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Profile: Mario Draghi 05 Nov 2011 Updated: 2011-11-05 19:20:00 Description: Mario Draghi takes on one of the most important jobs in Europe, head of its Central Bank. Lesley Curwen profiles the un-Italian Italian now centre stage in the Euro crisis....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Mario Draghi 05 Nov 2011 Updated: 2011-11-05 19:20:00 Description: Mario Draghi takes on one of the most important jobs in Europe, head of the its Central Bank. Lesley Curwen profiles the un-Italian Italian now centre stage in the Euro crisis....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Umberto Bossi 29 Oct 2011 Updated: 2011-10-29 18:17:00 Description: Geeta Guru-Murthy profiles Umberto Bossi, the controversial leader of Italy's Northern League, who has been accused of holding up Italy's economic reform....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: 'Ian Brown Stone Roses 22 Oct 2011 Updated: 2011-10-22 18:17:00 Description: Legendary band The Stone Roses announced this week that they are reforming. Liam Gallagher, John Leckie and John Robb speak to Linda Pressly as she profiles lead singer Ian Brown....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Jeremy Heywood 15 Oct 2011 Updated: 2011-10-15 18:17:00 Description: He's long been one of the most powerful figures in government, but few outside Whitehall have heard of him. Chris Bowlby profiles the next Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Heywood....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Lord Justice Leveson 08 Oct 2011 Updated: 2011-10-08 18:17:00 Description: Lord Justice Leveson is leading the public inquiry into the phone hacking scandal, and relationships between politicians, journalists and police officers. Claire Bolderson profiles this son of a psychiatrist from Liverpool, and explores his career f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Stelios Haji-Ioannou 01 Oct 2011 Updated: 2011-10-01 18:17:00 Description: Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of easyJet, has just set up Fastjet.com to rival his old company. Rosie Goldsmith finds out about the entrepreneurial son of a shipping magnate....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Warren Buffett 24 Sep 11 Updated: 2011-09-24 18:32:00 Description: Mary Ann Sieghart presents a profile of US investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Warren Buffet 24 Sep 11 Updated: 2011-09-24 18:32:00 Description: Mary Ann Sieghart presents a profile of US investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Bernard Hogan-Howe 17 Sep 2011 Updated: 2011-09-17 18:20:00 Description: The BBC's Home Affairs Correspondent Danny Shaw looks at the life and career of the new London Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Rick Perry 10 Sep 2011 Updated: 2011-09-10 18:02:00 Description: Chris Bowlby looks at Texas Governor Rick Perry, one of those vying to become the Republican Party's Presidential candidate....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Vanessa Redgrave 02 Sep 11 Updated: 2011-09-03 18:17:00 Description: Edward Stourton profiles Vanessa Redgrave, political activist and award-winning actress....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Mustafa Abdul Jalil 27 Aug 11 Updated: 2011-08-27 18:20:00 Description: Mustafa Abdul Jalil who defected when Justice Minister for the Libyan regime and now heads the rebel National Transitional Council....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Arsene Wenger 20 Aug 2011 Updated: 2011-08-20 18:54:00 Description: The Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger is credited with turning around the fortunes of his club and forging a new approach to football management. Known as the 'Professor' and lauded as a genius, he now faces criticism from some of his own loyal fans. An...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Theresa May 13 Aug 11 Updated: 2011-08-13 18:35:00 Description: After the worst riots in England for a generation, Simon Cox profiles Home Secretary, Theresa May, known for her Thatcheresque work ethic, sense of duty and a passion for shoes....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 06 Aug 2011 Updated: 2011-08-06 18:15:00 Description: James Reynolds profiles Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the religious leader of Iran, the cleric who, despite appearances, wields true power in the Islamic Republic....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: John Armitt 30 July 11 Updated: 2011-07-30 18:25:00 Description: The London Olympics project is on time and under budget. John Armitt, head of the Olympic Delivery Authority, deserves much of the credit. Presented by Shari Vahl....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Elizabeth Filkin, 23 July 11 Updated: 2011-07-23 18:20:00 Description: Elizabeth Filkin appointed this week to clean up the relationship between the Metropolitan Police and the media, to cheers and jeers in the House. As Parliamentary Commissioner a decade ago she was the first to question MPs expenses before being - so...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Rupert Murdoch 16 July 11 Updated: 2011-07-16 18:20:00 Description: Rupert Murdoch, head of News Corp, at the centre of a storm of protest over illegal phone hacking. Steve Hewlett reveals the character of the man behind the story, who at the age of 80 faces the biggest challenge of his extraordinary career....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Nick Davies, 2 July 11 Updated: 2011-07-09 18:18:00 Description: Jonathan Maitland looks at the life and career of Nick Davies, the investigative journalist. Davies broke the phone hacking story which led to the announcement this week of the closure of the News of the World newspaper....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Christine Lagarde 2 July 11 Updated: 2011-07-02 18:30:00 Description: New head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, becomes the first female to hold the post and one of the world's most powerful women. Adrian Goldberg profiles the jam making, yoga loving lawyer who was once a synchronised swimmer and thinks too much testoste...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Bashar al-Assad 25 Jun 11 Updated: 2011-06-25 18:30:00 Description: Reformer or autocrat? As President Assad of Syria battles to remain in power, Simon Cox examines how a doctor trained in London with a British wife became an Arab head of state....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Martin Amis 23 Apr 11 Updated: 2011-04-23 18:00:00 Description: In the week that novelist Martin Amis criticised the Royal Family and bemoaned the 'moral decrepitude' of Britain, Rosie Goldsmith looks at the life and career of the 'bad boy of British fiction'....