Zoe Billingham's guest appearances

Zoe Billingham

Woman's Hour

The Northern Agenda

Tim Farron

Frances O'Grady

John McDonnell

Keir Starmer

Michael Gove

Jake Berry

Lisa Nandy

Dan Jarvis

Helen Marshall

Alex Cunningham

Sam Bright

Rachael Maskell

Laura Pidcock

Jacob Young

Bridget Phillipson

OwlTail

Jessie Buckley

Martine Oborne

Anne Atkins

Jennie Agg

Nazir Afzal

Nuala McGovern talks to Irish actor Jessie Buckley about her new role as one of an extraordinary ensemble cast in the new film Women Talking.  Based on the novel by Miriam Toews, it follows the women of an isolated religious community as they grapple with a huge decision they have to make, as a collective, following the discovery of male violence.  Could God go gender neutral in the Church of England and no longer be referred to only as "he" but also as "they" and "she"?  Rev Martine Oborne chair of  Women and the Church which campaigns for "gender justice" in the church and journalist Anne Atkins discuss.Research estimates 1 in 5 women will lose a pregnancy in their lifetime and 1 in 20 will go through it more than once, but no official record is kept of how many miscarriages happen each year.  After losing four pregnancies in the space of two years, with no obvious cause, Jennie Agg set out to understand why miscarriage remains such a profoundly misunderstood, under researched and under acknowledged experience. She has written about it in Life, Almost, which documents her path to motherhood and her search for answers.  Dorset Police are investigating allegations that firefighters at Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service had taken photos of women who had died in car accidents and shared the images on a Whatsapp group. In the group, male firefighters are alleged to have made degrading comments about the victims. Several female firefighters also spoke of sexual harassment, including claims a male firefighter demanded sexual favours at the scene of a fire. Nazir Afzal, the former chief prosecutor for North West England who carried out an independent review into the London Fire Brigade last year and Zoe Billingham, former head of the Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue  consider if the fire service has a problem with its culture, and in particular women.Presenter: Nuala McGovernProducer: Lisa JenkinsonStudio Manager: Donald McDonald

Nuala McGovern talks to Irish actor Jessie Buckley about her new role as one of an extraordinary ensemble cast in the new film Women Talking. Based on the novel by Miriam Toews, it follows the women of an isolated religious community as they grapple with a huge decision they have to make, as a collective, following the discovery of male violence. Could God go gender neutral in the Church of England and no longer be referred to only as "he" but also as "they" and "she"? Rev Martine Oborne chair of Women and the Church which campaigns for "gender justice" in the church and journalist Anne Atkins discuss. Research estimates 1 in 5 women will lose a pregnancy in their lifetime and 1 in 20 will go through it more than once, but no official record is kept of how many miscarriages happen each year. After losing four pregnancies in the space of two years, with no obvious cause, Jennie Agg set out to understand why miscarriage remains such a profoundly misunderstood, under researched and under acknowledged experience. She has written about it in Life, Almost, which documents her path to motherhood and her search for answers. Dorset Police are investigating allegations that firefighters at Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service had taken photos of women who had died in car accidents and shared the images on a Whatsapp group. In the group, male firefighters are alleged to have made degrading comments about the victims. Several female firefighters also spoke of sexual harassment, including claims a male firefighter demanded sexual favours at the scene of a fire. Nazir Afzal, the former chief prosecutor for North West England who carried out an independent review into the London Fire Brigade last year and Zoe Billingham, former head of the Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue consider if the fire service has a problem with its culture, and in particular women. Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Studio Manager: Donald McDonald

Jessie Buckley, Jennie Agg, Nazir Afzal, Zoe Billingham, Martine Oborne, Anne Atkins

As local authorities submit their bids for their share of the next round of the Levelling Up fund, Bradford council has published a compelling report which argues that the region should be a test case for the project.Bradford City Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe discusses the 16-page document with Westminster editor Dan O'Donohue.And new IPPR North director Zoe Billingham chats to Northern Agenda editor Rob Parsons about her arrival at the think tank - and how the government can really make the levelling up agenda benefit our region.Rob is also joined by Inayat Omarji MBE, a local leader in Bolton who has dedicated 5,000 hours to turning his local abandoned church into a beautiful hub for community life.He discusses the new campaign for a Community Powers Act that will help local people with "their fingers on the pulse" be empowered when it comes to community decision making.The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons and Daniel O'Donoghue, and it is produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.You can subscribe to the daily Northern Agenda newsletter here: http://www.thenorthernagenda.co.uk/

As local authorities submit their bids for their share of the next round of the Levelling Up fund, Bradford council has published a compelling report which argues that the region should be a test case for the project. Bradford City Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe discusses the 16-page document with Westminster editor Dan O'Donohue. And new IPPR North director Zoe Billingham chats to Northern Agenda editor Rob Parsons about her arrival at the think tank - and how the government can really make the levelling up agenda benefit our region. Rob is also joined by Inayat Omarji MBE, a local leader in Bolton who has dedicated 5,000 hours to turning his local abandoned church into a beautiful hub for community life. He discusses the new campaign for a Community Powers Act that will help local people with "their fingers on the pulse" be empowered when it comes to community decision making. The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons and Daniel O'Donoghue, and it is produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin. You can subscribe to the daily Northern Agenda newsletter here: <a href="http://www.thenorthernagenda.co.uk/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thenorthernagenda.co.uk/</a>

Susan Hinchcliffe on why Bradford should be a test case for levelling up | IPPR North's Zoe Billingham on her new job | Community Powers Act