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David Frost
The UK's chief Brexit negotiator
29 Feb 2020,14 mins
Jurgen Klopp
The manager who's put Liverpool Football Club on the path to winning the treble.
22 Feb 2020,14 mins
Rishi Sunak
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer within just five years of becoming an MP.
15 Feb 2020,13 mins
Waad al-Kateab
The Syrian filmmaker exposing the horrors of life and death in war-torn Aleppo.
08 Feb 2020,13 mins
Mike Pompeo
The US Secretary of State caught up in the Ukraine impeachment scandal.
01 Feb 2020,14 mins
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
The young, black cellist from Nottingham making chart history.
25 Jan 2020,14 mins
Lord Reed
The judge taking up the Supreme Court presidency as tensions with the government simmer.
18 Jan 2020,14 mins
Scott Morrison
The Australian prime minister criticised over his response to the bushfire crisis.
11 Jan 2020,14 mins
Dina Asher-Smith
Becky Milligan looks at the life of Dina Asher-Smith, the fastest woman in British history
04 Jan 2020,14 mins
Michael Morpurgo
Mark Coles looks at one of Britain’s most celebrated storytellers, Michael Morpurgo
28 Dec 2019,14 mins
John Boyega
How Peckham schoolboy, John Boyega, became a Hollywood Stormtrooper.
21 Dec 2019,14 mins
Sanna Marin
Mark Coles profiles Finland's new Prime Minister, Sanna Marin.
14 Dec 2019,14 mins
Mick Cash
Mark Coles profiles the head of the RMT union, Mick Cash.
07 Dec 2019,13 mins
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis
What does Ephraim Mirvis' entry into the political fray this week tell us about the man?
30 Nov 2019,14 mins
Lizzo
The American rapper and singer nominated for eight Grammy Awards.
23 Nov 2019,13 mins
Adam Schiff
A look at the life of Adam Schiff, chair of the US House Intelligence Committeee.
16 Nov 2019,14 mins
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Mark Coles profiles the new speaker of the House of Commons.
09 Nov 2019,14 mins
Eddie Jones
Becky Milligan explores how a Sydney teacher came to lead the England rugby team.
02 Nov 2019,14 mins
Bridget Riley
We explore the life and career of British artist Bridget Riley.
26 Oct 2019,14 mins
Bernardine Evaristo
Bernardine Evaristo is the first black British woman to win the Booker Prize.
19 Oct 2019,14 mins
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The president of Turkey who has sent troops into northern Syria.
12 Oct 2019,13 mins
Rudolph Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani is both a divisive figure and a man who once united his nation.
05 Oct 2019,13 mins
Baroness Hale
Baroness Hale, president of the Supreme Court, delivered a bombshell ruling this week.
28 Sep 2019,14 mins
Gareth Thomas
Mark Coles looks at the life of former rugby player Gareth Thomas.
21 Sep 2019,14 mins
John Bercow
The life story of the most controversial Commons speaker of modern times.
14 Sep 2019,14 mins
David Gauke
Edward Stourton looks at the life of an unlikely rebel.
07 Sep 2019,13 mins
Peter Navarro
Peter Navarro is the economist who’s egged President Trump on in his trade war with China.
31 Aug 2019,13 mins
Dominic Cummings
Becky Milligan takes a look at the life of Dominic Cummings.
27 Jul 2019,13 mins
Ilhan Omar
The Somali-born US congresswoman who's become a thorn in President Trump’s side.
20 Jul 2019,14 mins
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen is likely to be the next president of the European Commission.
13 Jul 2019,14 mins