Love The Words 254: Emma Storr
Tue 30th Apr '24, 4:00pm Remind me
Poet Emma Storr reads from her new collection The Year of Two Winters and talks about the influence of her mother, writer Catherine Storr, author of Marianne Dreams.
Love the Words
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Peter Spafford presents his love of all things wordy in his weekly shows chatting to novelists, poets and play-wrights.
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Programme Love The Words #253: Joyful Drama & Billy Myers
Tue 23rd Apr '24, 4:00pm Remind me
Comedy from the Joyful Drama Group based at Heart, Headingley, & another chance to hear the astounding Billy Myers voice all characters in Interviews Through History.
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Programme Love The Words 252: Leeds International African Arts Festival
Tue 16th Apr '24, 4:00pm
A preview of the amazing Leeds International African Arts Festival 2024 (July 6-12) and blistering new writing from young writers at Leeds East Academy.
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Programme Love The Words #251: Leeds Arts Centre
Tue 9th Apr '24, 4:00pm
Leeds Arts Centre talk about their new production of Caryl Churchill's radical play Escaped Alone, and Zodwa Nyoni on her new musical with Testament, Chisholm for President.
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Programme Love The Words #250: Seki Lynch
Tue 26th Mar '24, 4:00pm
Influenced by Rumi, T.S. Eliot, and Diane Di Prima. Seki Lynch's debut poetry collection, 'Under the Sun Our Hearts Are Beating' is an exploration of love, human consciousness, and
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Programme Love The Words 249: Jimmy Andrex
Tue 19th Mar '24, 4:00pm
A tribute by Jimmy Andrex & friends in words and music to a West Riding education pioneer whose largely forgotten legacy could save us from cultural poverty.
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Programme Love The Words #248: Phillip Bimstein
Tue 12th Mar '24, 4:00pm
Composer, punk rocker, mayor, teacher and so much more. Phillip Bimstein shares stories and examples of his many music compositions that weave in oral history voices.
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Programme Love The Words #246: Hannah Stone
Tue 27th Feb '24, 4:00pm
'Part threnody, part celebration of friendship' , Hannah Stone talks about her new poetry collection, The Invisible Worm, and reads from it. Is there a place for hope and healing?
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Programme Love The Words #245: Safiyyah Umar
Tue 20th Feb '24, 4:00pm
Safiyyar Umar is still in her teens. She talks about her debut dystopian novel, The Heart Crusher. Plus a repeat of the gripping Flight 93 by Caroline Noh.
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Programme Love The Words #244: The Book Trust
Tue 13th Feb '24, 4:00pm
Will Carr from Book Trust talks about their recent move to Leeds & the work they do with children and reading throughout the UK.
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Programme Love The Words #243
Tue 6th Feb '24, 4:00pm
Poet Rose Condo returns to LTW to talk about her brand new show, plus A Difficult Conversation & Raavi, River of Two Punjabs.
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Programme Love The Words #242
Tue 30th Jan '24, 4:00pm
Four poets published in Pennine Platform Issue 94 read poems and talk to editor Julia Deakin.
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Programme Love The Words # 241
Tue 23rd Jan '24, 4:00pm
Players of non-mainstream sports in Leeds speak eloquently about what they love doing, as part of Unsung Sports 2023.
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Programme Love The Words # 240
Tue 16th Jan '24, 4:00pm
Vivid highlights of Writing On Air '23 from younger contributors to the festival, plus a story from Dortmund writer Linn Schiffmann.
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Programme Love The Words #239
Tue 9th Jan '24, 4:00pm
Tim Brookes helps run a food bank and Getting Gobby in the Lobby spoken word night. He reads from his new pamphlet Keep Taking 6 Away from 100.
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Programme Love The Words #238
Tue 19th Dec '23, 4:00pm
A seasonal LTW with a brand new radio panto production by ELDA (East Leeds Dramatic Arts)
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Programme Love The Words #237
Tue 12th Dec '23, 4:00pm
Julie Walker works as a bibliotherapist using the written word – song lyrics, poetry, prose in creative ways to engage with people experiencing mental health issues.
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Programme Love The Words #236
Tue 5th Dec '23, 4:00pm
Peter Spafford takes a well earned rest after a mammoth Writing On Air Festival so listen to a repeat of one of the best shows from W.O.A 2023
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Everyone always talks about TV but I’ve had so much fun creating poems for radio that now all my mates want to get involved too.
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East Leeds Academy
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