On the 50th anniversary of the International Wages for Housework Campaign, Frankie Lister-Fell spoke to activist, writer and campaigner Selma James. Selma co-founded Kentish Town’s Women's Crossroads Road Centre in 1975, and it is the longest standing women's centre in London. Selma speaks about the campaign’s success, initial resistance from femin…

Speaking to André Langlois this week is writer, comedian, bibliophile, scientist’s foil and creator of this April’s biggest Christmas celebration Robin Ince. Familiar to a wide audience these days through the Infinite Monkey Cage, with Professor Brian Cox, Robin constantly has other projects on the go, from stage and radio shows to a new book in th…

In this episode of the Ham&High Podcast, marking International Women's Day, André Langlois chats with engineer Dame Jo Da Silva. With vast experience working in disaster zones, Muswell Hill’s Dame Jo is currently global director of sustainable development at the company Arup. She received her damehood, and previously a CBE, for work in internationa…

On the Ham&High Podcast this week, Sally Patterson talks to Dr Ally Jaffee, who is a working junior doctor and the co-founder of Nutritank, which promotes the importance of food and nutrition in medicine. Earlier this year, she received a Diana Award, a scheme launched in memory of Princess Diana. Here, Ally discusses the role of food in medicine a…

On this week’s podcast we turn our attention to Glasgow (slightly to the north of the Ham&High’s distribution area) to discuss the COP26 climate summit. Sally Patterson talks to professor of earth system science Mark Maslin, and André Langlois hears from Laura Marks, founder of Mitzvah Day, chair of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust and an interfait…

This week André Langlois speaks to Crouch End's Phoebe Morgan. As well as being the author of four novels to date – including this year’s The Wild Girls – Phoebe is editorial director at Harper Collins, responsible for crime novels and thrillers. We discuss her career, as well as the million dollar questions: How do you write a book and how do you …

In the first episode of season 3 of the Ham&High Podcast, Bridget Galton speaks to former Labour leader, and current shadow business secretary, Ed Miliband. A Camden stalwart, Ed has a book out titled Go Big: How to Fix Our World. He’s also a podcast veteran, recording the long-running Reasons to be Cheerful with Geoff Lloyd. In this interview he d…

André Langlois speaks to journalist and former Number 10 communications chief Alastair Campbell and journalist and education campaigner Fiona Millar about life with serious mental health challenges, as documented in Alastair's book, Living Better: How I Learned to Survive Depression. This episode is an interview from the live online event Ham&High:…

On May 21 we held Ham&High: Our Community’s Mental Health – a day of online events around wellbeing. We’ll be releasing some of the sessions in the coming weeks and we start with a really fun discussion around comedy. Joining Ham&High editor André Langlois were stand-ups Charlie George and Rich Wilson, Tash Alexander from the social enterprise Head…

In this episode, Michael Boniface chats with the amazing composer, singer, songwriter and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson. Ayanna lives in Hornsey and this year released an EP, Rise Up, featuring Akala, as a celebration of her Jamaican heritage. She talks about the music she loves, her path to success and the important roles her school and teachers p…

Our guest this week is L’myah Sherae, founder of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Race Equality in Education, which launched in February. We discuss L’myah’s journey to Hampstead from Nottingham via Cambridge, what it’s like working in Westminster, and what needs to be done to improve equality in education.…

In this episode, Sally Patterson speaks to Mandu Reid, leader of the Women’s Equality Party and the party’s candidate for mayor of London. Mandu discusses her manifesto, her route into politics, and the party’s role in the current political landscape.By Ham & High Podcast

In this episode Sally Patterson speaks to another of London’s mayoral hopefuls. He doesn’t represent one of the major political parties, he believes our democracy has come under attack, and he’s not originally from this country, which might explain his idiosyncratic look. Our guest is Count Binface.By Ham & High Podcast

Speaking to Sally Patterson for this episode is another of the candidates in May’s election for the Mayor of London. Many listeners will recognise Hampstead's Brian Rose. In his own words, he’s “on the billboards and in the suits”, but he’s also behind the self-proclaimed free speech digital channel London Real, which has come under fire for giving…

In this episode André Langlois discusses the musician Prince with rock journalist Barney Hoskyns. April 21 marks five years since the artist’s death at his Paisley Park Studios in Minneapolis. Although that city was an integral part of Prince’s identity, he also had an affection for London, visiting often to play shows in both arenas and small club…

