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

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

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    Donald Tusk

    Sat 21 Oct 2023

    The veteran Polish politician on the brink of a remarkable political comeback.

  • Adam Kay

    Sat 14 Oct 2023

    Adam Kay is a Bafta-winning TV writer, author and comedian who used to work as a doctor.

  • Sir Keir Starmer

    Sat 7 Oct 2023

    The Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is hoping to become the UK's next prime minister.

  • Lachlan Murdoch

    Sat 30 Sep 2023

    Lachlan Murdoch will become the boss of one of the world's most powerful media empires.

  • Miriam Margolyes

    Sat 23 Sep 2023

    Miriam Margolyes is at the peak of her career, even though she's been acting for decades.

  • Davina McCall

    Sat 16 Sep 2023

    TV presenter and former Big Brother host who has been on our screens for decades.

  • Grant Shapps

    Sat 9 Sep 2023

    Secretary of State for Defence, Grant Shapps.

  • Benjamin Netanyahu

    Sat 29 Jul 2023

    Israel鈥檚 longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

  • Dale Vince

    Sat 22 Jul 2023

    The multi-millionaire entrepreneur and Just Stop Oil donor Dale Vince.

  • Joe Biden

    Sat 15 Jul 2023

    US President, Joe Biden, who鈥檚 seeking re-election in 2024

  • Lee Anderson

    Sat 8 Jul 2023

    Outspoken Red Wall MP and prominent voice in the New Conservatives movement.

  • Sergei Shoigu

    Sat 1 Jul 2023

    Russia's defence minister, Sergei Shoigu.

  • Charlotte Owen

    Sat 24 Jun 2023

    The youngest person ever to receive a life peerage.

  • Jack Smith

    Sat 17 Jun 2023

    The federal prosecutor taking on former President Trump in a classified documents case.

  • Baroness Hallett

    Sat 10 Jun 2023

    The Chair of the Covid inquiry demanding the cabinet鈥檚 WhatsApp messages.

  • Suella Braverman

    Sat 3 Jun 2023

    Suella Braverman, the home secretary and former attorney general.

  • Jesse Armstrong

    Sat 27 May 2023

    The creator of the critically acclaimed and multi-award winning Succession TV series.

  • Yevgeny Prigozhin

    Sat 20 May 2023

    Enter the murky world of one of the most dominant men in Russia.

  • Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an

    Sat 13 May 2023

    How the son of a Black Sea coastguard became the controversial president of Turkey.

  • Pretty Yende

    Sat 6 May 2023

    The South African opera star performing at the coronation.

  • Camilla, Queen Consort

    Sat 29 Apr 2023

    The Queen Consort, Camilla, who will become Queen at the coronation of King Charles III.

  • Vladimir Kara-Murza

    Sat 22 Apr 2023

    The Russian-British Putin critic and opposition activist sentenced to 25 years in jail.

  • Dr Nicola Fox

    Sat 15 Apr 2023

    The Hertfordshire-born physicist who's NASA鈥檚 new science chief.

  • Alvin Bragg

    Sat 8 Apr 2023

    The New York prosecutor bringing criminal charges against Donald Trump.

  • Humza Yousaf

    Sat 1 Apr 2023

    Humza Yousaf, new SNP leader and first minister of Scotland.

  • Louise Casey

    Sat 25 Mar 2023

    The author of hard-hitting social policy reviews, most recently on the Met Police.

  • Rachel Reeves

    Sat 18 Mar 2023

    Shadow chancellor and former economist, who was a national chess champion aged 14.

  • Lesley Paterson

    Sat 11 Mar 2023

    Triathlete and screenwriter whose debut film is nominated for nine Oscars.

  • Angela McLean

    Sat 4 Mar 2023

    The UK government's new chief scientific adviser and the first woman to hold the post.

  • Shirley J. Thompson

    Sat 25 Feb 2023

    One of Britain's top composers, chosen to write new music for King Charles' coronation.

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