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Picnic concert just the wicket Picnic concert just the wicket
3:51pm Thu 3 Jul 08
Set amid the Southgate Green conservation area, the Walker Cricket Ground should provide a laid-back setting for this open-air family concert and picnic.

Sing songs of old with Sunnie Sing songs of old with Sunnie
3:50pm Thu 3 Jul 08
Before the blues came spirituals, work songs and call-and-response chants that were sung by Afro-American and Caribbean slaves working in the fields.

Feast on music, motors and more Feast on music, motors and more
3:47pm Thu 3 Jul 08
Festival-goers will be able to hear everything from rock to world music during a theatre and dance weekend.

A century of mischief  A century of mischief
3:01pm Thu 3 Jul 08
This year marks the hundredth anniversary of a lively Hampstead Garden Suburb theatre company. Miriam Craig finds out about their history and how they have been celebrating

The suit Fett like a gloveThe suit Fett like a glove
8:27am Fri 27 Jun 08
When Jeremy Bulloch landed a role in the second Star Wars movie, he didn’t realise he would be answering fan mail almost 30 years later. Miriam Craig talks to him ahead of his visit to the Elstree Film Festival

Piece of Paris in picturesPiece of Paris in pictures
3:36pm Thu 26 Jun 08
An exhibition in North Finchley will show the work of world-famous French artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Gauguin and Matisse. Miriam Craig talks to the curator

Choir hosts an ongoing encore  Choir hosts an ongoing encore
1:43pm Fri 20 Jun 08
Miriam Craig talks to the chairman of the Radlett Choral Society about a joint concert with a French choir and a celebration of 25 years of friendship

Wardell is wise to improvise
1:51pm Thursday 19th June 2008
Jazz singer Anita Wardell has established a reputation for her vocal improvisation. She talks to Miriam Craig ahead of her appearance at the Mill Hill Music festival Anita Wardell first heard scat singing - vocal improvisation using nonsense words, or without words at all - when she was at teacher's college.

Playing piano is her fortePlaying piano is her forte
12:38pm Wed 18 Jun 08
Concert Series, Edgware and District Reform Synagogue, Stonegrove, Edgware, Sunday, 7.30pm.

Students showcase talentStudents showcase talent
12:34pm Wed 18 Jun 08
Scene on the Green, Hertswood School Thrift Farm Lane, Borehamwood, Wednesday, July 2, 6.30pm to 10.30pm.

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