This week we are launching a revamped Ham&High newspaper and, to coincide with that, editor André Langlois here interviews Hampstead and Kilburn MP Tulip Siddiq, Labour’s shadow minister for children and early years. They spoke on March 4 about a whole range of subjects, from Tulip's fears for the future of nurseries, to the Royal Free Hospital, an…

Our guest this week on the Ham&High Podcast is the first of the candidates from the main political parties in the forthcoming London mayoral election. The Liberal Democrats’ Luisa Porritt is a Belsize councillor in Camden and a former MEP. Among the topics for discussion are threats to our liberty, housing and low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs).…

This week Bridget Galton meets Camden’s Conrad Khan, who is currently filming for a new series of Peaky Blinders. Conrad is nominated for the EE Rising Star award at this year’s BAFTAs for his performance as vulnerable teenager Tyler in the film County LinesBy Ham & High Podcast

This week, André Langlois meets Tom Bright, who is not only a solo musical artist but heads up Islington Radio and, with Box Media, is one of the team behind Crouch End Studios and the Archway Tavern. We touch on working with Mick Jones from The Clash, and discuss what the future holds for music in London.…

This week Sam Volpe meets DJ and broadcaster Edward Adoo, covering topics from the loss of the best pistachio flavour in London to the roots of knife crime. And from working in a profession with preconceptions about what voices “fit” to the joys of spinning records for packed rooms and A-list celebrities.…

This week on the Ham&High Podcast, André Langlois meets Bibi Khan, president of the London Islamic Cultural Society, known as Wightman Road Mosque, in north London. They discuss the history of the mosque and its work in the community, and the challenges the coronavirus pandemic has brought.By Ham & High Podcast

This week on the Ham&High Podcast, André Langlois meets Lucas Hare and Kerry Shale, hosts of the podcast Is It Rolling, Bob? Talking Dylan. They discuss Bob Dylan, of course, but also how that topic opens up discussions about life, art, politics and culture.By Ham & High Podcast

Speaking to André Langlois this week on the Ham&High Podcast is Labour leader, and Holborn and St Pancras MP, Sir Keir Starmer, who discusses his political roots, as well as his approach to the issues of today, including what comes after the coronavirus pandemic, the NHS, universal credit, the environment and inequality in society.…

Speaking to André Langlois on this week's Ham&High Podcast is television's Gail Porter. Gail discusses mental health, the joys of hosting Top of the Pops and the party we're going all going to need when the pandemic is over.By Ham & High Podcast

To kick off series 2 of the Ham&High Podcast, André Langlois speaks to Highgate-based actor Linus Karp, whose last stage show was 'How to Live a Jellicle Life: life lessons from the 2019 hit movie musical Cats'. As well discussing his fascination with the Tom Hooper film, Linus talks about the state of theatre under the pandemic.…

This week, on a festive Ham&High Podcast, we have something a bit different. The Royale Dickens Theatre Company launched this month with a production of A Christmas Carol at The Studio Theatre at the School of the Science of Acting, in Holloway Road. Streaming performances of the show are being made available at royaledickens.co.uk Here they presen…

André Langlois' guest this week on the Ham&High Podcast is Laura Marks OBE. Laura is the founder of Mitzvah Day, an annual day of community action, and chair of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. She is also co-founder of Nisa-Nashim, a Jewish and Muslim women’s network, and is on the mayor of London’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Grou…

André Langlois' guest this week on the Ham&High Podcast is David Stark. David has released a memoir, It’s All Too Much - Adventures of a Teenage Beatles Fan in the ‘60s & Beyond. In it he tells the tales of remarkable encounters with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, from gate-crashing the Yellow Submarine film premiere …

This week André Langlois chats with Tom Molnar, co-founder and CEO of Gail’s Bakery. Since opening its first branch in Hampstead in 2005, Gail’s has expanded and now has around 60 outlets in the London area. We talk about the value of quality bread, the pressure the pandemic has put on food producers and how getting around on a skateboard helps Tom…

On this week’s Ham&High Podcast, Green Party co-leader Sian Berry speaks to André Langlois about lockdown, the benefits for all of low-traffic neighbourhoods, the TV show Glee and the importance of political parties working together.By Ham & High Podcast

