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The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show: Jill Halfpenny and Professor Tanya Byron

Jill Halfpenny and Professor Tanya Byron

BBC Radio 2 - The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, Jill Halfpenny and Professor Tanya Byron

Jill Halfpenny chats to Zoe about The Drowning and Prof Tanya Byron talks mental health.

Jill Halfpenny chats to Zoe about her new Channel 5 thriller and Professor Tanya Byron discusses her new BBC One documentary, The Truth About Improving Your Mental Health.

Jill Halfpenny chats to Zoe about The Drowning, a new identity thriller for Channel 5. The Drowning starts when Jodie, played by Jill, catches sight of Daniel, a teenage boy, and she is convinced she has found her missing son. Whether she is right or not, in that moment her spark of hope is ignited and she commits to a dangerous and transgressive path that will take her to the edge of reason. Jill's other notable roles include Rebecca Hopkins in Coronation Street, Kate Mitchell in EastEnders and of course, she won the second series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2004.

Clinical psychologist Tanya Byron calls in to talk about her new BBC One documentary, The Truth About Improving Your Mental Health. In the programme, Tanya teams up with TV pundit and former England footballer Alex Scott, who has suffered from depression. Together, they look at how the latest science can help treat some of the most common mental health issues. Tanya is a psychologist, writer, and presenter, best known for her work as a child therapist on television shows Little Angels and The House of Tiny Tearaways and has been working both in the NHS and privately for over twenty years.

Along with Jason K on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, Zoe and the team have the best start to your morning. With celeb guests, quizzes, headlines, tunes chosen by listeners and more music than you can shake a glitterball at!

There's also a daily Pause For Thought with Sarah Joseph and listeners on the line as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

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