An insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines
Radio 4,·868 episodes
Colin Patterson talks to associates and family of X-Factor supremo Simon Cowell.
13 Dec 2008,·14 mins
Rob Bonnet profiles Lord David Triesman, Chairman of the Football Association.
11 Oct 2008,·14 mins
Hugh Pym profiles Sir Victor Blank, the chairman of Lloyds TSB.
04 Oct 2008,·14 mins
Profile looks at US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
20 Sep 2008,·15 mins
Mishal Husain looks at Susan Rice, a rising star in Barack Obama's inner circle.
26 Jul 2008,·14 mins
Mishal Husain looks at the personality and career of News of the World editor Colin Myler.
12 Jul 2008,·14 mins
Mishal Husein looks at Michael Nazir Ali, Bishop of Rochester.
05 Jul 2008,·14 mins
Grant Ferrett looks at the life of South African President Thabo Mbeki.
28 Jun 2008,·14 mins
The spotlight falls on Arthur Ryan, the force behind Primark's rise to the top.
21 Jun 2008,·15 mins
Gordon Farquhar assesses the form of Comte Jacques Rogge.
05 Apr 2008,·15 mins
John Kampfner profiles Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.
08 Mar 2008,·14 mins
Kate Clark examines the life of Asif Ali Zardari, husband of the late Benazir Bhutto.
16 Feb 2008,·14 mins
Mishal Hussein profiles Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf.
09 Feb 2008,·14 mins
Hugh Pym profiles Adair Turner, the new Chair of the Climate Change Committee.
02 Feb 2008,·14 mins
Stephanie Flanders profiles Ben Bernanke, chairman of the US Federal Reserve.
26 Jan 2008,·15 mins
Profile of one of Britain's leading actors, Daniel Day-Lewis.
19 Jan 2008,·14 mins
Business Correspondent Nils Blythe profiles Ratan Tata, head of India's Tata Group.
12 Jan 2008,·14 mins
Martin Plaut profiles Nelson Mandela’s former number two, Cyril Ramaphosa.
03 Nov 2007,·14 mins
Richard Hollingham profiles David King, the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser.
27 Oct 2007,·14 mins
A look at the man taking on Australian PM John Howard in November's election, Kevin Rudd.
20 Oct 2007,·14 mins
Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. A profile of Adam Crozier
13 Oct 2007,·14 mins
John Inverdale profiles Argentine rugby captain Agustin Pichot.
06 Oct 2007,·14 mins
Film maker Evan Williams examines the shadowy figures in charge of the Burmese regime.
29 Sep 2007,·14 mins
Robert Peston looks at the career of Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England.
22 Sep 2007,·15 mins
Clive Coleman profiles Michael Caplan QC.
15 Sep 2007,·15 mins
Nic Caistor looks at the life of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega.
08 Sep 2007,·15 mins
John Mullan of UCL looks at the life and work of Booker Prize-winning novelist Ian McEwan.
01 Sep 2007,·15 mins
David Dabydeen profiles Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica.
25 Aug 2007,·15 mins
Allan Little profiles Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney.
18 Aug 2007,·14 mins
Tim Llewellyn profiles Lebanese politician Michel Aoun.
11 Aug 2007,·14 mins
