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Turner prize winning ceramic artist and public transvestite
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Francis Collins
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Salam Pax
The 'ordinary' Iraqi, also known as the Baghdad Blogger, whose blog became world famous
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Interview with prominent Catholic priest and writer Father Richard Neuhaus
Nirmala Rajasingham
Former Tamil Tiger activist, whose sister was killed acting for the same cause
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Francis Fukuyama, American intellectual and author of The End of History
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Catharine MacKinnon
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Interview with Jamaican dub poet and storyteller, Jean Breeze
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Gregory Koukl
Founder of Christian apologetic organisation Stand to Reason and pro-life campaigner
Amr Khaled
Egyptian televangelist preaching traditional values of Islam and dialogue with the West
Cherie Blair
Interview with Cherie Blair, lawyer, judge and wife of the UK's Prime Minister, Tony Blair
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first woman to be elected to lead an African nation
Karen Hughes
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, during the Bush presidency
Paul Rusesabagina - Rwanda
The Rwandan honoured for saving over a thousand people during the 1994 Rwandan genocide
Charlie Wilson
Former US Congressman, famous for leading a covert war against the Soviets in Afghanistan
Nando Parrado
Nando Parrado, Uruguayan survivor of the 1972 Andes plane crash
Mike Scheuer
Former CIA worker and author of Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror
Craig Newmark
Craig Newmark inventor of the popular Craigslist website
Carlos Acosta
Interview with Cuban ballet dancer, Carlos Acosta
Amartya Sen
Nobel prize winning Indian economist and philosopher, challenges pre-conceived ideas
Niall Ferguson
Influential and controversial British historian, who specialises in the history of empire
Joschka Fischer
Long serving popular politician, former German Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor
Dora Akunyili
Dora Akunyili, recognised around the world for her fight against counterfeit drugs