Here's Hit the North's Series 1 Sum-up!, the finale to the first run of my podcast. There are many fine musical selections from listeners, further material from special guest interviews & two awards, including the Truth Teller of the Year & the Flat Cap Trophy! : open.spotify.com/episode/0Qh2...

Listen here to a new episode of HIT THE NORTH, with special guest Mariam Rezaei, a unique turntablist & musical artist. We had a great chat about her life, work & Northern identity, recorded at Northumbria University! open.spotify.com/episode/0HDs...

Lida Husik - Bad Head Day [US, Trip-Hop, Electronic, Downtempo] (1996) https://redd.it/1qds7kh https://youtu.be/D2WOYzF-UGg

Last chance today to have a go at the Hit the North Series 1 Quiz! It's "all" to play for! The Quiz will close to new entrants today Wednesday 21 January (23:59). freeonlinesurveys.com/s/sjE1lngp

What better way to begin winding down for the weekend than by attempting the 25 multiple choice questions of HIT THE NORTH's Series 1 quiz?! 60% is Northern General Knowledge. Standings & "prize" winners will be announced in the final episode of Series 1. Have a go!: freeonlinesurveys.com/s/sjE1lngp

The contest is on! As there has been a response! ;-) To win the inaugural Hit the North Flat Cap Trophy of 2026, please have a go, this week. Answers and standings will be read out on air in the final episode of Series 1 in a few Fridays' time. freeonlinesurveys.com/s/sjE1lngp

It's all to play for in the inaugural Hit the North Quiz. You could win *this*...! The Flat Cap Trophy

Want to claim some glory? Fancy your chances of winning the Flat Cap Trophy!? Take on the Hit the North Series 1 Finale Quiz — 25 questions in total, blending 60% Northern general knowledge with 40% guessable questions inspired by the Hit the North podcast itself: freeonlinesurveys.com/s/sjE1lngp

Clara Vale Miners' Hall, Crawcrook on 8 January 2026 #HitTheNorth

Can anyone please suggest any Northern musical tracks for use in the podcast? I will give a shout out to you if you submit a selection! :-) To explain: I'm working on the final episode of HIT THE NORTH Series 1, ft. some choice off-cuts from my chats w/ guests, varied musical selections, & more...

Here is the updated HIT THE NORTH podcast playlist, after the introduction and first seven episodes. Two more episodes are to come to close Series 1! : open.spotify.com/playlist/5jf...

Episode 7 of HIT THE NORTH features Peter Street, a remarkable autistic poet, gravedigger, arborist, broadcaster and war poet. This was a wonderful, specific & wide ranging chat taking in the climate crisis, migration & a 1970s Granada drama shot in. Street's street! open.spotify.com/episode/65TM...

Our guest this week on HIT THE NORTH podcast is academic Laura Minor! We had a great chat about her work analysing the trends in women comedy performers on TV and Northern representation, among much else! Including contrasts with the Midlands where she hails from. open.spotify.com/episode/3U02...

Here is Episode 5 of HIT THE NORTH! This week I interview actor and stand-up comedian Rachel Jackson who worked with Karen Gillan on THE PARTY'S JUST BEGINNING and who I initially knew from the excellent rave culture film, BEATS. open.spotify.com/episode/7KMR... (1)

A really excellent idea for a podcast, and even though I have never lived further north than the north-east Midlands for about a year, Tom was kind enough to ask me on! And we had a fab conversation. #HitTheNorth

A brief introduction to HIT THE NORTH podcast with Tom May. This contains embedded YouTube videos of the Introduction & all four main episodes so far! Fearuring special guests Matthew Kelly, Ruth-Ann Boyle, Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social & John Howard. maysbritain.home.blog/2025/11/24/h...

Listen to my podcast with the excellent @whenisbirths.bsky.social here or on all other usual podcast platforms. I really enjoyed this chat, including doing readings from Justin's work! #HitTheNorth #Wales #NorthernEngland #IntoTheGroove

Thank you to @hitthenorthuk and to Tom May (@dreamcargoes.bsky.social) for asking me on!

This was a wonderful chat. Here also is the YouTube video: youtu.be/QyRkcMICmOQ?... (2)

Here is the latest episode of my podcast, HIT THE NORTH, wherein I talk to the great singer songwriter John Howard about his life, work and the North. I have loved his music for over twenty years now, and John deserves to be far better known than he is! open.spotify.com/episode/0qH3... (1)

Here is the playlist for the HIT THE NORTH podcast so far, featuring the musical selections from the Introduction and the four main episodes so far: open.spotify.com/playlist/5jf...

Here's the updated HIT THE NORTH playlist following the fine guest appearance of @whenisbirths.bsky.social in Episode 3: open.spotify.com/playlist/5jf...

Here's an extensive discussion with Justin Lewis about his life and work and Northern England, for episode 3 of HIT THE NORTH! With good detours into Radio 4's WEEKENDING and Chris Morris's radio work. His new book is INTO THE GROOVE, open.spotify.com/episode/7zi9... (1)

And Episode 2 itself, a great chat with Ruth-Ann Boyle, most known for her work as singer of the band Olive, but this also reveals that she worked with the Durutti Column in 1994. A great chat with a fine mackem! : youtu.be/iidIH0FS7Ug?...

Here's the updated HIT THE NORTH podcast playlist, featuring all the tracks from yesterday's Episode 2 with special guest Ruth-Ann Boyle: open.spotify.com/playlist/5jf...

Here's the updated HIT THE NORTH podcast playlist, which will be added to as each episode airs. Admittedly, the Half Man Half Biscuit version I used was a Peel Session not on Spotify, but it's never a problem to hear owt from VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ROAD! open.spotify.com/playlist/5jf...

If you're on Facebook & able to, please join the HIT THE NORTH community here: www.facebook.com/groups/80569...

Here is the first episode proper of HIT THE NORTH with my special guest Matthew Kelly! Urmston, the Liverpool Everyman's agitprop theatre, Stars in their Eyes, Inside No. 9 & an existential childhood problem. & Much more: this was a wonderful conversation! open.spotify.com/episode/5P5t...

HIT THE NORTH podcast kicks off with an Introductory episode! It's not characteristic in that it's not a conversation like all the others, but a rather a series of monologues, exploring my own experiences, thoughts and feelings about the North. youtu.be/7-iKp6wV7co?... (1)

Here's a trailer for HIT THE NORTH! : youtu.be/tGp2oEWMKrA?...