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Welcome new and returning listeners. Like any orginsations we have had to adapt with the current changes happning in our world as we all now work from home, because of this we will be broadcasting regularly throughout the COVID-19 isolation period, on this very page. Click the listen now button at the top of the page when we are live to listen in. If we are not live please feel free to check the schedual below to see when we are next on air. All existing content from our many years of broadcasting including any past broadcasts over this period are avalable on the show pages tab.

Full schedule

  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm

    The Big Live East Leeds FM Radio Broadcast

  • 7:30pm - 9:30pm

    Arts at the Arms

Programmes coming up soon...

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    The Big Live East Leeds FM Radio Broadcast

    Thu 23rd Sep '21, 7:00pm Remind me

    Find out what it's like to create and host an inventive community radio show in this special live gathering of many of the presenters from East Leeds FM (ELFM).

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    Arts at the Arms

    Fri 24th Sep '21, 7:30pm Remind me

    Chapel FM transforms into an imaginary pub for an evening of short theatre pieces, music and more. Created by artsatthearms.com

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    “Red Kite” Podcast & Radio Show Live

    Sat 25th Sep '21, 5:00pm Remind me

    A live broadcast of our spectacular podcast and radio show all about how young people from Leeds see the world in adventurous and unexpected ways. And hear about our plans to trave

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    Community Open Mic – September 25, 2021

    Sat 25th Sep '21, 7:30pm Remind me

    In celebration of the opening of the recently renovated and expanded Chapel FM Arts Centre, join us for a special Seacroft Community Open Mic featuring a whirlwind of local talent

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    Connections #39

    Sun 26th Sep '21, 10:00am Remind me

    After the August break Paul will be picking up from July’s last song ‘Your Love Is King’ by Sade. The opening song of Connections 39 will follow someone from the Sade song!

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    Mik Artistik’s “Ego Trip”

    Wed 29th Sep '21, 7:30pm Remind me

    Delightful, frightening and strange Mik puffs, pants, roars, makes stuff up, sometimes croons like a dream and talks about his podcast “Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip.”

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    First Story

    Fri 1st Oct '21, 10:30am Remind me

    Young writers from West Yorkshire schools return to Chapel FM. First Story is a national organization bringing professional writers to secondary schools.

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    Step Up and Out

    Fri 1st Oct '21, 12:30pm Remind me

    Students from Rodillian High present stories and poems about seeing and being seen.

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    Red Kite: Writing On Air 2021

    Fri 1st Oct '21, 1:30pm Remind me

    Red Kite is Chapel FM’s regular show made by and for young people.

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    Womb Stories

    Fri 1st Oct '21, 2:30pm Remind me

    An exploration of stories from the womb by Charlotte Carrick and Holly Early, accompanied by experimental audio

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    Wild Geese

    Fri 1st Oct '21, 3:30pm Remind me

    Repentance? Despair? John Irving Clarke and the Agbrigg Writers discuss what they see in Mary Oliver’s vivid poem.

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    What Did Jane Eyre See?

    Fri 1st Oct '21, 4:30pm Remind me

    Geraldine Beattie talks about Jane Eyre's visions/vision: Bronte's Jane had fascinating perspectives to bring to that marriage, Reader!

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    The Great Debate

    Fri 1st Oct '21, 6:00pm Remind me

    Chapel FM’s radio theatre turns mini-parliament for a free-spirited debate about Seacroft, past, present and future

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    The Sunday Practise

    Fri 1st Oct '21, 8:00pm Remind me

    Special performance from The Sunday Practise, the vibrant monthly Leeds open mic event for poets and musicians, with music

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    Leeds Creatives United

    Sat 2nd Oct '21, 10:00am Remind me

    Playwright Jonathan Hall talks about new ways to bring Leeds theatre makers together, post-pandemic

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    Vickie and DB

    Sat 2nd Oct '21, 11:00am Remind me

    Vickie Orton welcomes guest storyteller, disability rights activist, musician and author, DB, who premieres his latest stories and musical compositions

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    Served with a Runcible Spoon

    Sat 2nd Oct '21, 12:00pm Remind me

    Runcible Spoon poets gives us their angle on where we are, who we are, and what exactly we’re doing here

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    Through the Eyes of a Child.

    Sat 2nd Oct '21, 1:00pm Remind me

    Lydia Kennaway reads poems about her early visual impairment, with poet and GP Emma Storr.

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    In-Tense

    Sat 2nd Oct '21, 2:00pm Remind me

    In Stefan Grieve’s drama, three people are trapped. One can only see the past, one the future, the other the present. How to escape?

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    A Ship, A Dream

    Sat 2nd Oct '21, 2:45pm Remind me

    It’s 1934 and Lawrence of Arabia is secretly designing super-fast ships for the Navy. Really? True story from Nicholas Bielby.

