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  1. Engelbert Humperdinck

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    Pascale Harter profiles singer Engelbert Humperdinck.

  2. Jay Hunt

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    Available since Sat, 19 May 2012.

    With mixed news in its Annual Report, Channel 4's controller Jay Hunt is in the spotlight.

  3. Alexis Tsipras

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    Available since Sat, 12 May 2012.

    The brash young leader of Greece's far left-wing bloc mobilising the anti-bailout vote.

  4. Roy Hodgson

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    Available since Sun, 6 May 2012.

    Multi-lingual, intelligent and a surprise choice for the biggest job in sport, Roy Hodgson

  5. Jeremy Hunt

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    Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Jeremy Hunt, the under-fire culture secretary.

  6. Ralf Hutter

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    Available since Sat, 28 Apr 2012.

    Chris Bowlby profiles Ralf Hutter, founding member of the influential band Kraftwerk.

  7. Kim Jong-un

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    Available since Sat, 21 Apr 2012.

    David Torrance profiles the new North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

  8. Suzanne Collins

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    Gerry Northam profiles Suzanne Collins, best-selling author of The Hunger Games.

  9. Len McCluskey

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    Mukul Devichand profiles union leader Len McCluskey, who leads the fuel tanker drivers.

  10. 24/03/2012

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    Rosie Goldsmith profiles one of entertainment's best known characters - Dame Edna Everage.

  11. Jimmy Wales

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    Claire Bolderson profiles the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales.

  12. Francois Hollande

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    Available since Sat, 17 Mar 2012.

    Chris Bowlby profiles the French Socialist Party presidential candidate Francois Hollande.

  13. Imran Khan

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    Available since Sat, 14 Jan 2012.

    What drives Imran Khan, the lawyer who led the fight for justice for Stephen Lawrence?

  14. Michael Acton Smith

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    Rory Cellan-Jones profiles Moshi Monsters founder Michael Acton Smith.

  15. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams

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    Available since Sat, 31 Dec 2011.

    Emily Buchanan profiles the archbishop of Canterbury, poet and scholar Rowan Williams.

  16. Peter Higgs

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    Samira Ahmed profiles the physicist Peter Higgs, the man behind the "God Particle".

  17. Newt Gingrich

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    Samira Ahmed profiles Newt Gingrich, leading Republican contender for the US election.

  18. Youssou N'Dour

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    Edward Stourton profiles the Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour.

  19. Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi

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    Available since Sat, 3 Dec 2011.

    How Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi rose to become the key figure in the Egyptian crisis.

  20. Meryl Streep

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    Available since Sat, 26 Nov 2011.

    How has Meryl Streep become one of the most successful actresses in Hollywood history?

  21. Tom Watson MP

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    Available since Sat, 19 Nov 2011.

    Edward Stourton profiles Tom Watson, the MP who took on the Murdoch media empire.

  22. Mario Draghi

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    Available since Sat, 12 Nov 2011.

    New President of the European Central Bank, Italian Mario Draghi, enters the Euro crisis.

  23. Umberto Bossi

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    Geeta Guru-Murthy profiles Umberto Bossi, leader of Italy's Northern League.

  24. Ian Brown - Stone Roses

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    Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.

    Linda Pressly profiles Stone Roses lead singer Ian Brown.

  25. Jeremy Heywood

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    Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.

    Chris Bowlby profiles Jeremy Heywood who is to become the new Cabinet Secretary.

  26. Lord Justice Leveson

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    Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.

    Claire Bolderson profiles Lord Justice Leveson.

  27. Stelios Haji-Ioannou

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    Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.

    Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the easyJet entrepreneur, is profiled by Rosie Goldsmith.

  28. Warren Buffett

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    Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.

    Mary Ann Sieghart profiles billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett.

  29. Bernard Hogan-Howe

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    Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.

    A profile of the incoming Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe.

  30. Texas Governor Rick Perry

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    Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.

    Rick Perry, Governor of Texas who is seeking the Republican Party Presidential nomination.

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