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Alice Walker
Interview with the acclaimed author Alice Walker
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Patricia De Lille
The first South African woman to lead a political party and to challenge the government
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Claire Bertschinger
The International Red Cross nurse recognised for her work during the Ethiopian famine
Mary Robinson
The first female President of Ireland, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Mohamed ElBaradei
Nobel peace laureate and Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
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Turner prize winning ceramic artist and public transvestite
Newt Gingrich
Former Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives, the first in 40 years
Ahmed Nazif
The Prime Minister of Egypt, Ahmed Nazif, serving under President Hosni Mubarak
Donnachadh McCarthy
The award winning environmentalist and sustainability consultant, living by example
Peter Robertson
Interview with Peter Robertson, Vice Chairman of the oil giant, Chevron Corporation
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Francis Collins
Francis Collins, an American physician-geneticist, director of the Human Genome Project
Salam Pax
The 'ordinary' Iraqi, also known as the Baghdad Blogger, whose blog became world famous
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Former Tamil Tiger activist, whose sister was killed acting for the same cause
Francis Fukuyama
Francis Fukuyama, American intellectual and author of The End of History
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Interview with Garry Kasparov, former World Chess Champion, writer and political activist
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Jean 'Binta' Breeze
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Ibrahim Yazdi
Ibrahim Yazdi: instrumental in the Iranian revolution, leader of the Iran Freedom Movement
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Interview with the exiled crown prince of Iran, son of the late Shah, Reza Pahlavi
Gregory Koukl
Founder of Christian apologetic organisation Stand to Reason and pro-life campaigner