Andrew Billen's guest appearances

Andrew Billen

Woman's Hour

In Writing with Hattie Crisell

Oxon Inspires Podcast

Cressida Cowell

Maggie O'Farrell

Elif Shafak

Emma Jane Unsworth

Shelley Klein

Heather Viles

Mary Bousted

Baroness Morgan

Rachael Hearson

Meg Learmonth

Trouper Sandy Collver

Debora MacKenzie

Vee Kativhu

Nneka Ikeogu

Sarah Ransome

OwlTail

Mary Anne Sieghart

Catherine Morgan

Julie Flynn

Bobbi Brown

Lucy St

The shift to mask wearing and homeworking saw many of us ditch our make-up during the pandemic. Perhaps not the best time to launch a new beauty business – but that’s what Bobbi Brown has done. She talks to Emma Barnett about her new beauty range and her career in the industry.Phantom of the Opera was first performed 35 years ago in London’s West End. It’s the second longest-running musical here, the longest running show in Broadway history and has been performed worldwide and seen by more than an estimated 130 million people in 145 cities across 27 countries. It has just reopened and Lucy St Louis is playing the female lead – Christine Daee, the first Black woman to play this role. From George Eliot to JK Rowling, it is no secret that there is an assumption some men are put off by reading works written by women. But with figures showing men are four times as likely to pick up books written by other men than women, whereas women are just as likely to read books by men as they are by women, what is going wrong? And, does this affect other areas of writing? We talk to Andrew Billen a columnist with the Times, and to the author Mary Ann Sieghart .And we kick off a new series about Women and Money with two financial experts Catherine Morgan, the host of the In Her Financial Shoes podcast  and Julie Flynn who's a financial adviser specialising in working with women who have lost their partner.  We’ll focus on financial secrets - Do you have money secrets that make you anxious? That you can’t face and make you want to dive under the duvet? If so, we want to hear from you.Presenter: Emma BarnettProducer: Lisa JenkinsonStudio Engineers: Jo Langton and Tim Heffer

The shift to mask wearing and homeworking saw many of us ditch our make-up during the pandemic. Perhaps not the best time to launch a new beauty business – but that’s what Bobbi Brown has done. She talks to Emma Barnett about her new beauty range and her career in the industry. Phantom of the Opera was first performed 35 years ago in London’s West End. It’s the second longest-running musical here, the longest running show in Broadway history and has been performed worldwide and seen by more than an estimated 130 million people in 145 cities across 27 countries. It has just reopened and Lucy St Louis is playing the female lead – Christine Daee, the first Black woman to play this role. From George Eliot to JK Rowling, it is no secret that there is an assumption some men are put off by reading works written by women. But with figures showing men are four times as likely to pick up books written by other men than women, whereas women are just as likely to read books by men as they are by women, what is going wrong? And, does this affect other areas of writing? We talk to Andrew Billen a columnist with the Times, and to the author Mary Ann Sieghart . And we kick off a new series about Women and Money with two financial experts Catherine Morgan, the host of the In Her Financial Shoes podcast and Julie Flynn who's a financial adviser specialising in working with women who have lost their partner. We’ll focus on financial secrets - Do you have money secrets that make you anxious? That you can’t face and make you want to dive under the duvet? If so, we want to hear from you. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Studio Engineers: Jo Langton and Tim Heffer

Bobbi Brown, Lucy St Louis, Andrew Billen, Mary Anne Sieghart, Catherine Morgan, Julie Flynn

This week on the Oxon Inspires Podcast we had the pleasure, and pressure, of chatting to Andrew Billen about his illustrious 40-year career as part of Britain’s journalistic elite. We say pressure, as Andrew ‘has carved out a career as one of Britain’s most feared interviewers’, spending much of his career interviewing celebrities and high society; thankfully, the shoe was on the other foot!   As an awarding winning journalist and interviewer, he tells many stories of his experiences interviewing those in the limelight and how he continues to craft successful pieces today.   Andrew is a charming chap, who is passionate about his craft. Listen in to the show as he offers highlights of his fascinating career, provides tips for future generations of journalist, and opens up about Oxford, the place he calls home.   If you aren’t a regular reader of The Times, you can find Andrew’s great work in the links and resources below.   Links &amp; Resources   https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/andrew-billen?page=1 https://shortbooks.co.uk/theauthor/andrew-billen

This week on the Oxon Inspires Podcast we had the pleasure, and pressure, of chatting to Andrew Billen about his illustrious 40-year career as part of Britain’s journalistic elite. We say pressure, as Andrew ‘has carved out a career as one of Britain’s most feared interviewers’, spending much of his career interviewing celebrities and high society; thankfully, the shoe was on the other foot! As an awarding winning journalist and interviewer, he tells many stories of his experiences interviewing those in the limelight and how he continues to craft successful pieces today. Andrew is a charming chap, who is passionate about his craft. Listen in to the show as he offers highlights of his fascinating career, provides tips for future generations of journalist, and opens up about Oxford, the place he calls home. If you aren’t a regular reader of The Times, you can find Andrew’s great work in the links and resources below. Links &amp; Resources <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/andrew-billen?page=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/andrew-billen?page=1</a> <a href="https://shortbooks.co.uk/theauthor/andrew-billen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://shortbooks.co.uk/theauthor/andrew-billen</a>

#4 - Andrew Billen - Journalist, Feature Writer, TV Critic and Author

For a while I’ve been looking for a chance to pick Andrew Billen’s brain about how he writes his insightful, revealing profiles of celebrities and politicians for The Times, and in this episode I visit him at his family home in Oxford to do just that. Andrew looks back on 30 years of interviews, talks me through his ‘essay plan’, and reveals some of the most and least successful encounters he’s had in his career. Logo by Ben Neale

For a while I’ve been looking for a chance to pick Andrew Billen’s brain about how he writes his insightful, revealing profiles of celebrities and politicians for The Times, and in this episode I visit him at his family home in Oxford to do just that. Andrew looks back on 30 years of interviews, talks me through his ‘essay plan’, and reveals some of the most and least successful encounters he’s had in his career. Logo by Ben Neale

S1 Ep8: Andrew Billen, feature writer and interviewer