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From television commercials in the 1970s, to today’s toga-ripping, chariot-flipping sequel to Gladiator.Sir Ridley Scott is one of Britain’s greatest film directors.The grammar school boy, born in South Shields, spent part of his childhood in Germany before pursuing his passion for art at school in Hartlepool and then the Royal College of Art.But the camera appealed to Scott as much as the canvas, and Stephen Smith has been talking with the Hollywood titan’s friends, family and peers to find out more about him - and his work.Contributors Jake Scott - Director Arthur Max - Production Designer Francine Stock - Film Critic Michael Broers - Historian David Scarpa - Screenwriter Janty Yates - Costume DesignerProduction Team Presenter: Stephen Smith Producers: Nathan Gower and Ben Cooper Editor: Ben Mundy Sound: James Beard Production Coordinator: Maria Ogundele Credits Alien (1979): 20th Century-Fox, Brandywine Productions Gladiator (2000): DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures, Scott Free Productions, Red Wagon Entertainment Napoleon (2023): Apple Studios, Scott Free Productions, Columbia Pictures (through Sony Pictures Releasing) Gladiator II (2024): Scott Free Productions, Lucy Fisher/Douglas Wick Productions, Paramount Pictures

Born in communist East Germany, to a German mother and Iranian father, Sahra Wagenknecht has long been the face of the country’s hard left. But her own breakaway political movement, supporting a higher minimum wage as well as an end to weapons deliveries to Ukraine, appears to be gaining further support.And with Germany set to hold elections early next year, following the collapse of the governing coalition, some think the 54-year-old will play a pivotal role in the future politics of the EU's largest economy.In this edition of Profile, Mark Coles takes a closer look at the leader of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW).Contributors Nina Haase - Chief Political Correspondent at Deustche Welle (DW) Wolfgang Herles - Journalist and Filmmaker James Angelos - Germany News Editor at POLITICO Fabio De Masi - German MEP for BSW political party Amid Rabieh - Deputy Leader of German BSW political partyProduction Team Presenter: Mark Coles Producers: Emma Close, Ben Cooper Editor: Ben Mundy Sound: Neil Churchill Production Coordinators: Maria Ogundele and Janet StaplesCredits Deutsche Welle (DW)

She is one of the highest-ranking women in the Labour Party, now holding the position of home secretary.Yvette Cooper, born in Inverness in 1969, grew up in Hampshire and went on to forge a career in politics full of firsts. She served as the first female chief secretary to the Treasury. She also became the first minister to take maternity leave, and she was one half of the first married couple in the cabinet - alongside Ed Balls.But not everyone is convinced Yvette Cooper has the answers to the big problems in her in-tray, particularly on the small boats issue.Stephen Smith talks to friends and political allies, to understand the views and events that have shaped this veteran Labour politician.Contributors Alan Johnson - former Labour Minister Harriet Harman - Labour Politician Tim Loughton - former Tory MP Stephanie Flanders - Economist and JournalistProduction Team Producers: Emma Close and Nathan Gower Editor: Ben Mundy Sound: James Beard Production Coordinator: Maria OgundeleCredits 1991 Harvard Commencement Address 1992 Bill Clinton Campaign Speech Tony Blair 1997 Election Victory Speech