Peter Walton is a Highgate man! He was brought up in the house he still lives in, in the village, and went to St Michael's primary school. After a period in Africa, working for the British Council, he joined the BBC as a television producer, and in 1994 set up his own production company. He has made a number of short films on Highgate houses and gardens and leads local history-based tours.
Michael Burman, an experienced educator, has a master’s degree in Jewish History and Culture and is a past chairman of Masorti Judaism, a modern traditional synagogue movement with members in and around Highgate. Michael has had numerous roles across both the Jewish community and the wider North London secular community particularly in education and other inter communal activities. He is a Trustee of Lauderdale House and Akiva School in Finchley.
Mehrdad Aref-Adib lives in Barnet, or Finchley-Abad as he calls it! Abad is a suffix used in place names in Persian. It translates to thriving and prosperous. He left Iran almost 40 years ago in 1983. A fine art graduate of St Martins and Winchester School of Arts, he also studied Printing and Publishing at the London College of Printing. Mehrdad has run several award-winning websites, including his own blog which received recognition from Deutsche Welle, the German public broadcaster.