Profile

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

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Manuel Noriega
Nic Caistor looks at the life of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega.
08 Sep 2007,15 mins
Ian McEwan
John Mullan of UCL looks at the life and work of Booker Prize-winning novelist Ian McEwan.
01 Sep 2007,15 mins
Portia Simpson-Miller
David Dabydeen profiles Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica.
25 Aug 2007,15 mins
Mitt Romney
Allan Little profiles Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney.
18 Aug 2007,14 mins
Michel Aoun
Tim Llewellyn profiles Lebanese politician Michel Aoun.
11 Aug 2007,14 mins
Benazir Bhutto
A profile of Pakistan’s former leader Benazir Bhutto.
04 Aug 2007,14 mins
Baroness Young
A profile of Baroness Young, chief executive of the Environment Agency.
28 Jul 2007,14 mins
Wolfgang Wagner
A profile of the Bayreuth Festival's artistic director Wolfgang Wagner.
21 Jul 2007,14 mins
Bertie Ahern
A profile of the Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.
12 May 2007,14 mins
Jonathan Evans
A profile of the new Director General of MI5, Jonathan Evans.
05 May 2007,14 mins
Ferran Adria
A profile of the Catalan chef Ferran Adria.
28 Apr 2007,14 mins
Cristiano Ronaldo
A profile of the Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
21 Apr 2007,15 mins
François Bayrou
A profile of one of the candidates in France's presidential elections; François Bayrou.
14 Apr 2007,15 mins
Alan Johnston
A profile of the BBC journalist Alan Johnston, who has been missing for 26 days.
07 Apr 2007,15 mins
Charles Saumarez Smith
A profile of Charles Saumarez Smith, the director of the National Gallery.
31 Mar 2007,15 mins
John Bird
A look at the controversial career of John Bird, co-founder of The Big Issue newspaper.
24 Mar 2007,14 mins
Conrad Black
The BBC’s Michael Cockerell examines the turbulent life of the press baron Conrad Black.
17 Mar 2007,14 mins
Lord Goldsmith
Columnist and legal writer Marcel Berlins profiles Attorney General Lord Goldsmith.
10 Mar 2007,14 mins
Cressida Dick
Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines.
24 Feb 2007,14 mins
Duncan Fletcher
Christopher Martin-Jenkins profiles Zimbabwean Duncan Fletcher, England's cricket coach.
17 Feb 2007,15 mins
Guido Fawkes
David Grossman of Newsnight profiles the political blogger Guido Fawkes.
10 Feb 2007,10 mins
Khalid Meshal
Allan Little presents an insight into the life of Hamas leader Khalid Meshal.
03 Feb 2007,10 mins
Barack Obama
Does Barack Obama have what it takes to get to the White House?
20 Jan 2007,10 mins
Lieutenant General David Petraeus
Profile shines the spotlight on an individual who is making the headlines.
13 Jan 2007,10 mins
Lady Elizabeth Butler-Sloss
A profile of Lady Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, the first woman Justice of the Court of Appeal.
06 Jan 2007,14 mins
Nancy Pelosi
A profile of Nancy Pelosi, the first woman speaker of the House of Representatives.
30 Dec 2006,15 mins
Charlie Mayfield
Lesley Curwen profiles the new John Lewis chairman Charlie Mayfield.
23 Dec 2006,15 mins
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Hugh Pym profiles the King of British horse-racing and the ruler of Dubai.
16 Dec 2006,15 mins
Sir Richard Dannatt
Robert Fox profiles General Sir Richard Dannatt, the head of the British Army.
14 Oct 2006,15 mins
Ban Ki Moon
A profile of the new Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki Moon.
07 Oct 2006,15 mins