Profile

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

Episodes

Total: 637

Evan Gershkovich

2024/7/6

Evan Gershkovich is the Wall Street Journal's Moscow reporter. He's been imprisoned in Russia since

Shania Twain

2024/6/29

Before she became one of the best-selling musicians of all time, Shania Twain worked for the family

Sometimes known as the “sultan of swing,” Professor Sir John Curtice has become an institution of el

Jordan Bardella

2024/6/15

Who is National Rally's 28-year-old leader, Jordan Bardella? Stephen Smith looks at the life of the

Rylan

2024/6/8

Rylan Clark is on the cusp of becoming a national treasure. Having defied the odds of most reality T

Alan Bleasdale

2024/6/1

Alan Bleasdale, the Liverpudlian screenwriter and playwright, is in the spotlight this week as a sta

Ann-Marie Powell

2024/5/25

Ann-Marie Powell, is the exuberant and colourful, garden designer, whose' Octavia Hill 'Garden was

Baroness Floella Benjamin

2024/5/18

You may know her from Play School, Bafta or the House of Lords, Baroness Floella Benjamin doesn’t si

John Swinney

2024/5/11

After over four decades in the SNP and nearly two in government, John Swinney is finally stepping up

Isaac Levido

2024/5/4

Isaac Levido has established a formidable reputation as a election strategist, helping to craft wins

Paul Sinton-Hewitt

2024/4/20

Paul Sinton-Hewitt, the founder of parkrun, was born in Zimbabwe and moved to South Africa at the ag

Simon Harris

2024/4/6

Although Simon Harris reportedly describes himself as an 'accidental politician', he has managed to

Bishop Rosemarie Mallett

2024/3/30

Rosemarie Mallett’s star has risen quickly in the Church of England. After a career in academia and

Vaughan Gething

2024/3/23

Vaughan Gething this week became Wales’ new First Minister, and the leader of Welsh Labour. He’s the

Michael Gove

2024/3/16

The current Secretary for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, first joined the cabi

Sir Paul Marshall

2024/3/9

The millionaire hedge fund manager Sir Paul Marshall has recently hit the headlines, both for his gr

Yulia Navalnaya

2024/3/2

Mother, widow... and now the face of Russian opposition? Yulia Navalnaya has risen to the spotlight

Frank Auerbach

2024/2/24

Frank Auerbach was sent to Britain from Nazi Germany by his parents at the age of 8. Growing up in a

James Timpson

2024/2/17

Timpson - best known for its key cutting and shoe repair services - has become a household name, wit

Emma Little-Pengelly

2024/2/10

With power sharing in Northern Ireland restored after a two year hiatus, the DUP's Emma Little-Penge