Last updated: 9/8/2010 11:26:43 AM GMT

Hairdresser
Posted on August 20, 2010
Jessica Leverett loves her job. As she tells Leo Benedictus, there is no way that she would put up with the long hours and low pay if she didn't
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Midwife
Posted on August 20, 2010
The midwife Katie Gooder is never far from her pager, which beeps through the night, calling her to assist with another home birth, she tells Graham Snowdon
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Prison officer
Posted on August 20, 2010
Prison officer Brenda Hinnell was drawn to her work because she loved discipline, but now, she tells Leo Benedictus, rehabilitation is her top priority
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Professional footballer
Posted on August 20, 2010
The footballer Nigel Reo-Coker is living his childhood fantasy and he loves it. Leo Benedictus hears how he copes with the extreme highs and lows of the Premier League.
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Police officer
Posted on August 20, 2010
Over the course of a long career, Elaine Brown has always valued education over arrests in the fight against crime, she tells Graham Snowdon
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Stuntman
Posted on August 20, 2010
What does it take to forge a career leaping off tall buildings? Just a healthy fear and a childlike sense of fun, Dean Forster tells Leo Benedictus.
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B&B owners
Posted on August 20, 2010
Trevor and Val Martin got tired of the rat race and moved to Swansea. Mat Snow visits their lovingly recreated world of ginger cakes and non-drip teapots
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Bank manager
Posted on August 19, 2010
You won't find Nick Chetwood wearing a bowler hat - these days, he tells Leo Benedictus, his job is more about leading his staff than locking away the cash
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Taxidermist
Posted on August 19, 2010
Perplexed by negative perceptions of his trade, Kim McDonald tells Graham Snowdon how he is inspired by a passion for wildlife and guided by firm ethics
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Choreographer
Posted on August 19, 2010
Ensuring his West End dancers know their steps is the easy part, says Stori James - it's the wannabes dressed as cats he has to worry about.
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