Profile Episodes Episode guide
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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.
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Dina Asher-Smith
Becky Milligan looks at the life of Dina Asher-Smith, the fastest woman in British history
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Michael Morpurgo
Mark Coles looks at one of Britain’s most celebrated storytellers, Michael Morpurgo
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John Boyega
How Peckham schoolboy, John Boyega, became a Hollywood Stormtrooper.
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Sanna Marin
Mark Coles profiles Finland's new Prime Minister, Sanna Marin.
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Mick Cash
Mark Coles profiles the head of the RMT union, Mick Cash.
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Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis
What does Ephraim Mirvis' entry into the political fray this week tell us about the man?
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Lizzo
The American rapper and singer nominated for eight Grammy Awards.
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Adam Schiff
A look at the life of Adam Schiff, chair of the US House Intelligence Committeee.
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Mark Coles profiles the new speaker of the House of Commons.
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Eddie Jones
Becky Milligan explores how a Sydney teacher came to lead the England rugby team.
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Bridget Riley
We explore the life and career of British artist Bridget Riley.
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Bernardine Evaristo
Bernardine Evaristo is the first black British woman to win the Booker Prize.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The president of Turkey who has sent troops into northern Syria.
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Rudolph Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani is both a divisive figure and a man who once united his nation.
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Baroness Hale
Baroness Hale, president of the Supreme Court, delivered a bombshell ruling this week.
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Gareth Thomas
Mark Coles looks at the life of former rugby player Gareth Thomas.
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John Bercow
The life story of the most controversial Commons speaker of modern times.
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David Gauke
Edward Stourton looks at the life of an unlikely rebel.
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Peter Navarro
Peter Navarro is the economist who’s egged President Trump on in his trade war with China.
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Dominic Cummings
Becky Milligan takes a look at the life of Dominic Cummings.