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

Updated: weekly
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    Lizzo

    Sat 23 Nov 2019

    The American rapper and singer nominated for eight Grammy Awards.

  • Adam Schiff

    Sat 16 Nov 2019

    A look at the life of Adam Schiff, chair of the US House Intelligence Committeee.

  • Sir Lindsay Hoyle

    Sat 9 Nov 2019

    Mark Coles profiles the new speaker of the House of Commons.

  • Eddie Jones

    Sat 2 Nov 2019

    Becky Milligan explores how a Sydney teacher came to lead the England rugby team.

  • Bridget Riley

    Sat 26 Oct 2019

    We explore the life and career of British artist Bridget Riley.

  • Bernardine Evaristo

    Sat 19 Oct 2019

    Bernardine Evaristo is the first black British woman to win the Booker Prize.

  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan

    Sat 12 Oct 2019

    The president of Turkey who has sent troops into northern Syria.

  • Rudolph Giuliani

    Sat 5 Oct 2019

    Rudy Giuliani is both a divisive figure and a man who once united his nation.

  • Baroness Hale

    Sat 28 Sep 2019

    Baroness Hale, president of the Supreme Court, delivered a bombshell ruling this week.

  • Gareth Thomas

    Sat 21 Sep 2019

    Mark Coles looks at the life of former rugby player Gareth Thomas.

  • John Bercow

    Sat 14 Sep 2019

    The life story of the most controversial Commons speaker of modern times.

  • David Gauke

    Sat 7 Sep 2019

    Edward Stourton looks at the life of an unlikely rebel.

  • Peter Navarro

    Sat 31 Aug 2019

    Peter Navarro is the economist who鈥檚 egged President Trump on in his trade war with China.

  • Dominic Cummings

    Sat 27 Jul 2019

    Becky Milligan takes a look at the life of Dominic Cummings.

  • Ilhan Omar

    Sat 20 Jul 2019

    The Somali-born US congresswoman who's become a thorn in President Trump鈥檚 side.

  • Ursula von der Leyen

    Sat 13 Jul 2019

    Ursula von der Leyen is likely to be the next president of the European Commission.

  • Megan Rapinoe

    Sat 6 Jul 2019

    Megan Rapinoe's US national team has made it to the Women's World Cup final.

  • Mark Sedwill

    Sat 29 Jun 2019

    Sir Mark Sedwill is Cabinet secretary and the UK鈥檚 national security adviser.

  • Joshua Wong

    Sat 22 Jun 2019

    Joshua Wong has gone from schoolboy protester to Hong Kong's leading activist.

  • Jo Swinson

    Sat 15 Jun 2019

    Jo Swinson, the favourite to be the next Liberal Democrat leader.

  • Sadiq Khan

    Sat 8 Jun 2019

    The man Donald Trump described this week as a 'stone cold loser'.

  • Sonita Alleyne

    Sat 1 Jun 2019

    Sonita Alleyne is the first black woman to lead an Oxbridge college.

  • John Bolton

    Sat 25 May 2019

    John Bolton is the moustachioed US national security adviser pushing a hard line on Iran.

  • Simon Armitage

    Sat 18 May 2019

    Becky Milligan profiles the new poet laureate, Simon Armitage.

  • Penny Mordaunt

    Sat 11 May 2019

    Penny Mordaunt is the UK's first female defence secretary.

  • Andy Evans

    Sat 4 May 2019

    Andy Evans will soon give evidence at the Infected Blood Inquiry. He's waited a long time.

  • Loyle Carner

    Sat 27 Apr 2019

    Mark Coles profiles the British hip hop artist Loyle Carner.

  • Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar

    Sat 20 Apr 2019

    Becky Milligan looks at the life of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar.

  • Danny Rose

    Sat 13 Apr 2019

    Marks Coles looks at the life of Tottenham Hotspur footballer, Danny Rose

  • Andrew Moffat

    Sat 6 Apr 2019

    The primary school teacher at the centre of a row over LGBT rights.

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