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Michael Pollan, writer
19. feb. 2023 35m

Michael Pollan’s award-winning writing about plants, nature and food combines anthropology and philosophy with culture, health and natural history. T...

Gabby Logan, broadcaster
12. feb. 2023 36m

Gabby Logan presents a range of popular BBC sports programmes and hosts high-profile sporting events including the Olympics, Premiership football and ...

Lesley Manville, actor
5. feb. 2023 36m

Lesley Manville made her debut on the West End stage as a teenager in 1972, and since then has taken on a wide range of roles on stage and screen, inc...

Sir Malcolm Walker, retailer
5. feb. 2023 37m

Sir Malcolm Walker is the chairman and co-founder of the frozen food supermarket chain Iceland. He was brought up in Grange Moor, West Yorkshire. He w...

Kirsty Young, broadcaster
22. jan. 2023 52m

Kirsty Young was the award-winning presenter of Desert Island Discs between 2006 and 2018, interviewing 496 castaways. Her TV work includes BAFTA-winn...

Cate Blanchett, actor
8. jan. 2023 38m

Cate Blanchett is arguably the most celebrated Australian actor ever, winning two Academy Awards, three BAFTAs, three Golden Globes and dozens of othe...

Edward Enninful, editor
1. jan. 2023 36m

Edward Enninful is the editor-in-chief of British Vogue and the editorial director of Vogue in Europe.Edward was born in the port city of Takoradi in ...

Baz Luhrmann, director
25. dec. 2022 36m

Baz Luhrmann is an Australian director whose debut film, Strictly Ballroom, became one of Australia’s most successful releases, and also inspired the ...

Steven Spielberg, director
18. dec. 2022 36m

Steven Spielberg is the most successful director of his generation and the highest-grossing director of all time: his films have taken more than $10 b...

Barry Hearn, sports promoter
18. dec. 2022 35m

Barry Hearn is a promoter who has been at the forefront of some of the biggest snooker, boxing and darts events in the last 40 years. He played a cent...

Professor Jean Golding, epidemiologist
11. dec. 2022 36m

Professor Jean Golding is an epidemiologist who is best known for founding the Children of the Nineties study - more formally known as the Avon Longit...

Richard E Grant, actor
4. dec. 2022 35m

Richard E Grant was born in Swaziland, now Eswatini, one of the smallest countries in Africa, and took his first steps as an actor as a teenager in th...

Professor Angela Gallop, forensic scientist
27. nov. 2022 38m

Professor Angela Gallop is a forensic scientist who has helped solve some of the most notorious violent crimes in recent British history including the...

Rick Rubin, music producer
20. nov. 2022 36m

Rick Rubin is a multiple Grammy-winning record producer who has worked with a wide range of artists including Adele, the Beastie Boys and the Red Hot ...

Maxine Peake, actor
13. nov. 2022 34m

Maxine Peake is an actor and writer who first came to public attention in 1998 as Twinkle in the Victoria Wood sitcom Dinnerladies. She went on to pl...

Kevin Sinfield, rugby player
6. nov. 2022 36m

Kevin Sinfield OBE is one of the most decorated players in the history of English rugby league. He captained Leeds Rhinos and the England team, and wa...

Dr Waheed Arian, doctor
30. okt. 2022 34m

Dr Waheed Arian is a radiologist who set up a charity called Arian Teleheal in 2015. The charity enables volunteer doctors in the west to advise coll...

Jay Blades, presenter and furniture restorer
23. okt. 2022 36m

Jay Blades is a furniture restorer who is best known for presenting the Repair Shop on BBC One. The programme, which attracts many millions of viewer...

Sue Barker, presenter and tennis player
16. okt. 2022 36m

Sue Barker is a television presenter and former professional tennis player. She presented the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage for nearly three decades, befor...

John Legend, musician
3. sep. 2022 35m

The American singer and songwriter John Legend has won two Emmys, 12 Grammys, an Oscar and a Tony award – making him one of only 16 living artists to ...

Clare Smyth, chef
28. aug. 2022 35m

Clare Smyth is a highly acclaimed chef and is the first British woman to win the coveted three Michelin stars for her work. She opened her London rest...

Kate Moss, model
21. aug. 2022 35m

Kate Moss came to fame in the 1990s, and her distinctive look went on to embody the era of Cool Britannia. She has appeared on the cover of hundreds ...

Kate Ewart-Biggs, Deputy Chief Executive, British Council
13. aug. 2022 35m

Kate Ewart-Biggs is the deputy chief executive of the British Council, which aims to build connections between the UK and countries worldwide, through...

Andrew Ramroop, tailor
6. aug. 2022 36m

Andrew Ramroop is a Savile Row tailor, whose international client list has included film stars and royalty.Andrew grew up in a remote village in Trini...

Adele, singer and songwriter
31. jul. 2022 36m

Adele is a singer and songwriter who has achieved record-breaking sales and global recognition for her four albums which document her life from the ag...

Bono, singer and songwriter
24. jul. 2022 36m

Bono is a singer, songwriter and the frontman of U2, one of the most recognisable and successful bands in music history. They have sold over 170 milli...

Rita Tushingham, actor
17. jul. 2022 35m

Rita Tushingham first won international acclaim as a teenager, playing Jo in the film A Taste of Honey. Her performance in this 1961 kitchen sink dram...

Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the TUC
10. jul. 2022 36m

Frances O’Grady is the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), the UK's umbrella group for unions, representing millions of workers. She...

Jon Ronson, writer and broadcaster
3. jul. 2022 34m

Jon Ronson is a writer and broadcaster whose award-winning podcast and Radio 4 series Things Fell Apart investigated the stories behind today’s cultur...

David Harewood, actor and presenter
26. jun. 2022 34m

David Harewood is a British actor and presenter who found global fame playing the CIA director David Estes in the acclaimed TV drama series Homeland. ...