Profile

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

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Dave Brailsford
Ruth Alexander profiles Dave Brailsford, the mastermind behind the British cycling team.
11 Aug 2012,13 mins
Boris Johnson
As the Olympics come to London, Mayor Boris Johnson finds himself on the global stage.
04 Aug 2012,13 mins
Charles Van Commenee
Going for Gold - Charles Van Commenee head coach to the GB athletics squad.
28 Jul 2012,13 mins
Engelbert Humperdinck
Pascale Harter profiles singer Engelbert Humperdinck.
26 May 2012,13 mins
Jay Hunt
With mixed news in its Annual Report, Channel 4's controller Jay Hunt is in the spotlight.
19 May 2012,13 mins
Alexis Tsipras
The brash young leader of Greece's far left-wing bloc mobilising the anti-bailout vote.
12 May 2012,13 mins
Roy Hodgson
Multi-lingual, intelligent and a surprise choice for the biggest job in sport, Roy Hodgson
05 May 2012,13 mins
Jeremy Hunt
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Jeremy Hunt, the under-fire culture secretary.
28 Apr 2012,13 mins
Ralf Hutter
Chris Bowlby profiles Ralf Hutter, founding member of the influential band Kraftwerk.
21 Apr 2012,13 mins
Kim Jong-un
David Torrance profiles the new North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
14 Apr 2012,13 mins
Suzanne Collins
Gerry Northam profiles Suzanne Collins, best-selling author of The Hunger Games.
07 Apr 2012,13 mins
Len McCluskey
Mukul Devichand profiles union leader Len McCluskey, who leads the fuel tanker drivers.
31 Mar 2012,13 mins
Dame Edna Everage
Rosie Goldsmith profiles one of entertainment's best known characters - Dame Edna Everage.
24 Mar 2012,13 mins
Jimmy Wales
Claire Bolderson profiles the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales.
17 Mar 2012,13 mins
Francois Hollande
Chris Bowlby profiles the French Socialist Party presidential candidate Francois Hollande.
10 Mar 2012,13 mins
Imran Khan
What drives Imran Khan, the lawyer who led the fight for justice for Stephen Lawrence?
07 Jan 2012,15 mins
Michael Acton Smith
Rory Cellan-Jones profiles Moshi Monsters founder Michael Acton Smith.
31 Dec 2011,14 mins
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams
Emily Buchanan profiles the archbishop of Canterbury, poet and scholar Rowan Williams.
24 Dec 2011,15 mins
Peter Higgs
Samira Ahmed profiles the physicist Peter Higgs, the man behind the "God Particle".
17 Dec 2011,14 mins
Newt Gingrich
Samira Ahmed profiles Newt Gingrich, leading Republican contender for the US election.
10 Dec 2011,14 mins
Youssou N'Dour
Edward Stourton profiles the Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour.
03 Dec 2011,15 mins
Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
How Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi rose to become the key figure in the Egyptian crisis.
26 Nov 2011,14 mins
Meryl Streep
How has Meryl Streep become one of the most successful actresses in Hollywood history?
19 Nov 2011,14 mins
Tom Watson MP
Edward Stourton profiles Tom Watson, the MP who took on the Murdoch media empire.
12 Nov 2011,15 mins
Mario Draghi
New President of the European Central Bank, Italian Mario Draghi, enters the Euro crisis.
05 Nov 2011,14 mins
Umberto Bossi
Geeta Guru-Murthy profiles Umberto Bossi, leader of Italy's Northern League.
29 Oct 2011,15 mins
Ian Brown - Stone Roses
Linda Pressly profiles Stone Roses lead singer Ian Brown.
22 Oct 2011,14 mins
Jeremy Heywood
Chris Bowlby profiles Jeremy Heywood who is to become the new Cabinet Secretary.
15 Oct 2011,14 mins
Lord Justice Leveson
Claire Bolderson profiles Lord Justice Leveson.
08 Oct 2011,14 mins
Stelios Haji-Ioannou
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the easyJet entrepreneur, is profiled by Rosie Goldsmith.
01 Oct 2011,14 mins