Profile Podcast
An insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines
Episodes to download
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Sarina Wiegman
Sat 16 Jul 2022
The Dutch football manager tasked with leading England’s women to Euros glory on home soil
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Nadhim Zahawi
Sat 9 Jul 2022
The new chancellor of the exchequer, promoted by Boris Johnson this week.
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Clarence Thomas
Sat 2 Jul 2022
The Supreme Court Justice at the centre of overturning the right to abortion in the US.
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Mick Lynch
Sat 25 Jun 2022
As rail strikes disrupt travel across the UK, what makes the RMT leader Mick Lynch tick?
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Kate Bush
Sat 18 Jun 2022
Kate Bush, whose song Running up that Hill is storming the charts across the world.
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Johan Lundgren
Sat 11 Jun 2022
Johan Lundgren, chief executive officer of Easyjet, one of Europe's biggest airlines.
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David Canzini
Sat 28 May 2022
Boris Johnson’s election strategist, brought in to help the Conservatives win another term
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Jack Monroe
Sat 21 May 2022
Food writer and anti-poverty activist, who rose to fame with her blog 'A Girl Called Jack’
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Michelle O'Neill
Sat 14 May 2022
Northern Ireland’s first minister designate, Sinn Féin’s Michelle O‘Neill
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Bongbong Marcos
Sat 7 May 2022
Philippine presidential frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son of the late dictator.
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Sonia Boyce OBE
Sat 30 Apr 2022
Winner of the prestigious Golden Lion award at Venice Biennale, British artist Sonia Boyce
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Lisa McGee
Sat 23 Apr 2022
The creator and writer of the hit TV sitcom Derry Girls, now in its final series.
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Christian Smalls
Sat 9 Apr 2022
The man who defeated Amazon, President of the Amazon Labor Union, Christian Smalls.
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Martin Lewis
Sat 2 Apr 2022
What drives the MoneySavingExpert who wants to help millions save money?
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Sat 26 Mar 2022
Joe Biden’s nominee for the US Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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Jacqueline Wilson
Sat 19 Mar 2022
The award-winning children’s author who’s just published her 114th novel.
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Sir Nick Clegg
Sat 26 Feb 2022
The former deputy prime minister who’s landed a top job in Silicon Valley.
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Ben Wallace
Sat 19 Feb 2022
The defence secretary and former soldier tasked with handling the Ukraine crisis.
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Jimmy Carr
Sat 12 Feb 2022
Comedian Jimmy Carr provoked outrage after a joke about Roma victims of the Holocaust.
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Joe Rogan
Sat 5 Feb 2022
Mark Coles profiles Joe Rogan, the host of Spotify’s most popular podcast.
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Volodomyr Zelensky
Sat 29 Jan 2022
The Ukrainian comedian turned president facing the threat of Russian invasion.
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Sue Gray
Sat 22 Jan 2022
The mystery woman leading the investigation into Downing Street parties during lockdown.
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Novak Djokovic
Sat 15 Jan 2022
Adrian Goldberg profiles World No.1 tennis star and Serbian hero, Novak Djokovic.
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Oksana Lyniv
Sat 8 Jan 2022
Mark Coles looks at the life and career of the Ukrainian conductor who's making history.
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Pharoah Sanders
Christmas Day 2021
Pharoah Sanders’s 2021 album Promises has been called a spiritual album for the dark ages.