<description>&lt;p&gt;Paul Sinton-Hewitt, the founder of parkrun, was born in Zimbabwe and moved to South Africa at the age of five, where he was brought up in care with his two siblings. Always a keen middle distance runner, he was a second for a friend in one of South Africa's most gruelling road races. Eventually he moved to the UK to work in IT and raise a family. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After a perfect storm of redundancy, marriage breakdown and an injury which prevented him from running with his own club, he decided he'd start a time trial in a local park, for his running club pals. The only proviso that they had to have coffee and cake with him afterwards. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Twenty years later, that timed run that he started has outpaced anything he could have envisaged and turned into parkrun. The 5k run around local parks on a Saturday morning, has gone global and the parkrun community has hundreds of thousands of people running or volunteering as stewards every week. Stephen Smith finds out what makes Paul Sinton-Hewitt run. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;PRESENTER: Stephen Smith&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;PRODUCTION TEAM&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producers: Julie Ball, Natasha Fernandes, Farhana Haider
Editor: Tom Bigwood
Production Co-ordinators: Maria Ogundele and Sabine Schereck
Sound: Neil Churchill&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CONTRIBUTORS&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Roun Barry, School friend
Hugh Brasher, Director, London Marathon
Bruce Fordyce, Marathon runner
Duncan Gaskell, parkrunner and friend
Russ Jeffereys - CEO, parkrun
Eileen Jones, Author and parkrunner
Joanne Sinton-Hewitt, Wife&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Paul Sinton-Hewitt, the founder of parkrun. Presented by Stephen Smith.

Paul Sinton-Hewitt, the founder of parkrun, was born in Zimbabwe and moved to South Africa at the age of five, where he was brought up in care with his two siblings. Always a keen middle distance runner, he was a second for a friend in one of South Africa's most gruelling road races. Eventually he moved to the UK to work in IT and raise a family. After a perfect storm of redundancy, marriage breakdown and an injury which prevented him from running with his own club, he decided he'd start a time trial in a local park, for his running club pals. The only proviso that they had to have coffee and cake with him afterwards. Twenty years later, that timed run that he started has outpaced anything he could have envisaged and turned into parkrun. The 5k run around local parks on a Saturday morning, has gone global and the parkrun community has hundreds of thousands of people running or volunteering as stewards every week. Stephen Smith finds out what makes Paul Sinton-Hewitt run. PRESENTER: Stephen SmithPRODUCTION TEAMProducers: Julie Ball, Natasha Fernandes, Farhana Haider
Editor: Tom Bigwood
Production Co-ordinators: Maria Ogundele and Sabine Schereck
Sound: Neil ChurchillCONTRIBUTORSRoun Barry, School friend
Hugh Brasher, Director, London Marathon
Bruce Fordyce, Marathon runner
Duncan Gaskell, parkrunner and friend
Russ Jeffereys - CEO, parkrun
Eileen Jones, Author and parkrunner
Joanne Sinton-Hewitt, Wife

Paul Sinton-Hewitt

<description>&lt;p&gt;Beyoncé recently released her Country album, 'Cowboy Carter' and already it's at the top of the Billboard Country Charts. She's come a long way from the quiet, shy girl singing in school talent competitions and the local church choir. Breaking into the mainstream with the all girl group Destiny's Child and the launch a solo career which would ultimately propel her to the ranks of global superstar. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With contributions including her father, Mathew Knowles and Radio 2 DJ and broadcaster, Trevor Nelson. After breaking the barriers of Country what's next for Queen B and how will she handle it? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;PRESENTER: Mark Coles&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CONTRIBUTORS&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mathew Knowles, Father, Founder of Music World Entertainment Corp&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Trevor Nelson, BBC R2 DJ, Broadcaster and Presenter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cache McClay, Beyonce Reporter, USA Today &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;David Lee Brewer, Opera Singer and Vocal Coach&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jon Hetherington, Fan &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tiffany Monique Ryan, Vocalist &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;PRODUCTION TEAM&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producers: Julie Ball &amp;amp; Madeleine Drury
Researcher: Jay Gardner
Editor: Tom Bigwood
Sound: James Beard
Production Co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CREDITS&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coachella, The Homecoming, Netflix 
Girls Tyme, Star Search, TPE/Rysher Entertainment 
The People's Workshop 
BBC R2 Trevor Nelson's Divas - Beyonce
BBC R1 Trevor Nelson R &amp;amp; B Show
Barack Obama Inauguration Ball - ABC &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MUSIC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Texas Hold 'Em, Beyonce
Publisher: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;All Night, Beyonce
Publisher: WarnerBros Music Corp &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Run the World (Girls), Beyonce 
Publisher: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Beyoncé, the first black woman to top the  Billboard Country Chart with Cowboy Carter.

