile Episodes Episode guide
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Dido Harding
Who is the horse-loving peer now in charge of our public health? With Mark Coles
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Professor Sarah Gilbert
Mark Coles profiles the scientist leading the Oxford University vaccine team.
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Roger Stone
Mark Coles profiles President Trump’s political strategist and confidante Roger Stone.
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Bill Browder
Mark Coles hears about the life of the man behind the Magnitsky Act, Bill Browder.
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Sir Ian McKellen
Becky Milligan looks at the life of actor and activist Sir Ian McKellen.
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Munira Mirza
The No 10 adviser's appointment on a race inequality commission has caused controversy.
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Marcus Rashford
The Manchester United forward who is credited with forcing a government U-turn this week.
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Kathy Sullivan
Mark Coles profiles former NASA astronaut and oceanographer, Dr Kathy Sullivan
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Killer Mike
Mark Coles looks at the life of American rapper and activist Killer Mike.
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Suella Braverman
Edward Stourton profiles the attorney general for England and Wales, Suella Braverman.
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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Mark Coles profiles Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organisation.
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Rosena Allin-Khan
Mark Coles profiles Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, Labour MP.
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Andrew Cuomo
Mark Coles profiles Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York.
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Kim Yo-jong
Becky Milligan looks at the life of North Korean politician Kim Yo-jong.
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Matt Hancock
Mark Coles profiles Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health & Social Care for England
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Dame Vera Lynn
Mark Coles looks at the life of Dame Vera Lynn.
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Dominic Raab
Mark Coles looks at the life and career of Dominic Raab.
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Dr Anthony Fauci
Mark Coles profiles America’s top immunologist.
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Hania Rani
Marks Coles looks at the life and music of the Polish pianist.
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Andrew Bailey
The Bank of England's new governor starts his job amid economic chaos. How will he do?
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Professor Chris Whitty
The coronavirus epidemic is a crisis for England's chief medical officer. How will he do?
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Priti Patel
The home secretary facing allegations of bullying.
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David Frost
The UK's chief Brexit negotiator
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Jurgen Klopp
The manager who's put Liverpool Football Club on the path to winning the treble.
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Rishi Sunak
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer within just five years of becoming an MP.
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Waad al-Kateab
The Syrian filmmaker exposing the horrors of life and death in war-torn Aleppo.
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Mike Pompeo
The US Secretary of State caught up in the Ukraine impeachment scandal.
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason
The young, black cellist from Nottingham making chart history.
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Lord Reed
The judge taking up the Supreme Court presidency as tensions with the government simmer.
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Scott Morrison
The Australian prime minister criticised over his response to the bushfire crisis.