This week André Langlois speaks to journalist and documentary maker Andrew Gold. Andrew was a Highgate resident until a few years ago when he upped sticks to Buenos Aires, in Argentina, and began looking into the work of Padre Manuel Acuña - an investigation which led to the BBC documentary Exorcism: The Battle For Young Minds. He also has a podcas…

This week André Langlois chats with Rabbi David Mason of Muswell Hill Synagogue. As for all of us, it has been a challenging year for David, helping the community through the pandemic, and we spoke just days after a second national lockdown was announced. We also spoke a week after the release of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report in…

Speaking to André Langlois' this week is an acclaimed actor and a Highgate resident. Juliet Stevenson shot to fame with her role in Truly, Madly, Deeply but she has a phenomenal CV, having worked consistently for 40 years. She can currently be seen on the BBC in Sara Pascoe’s comedy Out Of Her Mind. This episode of the podcast was recorded before t…

The Ham&High Podcast is back after a Covid-enforced break and, this week, speaking to André Langlois is comedian and author Arabella Weir. Arabella is known for shows including The Fast Show, Posh Nosh and Two Doors Down, and for books including the international bestseller Does My Bum Look Big In This. We discuss life in Camden and Crouch End, bui…

Each week the Ham & High Podcast interviews a different guest about their life and career. In this episode, André Langlois speaks to Catherine West, MP for Hornsey and Wood Green, about the political landscape, how we got here and how we should respond to the current crisis.By Ham & High Podcast

Each week the Ham & High Podcast interviews a different guest about their life and career. In this episode André Langlois meets George and Harry from the band FEET, who are holed up in Muswell Hill working towards a follow-up to their debut album What's Inside Is More Than Just Ham...By Ham & High Podcast

Each week the Ham & High Podcast interviews a different guest about their life and career. In this episode André Langlois talks to Martin Stone, organiser of Muswell Hill Soup Kitchen and founder of www.nextmeal.co.uk about the roles of voluntary organisations and the authorities in helping those who find themselves homeless.…

Each week the Ham & High Podcast interviews a different guest about their life and career. This week features editor Bridget Galton talks to Marcus Davey, chief executive and artistic director of the Roundhouse, about coping with life in lockdown, experimenting with socially-distanced gigs, the birth of the psychedelia movement, having the best job…

Each week the Ham & High Podcast interviews a different guest about their life and career. In this episode Bridget Galton talks to Muswell Hill journalist Liz Thompson about Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and the cultural wellspring that is Greenwich Village.By Ham & High Podcast

John Plews runs Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre with his wife, Katie, and is chair of the Society of Independent Theatres (SIT).By Ham & High Podcast

Each week the Ham & High Podcast interviews a different guest about their life and career. This week chief reporter Franki Berry talks to Pat Venditti, programme director of Greenpeace UK, about relocating from Canada to North London, the climate and nature emergencies, being muck-sprayed by a farmer and what kind of society we want to see after th…

Each week the Ham & High Podcast interviews a different guest about their life and career. This week editor André Langlois talks to the radio presenter, producer and writer Matt Everitt about the rise and fall of Britpop, the 25th anniversary of the Blur v Oasis chart battle and having a front seat for it all as a member of the band Menswear.…

Each week the Ham & High Podcast interviews a different guest about their life and career. This week editor André Langlois talks to the comedian Shazia Mirza about doing 5am stand-up gigs in lockdown, how reality TV was partly to blame for Brexit, the impact of the Black Lives Matter protests and saying yes to everything.…

Each week the Ham & High Podcast interviews a different guest about their life and career. This week editor André Langlois talks to the actress Michelle Collins about life in lockdown, finding fame in Eastenders, the return of the monologue and the future of theatre. To see the new series of monologues, curated and produced by Michelle alongside th…

Each week the Ham & High Podcast interviews a different guest about their life and career. This week editor André Langlois talks to journalist, television presenter and charity founder Dame Esther Rantzen about life in lockdown, her charity work with Childline and The Silver Line, being Brown Owl of her lunch club The Hampsters and turning 80.…

For more than 150 years the Hampstead and Highgate Express has been bringing you the latest news from North London. Now we're launching the Ham & High Podcast. Join us each week for an interview with a different guest about their life and their career. We'll be speaking with big names from the arts, political heavyweights, activists, campaigners, c…

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