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Nancy Pelosi

A profile of Nancy Pelosi, the first woman speaker of the House of Representatives.

• 15 mins

Lady Elizabeth Butler-Sloss

A profile of Lady Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, the first woman Justice of the Court of Appeal.

• 14 mins

Lieutenant General David Petraeus

Profile shines the spotlight on an individual who is making the headlines.

• 10 mins

Barack Obama

Does Barack Obama have what it takes to get to the White House?

• 10 mins

Khalid Meshal

Allan Little presents an insight into the life of Hamas leader Khalid Meshal.

• 10 mins

Guido Fawkes

David Grossman of Newsnight profiles the political blogger Guido Fawkes.

• 10 mins

Duncan Fletcher

Christopher Martin-Jenkins profiles Zimbabwean Duncan Fletcher, England's cricket coach.

• 15 mins

Cressida Dick

Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines.

• 14 mins

Lord Goldsmith

Columnist and legal writer Marcel Berlins profiles Attorney General Lord Goldsmith.

• 14 mins

Conrad Black

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Michael Cockerell examines the turbulent life of the press baron Conrad Black.

• 14 mins

John Bird

A look at the controversial career of John Bird, co-founder of The Big Issue newspaper.

• 14 mins

Charles Saumarez Smith

A profile of Charles Saumarez Smith, the director of the National Gallery.

• 15 mins

Alan Johnston

A profile of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ journalist Alan Johnston, who has been missing for 26 days.

• 15 mins

François Bayrou

A profile of one of the candidates in France's presidential elections; François Bayrou.

• 15 mins

Cristiano Ronaldo

A profile of the Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.

• 15 mins

Ferran Adria

A profile of the Catalan chef Ferran Adria.

• 14 mins

Jonathan Evans

A profile of the new Director General of MI5, Jonathan Evans.

• 14 mins

Bertie Ahern

A profile of the Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

• 14 mins

Wolfgang Wagner

A profile of the Bayreuth Festival's artistic director Wolfgang Wagner.

• 14 mins

Baroness Young

A profile of Baroness Young, chief executive of the Environment Agency.

• 14 mins

Benazir Bhutto

A profile of Pakistan’s former leader Benazir Bhutto.

• 14 mins

Michel Aoun

Tim Llewellyn profiles Lebanese politician Michel Aoun.

• 14 mins

Mitt Romney

Allan Little profiles Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney.

• 14 mins

Portia Simpson-Miller

David Dabydeen profiles Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica.

• 15 mins

Ian McEwan

John Mullan of UCL looks at the life and work of Booker Prize-winning novelist Ian McEwan.

• 15 mins

Manuel Noriega

Nic Caistor looks at the life of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega.

• 15 mins

Michael Caplan QC

Clive Coleman profiles Michael Caplan QC.

• 15 mins

Mervyn King

Robert Peston looks at the career of Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England.

• 15 mins

Burma's Ruling Elite

Film maker Evan Williams examines the shadowy figures in charge of the Burmese regime.

• 14 mins

Agustin Pichot

John Inverdale profiles Argentine rugby captain Agustin Pichot.

• 14 mins