Julian Assange has been sentenced to almost a year in prison, for skipping bail back in 2012.

The Wikileaks founder always argued he couldn't leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he was holed up for almost 7 years, for fear of being extradited to the US.

So what kind of person does that?

Today's episode is a close up view of Julian Assange.

To his supporters, he's a tireless and uncompromising campaigner for truth.

To his critics, he is a narcissistic publicity-seeker who’s endangered lives by putting masses of sensitive information into the public domain.

But what drives him to do what he does?

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Dr Suelette Dreyfus, specialist in computer security and hacking, University of Melbourne

Alan Rusbridger, former Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian, Chairman of the Reuters Institute