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This podcast was produced and presented by Lee Millam Lee Millam has lived in high-rise blocks of flats in London for years.  In this podcast he explores the highs and lows of living high up, and also asks whether high rise is a viable option for tackling current problems in the housing market. Lee Millam:  I used to live on the 16th floor, then moved to my current flat which is on the 8th floor. Even after all these years, I am still fascinated by how incredibly light my living space is. I love the views from the windows - and the sense of the whole city being below me. I watch the trains as they go in and out of the train station – they look like toys; the cars as they travel on the roads and people going about their business. Up in my flat I get a different perspective on the way the city of London moves. I wanted to know about other people’s experience of living up high. Firstly, though, I take you to The London School of Economics, to talk to Paul Cheshire, Professor of Economc Geography about the h