Profile Podcast
An insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines
Episodes to download
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Cush Jumbo
Sat 9 Oct 2021
British star of The Good Wife taking on the role of Hamlet. With Mark Coles.
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Olaf Scholz
Sat 2 Oct 2021
An insight into the character of Olaf Scholz, expected to be Germany's new leader.
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Sir Ed Davey
Sat 18 Sep 2021
The Leader of the Liberal Democrats. On the weekend of their 'virtual' party conference.
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Kanye West
Sat 11 Sep 2021
What drives the influential rapper and fashion mogul Kanye West, asks Mark Coles.
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Sharon Graham
Sat 4 Sep 2021
New, private, socialist, back-to-the-workplace leader of the Unite union, Sharon Graham.
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Abdul Ghani Baradar
Sat 28 Aug 2021
Mark Coles profiles Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, political leader of the Taliban.
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Mark Cavendish
Sat 17 Jul 2021
The British sprint cyclist making history, against the odds, in the Tour de France.
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Raheem Sterling
Sat 10 Jul 2021
From Wembley schoolboy to playing for England in a final at Wembley.
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Alfie Hewett
Sat 3 Jul 2021
British wheelchair tennis champion, who's aiming for Wimbledon victory and Tokyo gold.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sat 26 Jun 2021
The award-winning author who has found herself at the heart of a social media firestorm
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Naftali Bennett
Sat 19 Jun 2021
The military commando turned tech entrepreneur who is now prime minister of Israel.
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Michaela Coel
Sat 12 Jun 2021
The multi-talented performer making BAFTA history with awards for 'I May Destroy You'.
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Joanne Anderson
Sat 5 Jun 2021
The new Mayor of Liverpool and the first black woman to lead a major UK city.
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Kate Bingham
Sat 29 May 2021
The life and career of Kate Bingham, former head of the UK鈥檚 Vaccine Taskforce
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Angela Rayner
Sat 15 May 2021
We profile the life and career of Angela Rayner MP, deputy leader of the Labour Party.
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Narendra Modi
Sat 8 May 2021
Can Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi survive his country's current coronavirus wave?
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Ursula von der Leyen
Sat 1 May 2021
The European Commission President who says she was left standing because she is a woman.
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Mohsin and Zuber Issa
Sat 24 Apr 2021
The billionaire brothers who bought Asda after making a fortune from petrol stations.
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Simon Byrne
Sat 17 Apr 2021
Chief Constable at the Police Service of Northern Ireland, who's facing calls to resign.
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Lex Greensill
Sat 10 Apr 2021
The billionaire banker, whose financial firm has gone bust, threatening thousands of jobs
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Emerald Fennell
Sat 3 Apr 2021
Who is Emerald Fennell - the first UK woman to be nominated for an Oscar as Best Director?
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Pascal Soriot
Sat 27 Mar 2021
AstraZeneca's CEO faces scrutiny as his company's vaccine comes under fire.
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Piers Morgan
Sat 20 Mar 2021
Journalist, controversialist, celebrity - what's next for the man who craves headlines?
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Keith Ellison
Sat 13 Mar 2021
The lead prosecutor in the trial for the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Anas Sarwar
Sat 6 Mar 2021
The former dentist who鈥檚 just been elected the new leader of the Scottish Labour party.
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Carrie Symonds
Sat 27 Feb 2021
A think tank says she is playing a 'central role' in running the country, but who is she?
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Sat 20 Feb 2021
The first African and first woman elected head of the World Trade Organisation.