Beyoncé recently released her Country album, 'Cowboy Carter' and already it's at the top of the Billboard Country Charts. She's come a long way from the quiet, shy girl singing in school talent competitions and the local church choir. Breaking into the mainstream with the all girl group Destiny's Child and the launch a solo career which would ultimately propel her to the ranks of global superstar. With contributions including her father, Mathew Knowles and Radio 2 DJ and broadcaster, Trevor Nelson. After breaking the barriers of Country what's next for Queen B and how will she handle it? PRESENTER: Mark ColesCONTRIBUTORSMathew Knowles, Father, Founder of Music World Entertainment CorpTrevor Nelson, BBC R2 DJ, Broadcaster and PresenterCache McClay, Beyonce Reporter, USA Today David Lee Brewer, Opera Singer and Vocal CoachJon Hetherington, Fan Tiffany Monique Ryan, Vocalist PRODUCTION TEAMProducers: Julie Ball &amp; Madeleine Drury
Researcher: Jay Gardner
Editor: Tom Bigwood
Sound: James Beard
Production Co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele CREDITSCoachella, The Homecoming, Netflix 
Girls Tyme, Star Search, TPE/Rysher Entertainment 
The People's Workshop 
BBC R2 Trevor Nelson's Divas - Beyonce
BBC R1 Trevor Nelson R &amp; B Show
Barack Obama Inauguration Ball - ABC MUSICTexas Hold 'Em, Beyonce
Publisher: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia All Night, Beyonce
Publisher: WarnerBros Music Corp Run the World (Girls), Beyonce 
Publisher: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia

Beyoncé

<description>&lt;p&gt;Although Simon Harris reportedly describes himself as an 'accidental politician', he has managed to make a career out of it. His interest in politics was sparked at the age of 15 when he set up a support group in his local town to campaign for better secondary education for autistic people after he saw his parents struggle to get help for his younger brother. From then on his path was set. After a brief dalliance with Fianna Fail he joined the youth wing of the Fine Gael party at 17. He gave up his degree studies in year three of a four year course to work as an assistant to the then leader of the opposition in the Irish Parliament. By the age of 24 he was elected to parliament with the nickname 'Baby of the Dail' and was a junior minister by the age of 27. Since then he's held two further ministerial posts. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now, after the shock resignation of former Taioseach, Leo Varadkar in late March, he was elected unopposed as leader of the Fine Gael party and now is expected to be confirmed as the new Taoiseach when the parliament returns after the Easter break. With a new nickname, 'The Tik Tok Taoiseach' because of his use of social media he's on track to break another record, set by his predecessor as the youngest Taoiseach in history to date. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kate Lamble finds out what makes him tick outside of Tik Tok and his rapid rise to the top job in Irish politics. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;PRESENTER: Kate Lamble&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CONTRIBUTORS&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Frances Fitzgerald, MEP, Dublin, Ireland&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Councillor Ray McAdam, Fine Gael&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alice O'Donnell, Triple A Alliance &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jennifer O'Leary, BBC Ireland Correspondent &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fionnan Sheahan, Ireland Editor, The Irish Independent &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;PRODUCTION TEAM&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producers: Julie Ball &amp;amp; Madeleine Drury
Researcher: Jay Gardner 
Editor: Tom Bigwood 
Production Co-ordinators: Katie Morrison &amp;amp; Sabine Schereck 
Sound: Nigel Appleton&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Ireland's youngest and newest Taioseach in waiting.

