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Edward Stourton looks at the life of an unlikely rebel.
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Rudy Giuliani is both a divisive figure and a man who once united his nation.
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Bernardine Evaristo is the first black British woman to win the Booker Prize.
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A look at the life of Adam Schiff, chair of the US House Intelligence Committeee.
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The American rapper and singer nominated for eight Grammy Awards.
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Mark Coles profiles Finland's new Prime Minister, Sanna Marin.
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How Peckham schoolboy, John Boyega, became a Hollywood Stormtrooper.
Michael Morpurgo
Mark Coles looks at one of Britain’s most celebrated storytellers, Michael Morpurgo
Dina Asher-Smith
Becky Milligan looks at the life of Dina Asher-Smith, the fastest woman in British history
Scott Morrison
The Australian prime minister criticised over his response to the bushfire crisis.
Lord Reed
The judge taking up the Supreme Court presidency as tensions with the government simmer.
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
The young, black cellist from Nottingham making chart history.
Mike Pompeo
The US Secretary of State caught up in the Ukraine impeachment scandal.
Waad al-Kateab
The Syrian filmmaker exposing the horrors of life and death in war-torn Aleppo.
Rishi Sunak
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer within just five years of becoming an MP.
Jurgen Klopp
The manager who's put Liverpool Football Club on the path to winning the treble.
David Frost
The UK's chief Brexit negotiator
Priti Patel
The home secretary facing allegations of bullying.
Professor Chris Whitty
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Andrew Bailey
The Bank of England's new governor starts his job amid economic chaos. How will he do?
Hania Rani
Marks Coles looks at the life and music of the Polish pianist.
Dr Anthony Fauci
Mark Coles profiles America’s top immunologist.