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Angela Rayner
We profile the life and career of Angela Rayner MP, deputy leader of the Labour Party.
15 May 2021,14 mins
Narendra Modi
Can Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi survive his country's current coronavirus wave?
08 May 2021,14 mins
Ursula von der Leyen
The European Commission President who says she was left standing because she is a woman.
01 May 2021,14 mins
Mohsin and Zuber Issa
The billionaire brothers who bought Asda after making a fortune from petrol stations.
24 Apr 2021,14 mins
Simon Byrne
Chief Constable at the Police Service of Northern Ireland, who's facing calls to resign.
17 Apr 2021,13 mins
Lex Greensill
The billionaire banker, whose financial firm has gone bust, threatening thousands of jobs
10 Apr 2021,14 mins
Emerald Fennell
Who is Emerald Fennell - the first UK woman to be nominated for an Oscar as Best Director?
03 Apr 2021,14 mins
Pascal Soriot
AstraZeneca's CEO faces scrutiny as his company's vaccine comes under fire.
27 Mar 2021,13 mins
Piers Morgan
Journalist, controversialist, celebrity - what's next for the man who craves headlines?
20 Mar 2021,14 mins
Keith Ellison
The lead prosecutor in the trial for the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
13 Mar 2021,14 mins
Anas Sarwar
The former dentist who’s just been elected the new leader of the Scottish Labour party.
06 Mar 2021,13 mins
Carrie Symonds
A think tank says she is playing a 'central role' in running the country, but who is she?
27 Feb 2021,14 mins
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The first African and first woman elected head of the World Trade Organisation.
20 Feb 2021,13 mins
David Martindale
How the football manager with a criminal past has turned his life around. With Mark Coles.
13 Feb 2021,14 mins
Clare Smyth
The first female british chef to win 3 Michelin stars at her own restaurant.
06 Feb 2021,14 mins
Anders Holch Povlsen
Danish billionaire, ASOS shareholder and Scotland’s biggest private landowner.
30 Jan 2021,14 mins
Russell T Davies
Mark Coles on the life of the screenwriter behind some of the most popular TV series.
23 Jan 2021,13 mins
Nadhim Zahawi
The fascinating life of Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi, with Mark Coles.
16 Jan 2021,14 mins
Pat McGrath
The famed make-up artist and entrepreneur is the first in her industry to be made a dame.
09 Jan 2021,13 mins
Naomi Osaka
The activist tennis star set to light up the Tokyo Olympics - featuring Billie Jean King.
02 Jan 2021,13 mins
Brendan O'Carroll
Becky Milligan charts the bumpy ride to stardom for the creator of Mrs Brown's Boys.
26 Dec 2020,13 mins
Viola Davis
Becky Milligan profiles the first black actor to win an Oscar, Emmy and Tony award.
19 Dec 2020,13 mins
Dr June Raine
Dr June Raine, the UK's top medical regulator, makes the call on approving Covid vaccines.
12 Dec 2020,13 mins
Demis Hassabis
The chess prodigy and video game designer behind a breakthrough that could change medicine
05 Dec 2020,12 mins
Professor Sarah Gilbert
The scientist leading the team behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.
28 Nov 2020,14 mins
Allegra Stratton
The former journalist, now Number 10’s new White House-style spokesperson.
21 Nov 2020,13 mins
Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci
Mark Coles explores the lives and careers of the two doctors behind the Covid-19 vaccine.
14 Nov 2020,13 mins
Mark Drakeford
Mark Coles explores the life and career of the First Minister of Wales.
07 Nov 2020,13 mins
Prue Leith
The business woman and Bake Off judge now working to improve NHS hospital food.
31 Oct 2020,13 mins
Sir Edward Lister
The chief strategic advisor to PM Boris Johnson who thrives on solving political problems.
24 Oct 2020,13 mins