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Rebekah Brooks 16 Apr 11 Updated: 2011-04-16 18:00:00 Description: In the week that the News of the World has come under intense scrutiny over phone hacking allegations, Ed Stourton profiles Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of the media group News International, and asks how she has become one of the most powerful wo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Ai Weiwei 09 Apr 2011 Updated: 2011-04-09 18:15:00 Description: Ai Weiwei this week became the most high-profile figure to be detained by the Chinese authorities. Mary Ann Sieghart looks at the life and career of the controversial artist, philosopher and political activist....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Adele 02 Apr 11 Updated: 2011-04-02 18:20:00 Description: Adele's unique voice has won both critical acclaim and sold millions of albums - and she's still just 21. BBC Entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson asks how she's done it....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Amr Moussa 26 Mar 11 Updated: 2011-03-26 19:20:00 Description: The Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa - the man who represents the uncertain position of its members over military action in Libya - is profiled by Morland Sanders ....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Marine Le Pen 19 Mar 11 Updated: 2011-03-19 19:15:00 Description: Marine Le Pen is the new leader of the far right Front Nationale party in France. She has done well in recent opinion polls and her party now looks set to have a fresh influence on French politics as the country looks forward to elections in 2012....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: William Hague 12 Mar 11 Updated: 2011-03-12 19:15:00 Description: The foreign secretary William Hague has been criticised this week for his handling of the crisis in Libya. Chris Bowlby examines this latest twist in a career of dramatic highs and lows....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: John Galliano 05 Mar 11 Updated: 2011-03-05 19:15:00 Description: Chris Bowlby looks at the turbulent career of John Galliano, one of the most successful British designers, who has been sacked by Dior for allegedly making anti-Semitic comments....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Lord Patten 26 Feb 11 Updated: 2011-02-26 19:15:00 Description: Mary Ann Sieghart looks at the life and career of Lord Patten, who is expected to become the next Chairman of the BBC Trust....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Sachin Tendulkar 19 Feb 11 Updated: 2011-02-19 19:20:00 Description: This week Profile takes a look at Sachin Tendulkar, possibly the most worshipped cricketer in the world. Rob Bonnet discovers how Tendulkar has become India's cricket god....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Arianna Huffington 12 Feb 11 Updated: 2011-02-12 19:32:00 Description: Emma Jane Kirby looks at the life and times of Arianna Huffington, who this week sold her internet newspaper, The Huffington Post, to media giants AOL....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Craig Oliver 05 Feb 11 Updated: 2011-02-05 19:16:00 Description: What makes Craig Oliver the best choice for David Cameron's Director of Communications? Jane Dodge profiles the career journalist taking over at the Number 10 press office....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Baroness Sayeeda Warsi 29 JAN 11 Updated: 2011-01-29 19:20:00 Description: Gerry Northam profiles Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, co chair of the Conservative party and the first female Muslim government cabinet minister....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Andy Coulson 22 Jan 11 Updated: 2011-01-22 19:15:00 Description: After Andy Coulson's resignation as the Prime Minister's Communications Director, James Silver profiles his life and career....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Colin Firth 15 Jan 11 Updated: 2011-01-15 19:16:00 Description: As Colin Firth is honoured with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, Jonathan Maitland profiles the actor tipped to receive an Oscar for his performance in The King's Speech....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Mark Zuckerberg 08 Jan 11 Updated: 2011-01-08 19:20:00 Description: At 26, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is now thought to be the world's youngest billionaire. Is he really the character portrayed in the film, The Social Network? At 26, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is now thought to be the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Prince William 1 Jan 2011 Updated: 2011-01-01 19:00:00 Description: As Prince William prepares to marry, Chris Bowlby asks who and what has shaped him and his royal role?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Lady Gaga 25 Dec 10 Updated: 2010-12-25 17:02:00 Description: Steven Smith profiles the extraordinary pop phenomenon, Lady Gaga....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Glenn Beck 23 Oct 10 Updated: 2010-10-23 18:15:00 Description: Mary Anne Sieghart profiles the contoversial American radio and talkshow host, Glenn Beck...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Iain Duncan Smith 16 Oct 10 Updated: 2010-10-16 18:20:00 Description: A Profile of Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary, presented by Mary Ann Sieghart....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Yvette Cooper 09 Oct 10 Updated: 2010-10-09 18:17:00 Description: Mary Ann Sieghart profiles the new Shadow Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Dilma Rousseff 2 Oct 10 Updated: 2010-10-02 18:15:00 Description: Dilma Rousseff looks likely to become the next President of Brazil and, as a result, one of the most powerful women in international politics....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Eric Daniels 25 Sep 10 Updated: 2010-09-25 18:15:00 Description: The CEO of Lloyds, Britain's biggest retail bank, who will retire with an estimated £13 million pay off package. Eric Daniels is the last survivor of the big banking beasts who were at the helm when the banking crisis struck. Known as an unlikely ri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Danny Alexander 18 Sep 10 Updated: 2010-09-18 18:30:00 Description: Jonathan Maitland looks at Danny Alexander, former Lib Dem back bencher, now Chief Secretary to the Treasury....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: John Yates 11 Sep 10 Updated: 2010-09-11 18:25:00 Description: Nick Ravenscroft profiles John Yates, leading the investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Profile: Pope Benedict XVI 4th September 2010 Updated: 2010-09-04 18:17:00 Description: Who is Pope Benedict XVI? Ahead of his visit to the UK in September, Jane Little delves into his background and paints a portrait of a man many people know little about....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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