An insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines
Radio 4,·869 episodes
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett.
24 Sep 2011,·14 mins
A profile of the incoming Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe.
17 Sep 2011,·13 mins
Rick Perry, Governor of Texas who is seeking the Republican Party Presidential nomination.
10 Sep 2011,·14 mins
Edward Stourton profiles Vanessa Redgrave, political activist and award-winning actress.
03 Sep 2011,·14 mins
Mustafa Abdul Jalil, recent defector who now leads Libya's National Transitional Council.
27 Aug 2011,·15 mins
Arsenal's once 'invincible' manager Arsene Wenger now facing growing criticism.
20 Aug 2011,·14 mins
The Home Secretary, Theresa May, dealing with the aftermath of riots across England.
13 Aug 2011,·14 mins
James Reynolds profiles Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran.
06 Aug 2011,·14 mins
John Armitt, Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority.
30 Jul 2011,·14 mins
Elizabeth Filkin appointed to clean up the relationship between the Met and the media.
23 Jul 2011,·14 mins
Rupert Murdoch, head of News Corporation, at the centre of the phone hacking scandal.
16 Jul 2011,·15 mins
Jonathan Maitland profiles Nick Davies, the journalist who broke the phone-hacking story.
09 Jul 2011,·14 mins
Adrian Goldberg profiles Christine Lagarde, newly elected head of the IMF.
02 Jul 2011,·14 mins
As President Assad battles to hold Syria, is he by nature a reformer or an autocrat?
25 Jun 2011,·15 mins
Rob Bonnet profiles Lord Colin Moynihan, Chair of the British Olympic Association.
14 mins
Journalist Peter Oborne profiles the financier Sir Ronald Cohen.
Profile looks at Steve Hilton, David Cameron's director of strategy.
A Profile of theatre director Jude Kelly.
15 mins
Chris Bowlby looks at Jon Stewart, who has brought satire to the centre of US politics.
Claire Bolderson looks at the career of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.
James Silver looks at the life and career of soap opera king Phil Redmond.
Kathmandu correspondent Charles Haviland examines the history and culture of the Gurkhas.
David McKittrick looks at the life and career of the DUP's deputy leader Peter Robinson.
Peter Biles profiles Simba Makoni, who is standing against Robert Mugabe in the election.
Colleagues and friends discuss Michelle Obama's influence on her husband's campaign.
Paul Henley profiles troubled pop phenomenon Britney Spears.
Michael Cockerell tells the story of Michael Martin, speaker of the Commons.
Sybil Ruscoe profiles Giles Clarke, chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Brian Hanrahan looks at Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court
Lucy Ash looks at the career of Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.