Although Simon Harris reportedly describes himself as an 'accidental politician', he has managed to make a career out of it. His interest in politics was sparked at the age of 15 when he set up a support group in his local town to campaign for better secondary education for autistic people after he saw his parents struggle to get help for his younger brother. From then on his path was set. After a brief dalliance with Fianna Fail he joined the youth wing of the Fine Gael party at 17. He gave up his degree studies in year three of a four year course to work as an assistant to the then leader of the opposition in the Irish Parliament. By the age of 24 he was elected to parliament with the nickname 'Baby of the Dail' and was a junior minister by the age of 27. Since then he's held two further ministerial posts. Now, after the shock resignation of former Taioseach, Leo Varadkar in late March, he was elected unopposed as leader of the Fine Gael party and now is expected to be confirmed as the new Taoiseach when the parliament returns after the Easter break. With a new nickname, 'The Tik Tok Taoiseach' because of his use of social media he's on track to break another record, set by his predecessor as the youngest Taoiseach in history to date. Kate Lamble finds out what makes him tick outside of Tik Tok and his rapid rise to the top job in Irish politics. PRESENTER: Kate LambleCONTRIBUTORSFrances Fitzgerald, MEP, Dublin, IrelandCouncillor Ray McAdam, Fine GaelAlice O'Donnell, Triple A Alliance Jennifer O'Leary, BBC Ireland Correspondent Fionnan Sheahan, Ireland Editor, The Irish Independent PRODUCTION TEAMProducers: Julie Ball &amp; Madeleine Drury
Researcher: Jay Gardner 
Editor: Tom Bigwood 
Production Co-ordinators: Katie Morrison &amp; Sabine Schereck 
Sound: Nigel Appleton

Simon Harris

<description>&lt;p&gt;Rosemarie Mallett’s star has risen quickly in the Church of England. After a career in academia and a period of disenchantment with the institution, she became a priest in 2005, attracting the attention of senior members of the clergy for her engagement with communities and issues of social justice alike.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bishop Rosemarie was herself born into a situation shaped by slavery, in the then colony Barbados, before coming to the UK as a child. Now a senior cleric, she has co-authored a report on how the Church of England should make amends for its historic financial involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, which has attracted praise from some and criticism from others.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stephen Smith talks to those who know Mallett best, exploring how her life has shaped her approach to music, ministry, and racial justice.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presenter: Stephen Smith
Producer: Nathan Gower
Production team: Debbie Richford, Drew Hyndman
Editor: Tom Bigwood
Programme Coordinators: Sabine Schereck, Maria Ogundele 
Sound Engineer: Rod Farquhar&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Rosemarie Mallett, bishop of Croydon.

Rosemarie Mallett’s star has risen quickly in the Church of England. After a career in academia and a period of disenchantment with the institution, she became a priest in 2005, attracting the attention of senior members of the clergy for her engagement with communities and issues of social justice alike.Bishop Rosemarie was herself born into a situation shaped by slavery, in the then colony Barbados, before coming to the UK as a child. Now a senior cleric, she has co-authored a report on how the Church of England should make amends for its historic financial involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, which has attracted praise from some and criticism from others.Stephen Smith talks to those who know Mallett best, exploring how her life has shaped her approach to music, ministry, and racial justice.Presenter: Stephen Smith
Producer: Nathan Gower
Production team: Debbie Richford, Drew Hyndman
Editor: Tom Bigwood
Programme Coordinators: Sabine Schereck, Maria Ogundele 
Sound Engineer: Rod Farquhar

Bishop Rosemarie Mallett

<description>&lt;p&gt;Vaughan Gething this week became Wales’ new First Minister, and the leader of Welsh Labour. He’s the fifth person to hold the post and the first black leader of a national government in Europe. 	&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No stranger to breaking barriers, this employment lawyer rose apace to the top of student and trades unions alike, before election to the Welsh Senedd and ministerial office, charged with overseeing first health and then the economy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mark Coles looks back at how a cricket-mad schoolboy became First Minister of the land of his father - a journey from Zambia to Cardiff by way of rural Dorset - and finds out what drives him from those who know him best.
 
Presenter: Mark Coles
Producer: Nathan Gower
Production Team: Debbie Richford, Drew Hyndman, Julie Ball
Production Coordinator: Katie Morrison
Editor: Tom Bigwood
Sound Engineer: Graham Puddifoot&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Wales’s new First Minister and leader of Welsh Labour.

Vaughan Gething this week became Wales’ new First Minister, and the leader of Welsh Labour. He’s the fifth person to hold the post and the first black leader of a national government in Europe. 	No stranger to breaking barriers, this employment lawyer rose apace to the top of student and trades unions alike, before election to the Welsh Senedd and ministerial office, charged with overseeing first health and then the economy.Mark Coles looks back at how a cricket-mad schoolboy became First Minister of the land of his father - a journey from Zambia to Cardiff by way of rural Dorset - and finds out what drives him from those who know him best.
 
Presenter: Mark Coles
Producer: Nathan Gower
Production Team: Debbie Richford, Drew Hyndman, Julie Ball
Production Coordinator: Katie Morrison
Editor: Tom Bigwood
Sound Engineer: Graham Puddifoot

Vaughan Gething

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