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    The Blanket

    Sat 2nd Oct '21, 3:45pm Remind me

    The blanket is a birthday present, a love story, a fifty year old memoir and a revelation. From Jane Kite

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    Open Eye

    Sat 2nd Oct '21, 4:45pm Remind me

    Writers from the afternoon’s Vision-themed workshop led by Lydia Allison read their work.

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    A View From Here

    Sat 2nd Oct '21, 6:00pm Remind me

    The Performance Ensemble tell us in poetry, dance and song how the world looks from an older perspective. Art with the wisdom of experience

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    Oasis

    Sat 2nd Oct '21, 6:45pm Remind me

    Nick Ellerby, from Oasis School of Human Relations, is quizzed by young activists from Chapel FM about his vision for the future

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    High Risk

    Sat 2nd Oct '21, 8:00pm Remind me

    What’s prison really like? An eloquent and powerfully affecting interactive spoken word performance by ex-offenders, plus Q&A.

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    Loudspeaker Live

    Sat 2nd Oct '21, 9:30pm Remind me

    D3 and Sarah Autumn present a Live version of this monthly spoken word show

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    The Way We See It

    Sun 3rd Oct '21, 11:30am Remind me

    Otley Poets respond to Antony Gormley’s 'Earth Above Ground' and 'Brick Man' in Leeds Art Gallery

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    Who Sees? Who Says?

    Sun 3rd Oct '21, 12:30pm Remind me

    Writers from the Northern Short Story Festival Academy explore point of view and perspective.

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    Seeing Through The Mask

    Sun 3rd Oct '21, 2:00pm Remind me

    What if the mask is a wheelchair or a white stick, or make-up? Storyteller Vickie Orton with guests.

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    Organ-ised

    Sun 3rd Oct '21, 3:30pm Remind me

    In Helen Shay’s play, a girl comes to Seacroft to sort out a late relative’s estate and discovers strange, unexpected music in her family’s past

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    Yaffle Presents

    Sun 3rd Oct '21, 6:00pm Remind me

    Local independent press Yaffle bring together a gaggle of poets under their publishing wing.

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    I Am The Landscape

    Sun 3rd Oct '21, 6:45pm Remind me

    Poems inspired by Barbara Hepworth’s sculptures, from poet Clare Wigzell.

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    It’s a Miracle

    Sun 3rd Oct '21, 7:30pm Remind me

    An old secret between two old ladies finally comes to light. Short story by Neil Rathmell, performed by Pam Hilton

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    Tower of Song

    Sun 3rd Oct '21, 8:30pm Remind me

    Well-versed in the art of writing to theme, regulars of fabulous songwriters’ night Tower of Song perform Vision songs to round off Writing on Air 2021

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    Fellowship of Questions & UNION

    Wed 6th Oct '21, 7:30pm Remind me

    Explore the power of posing questions across Europe through a special broadcast/presentation from Chapel FM’s sister project UNION – The Northern School for Creativity & Activi

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    Connecting Women

    Fri 8th Oct '21, 7:30pm Remind me

    An evening of music, storytelling, interviews and more showcasing the many creative roles of women in our community and wider Leeds.

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    Kippax Band

    Sat 9th Oct '21, 5:00pm Remind me

    A special concert by one of Yorkshire’s most celebrated brass bands.

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    GRAND FINALE: Community Creations, Seacroft Stories and Chapel FM Jazz Collective

    Sat 9th Oct '21, 7:30pm Remind me

    The Good to Go festival concludes with a closing celebration featuring the Chapel FM Jazz Collective and community creations.

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Loudspeaker #7

Tue 7th Sep '21, 9:00pm

Sharing and discussing poetry submissions on the environment and climate change, joined by Spoken Word artist, producer and HS2 activist, Birch and Community organiser Lizzie

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Left of Leeds #61

Tue 7th Sep '21, 7:30pm

Another month of musical debauchery featuring an interview from Estonia with Kurt Gluck and Curator of Sound Technologies from Bradford's Science and Media Museum, Annie Jamieson

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East Leeds FM Radio – Audio Collage

Mon 6th Sep '21, 5:00pm

What is East Leeds FM community radio all about? Give a listen to this short audio collage weaving together voices, stories, sounds from the Covid pandemic years.

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Urban Selection: Chillstep #4

Sun 29th Aug '21, 5:30pm

DJ KHAOS RETURNS WITH THE UNDERGROUND INTERNATIONAL VIBE WITH CHILLSTEP PART FOUR

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Leeds West Indian Carnival Preview

Fri 20th Aug '21, 5:00pm

We're joined by Bernie Albert, vice-chair of Leeds West Indian Carnival, who tells us about exciting plans for this year and beyond.

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GREAAT #5

Sat 14th Aug '21, 4:00pm

GREAAT celebrate Leeds Pride month with artist and touring musician Katie Harkin, artist and Come Play With Me employee Maya Kally, and information on Female Magik's new membership

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Women Make Sound #4

Sat 14th Aug '21, 3:00pm

Join us to hear some great music, thoughts about inspirational women in music and a fantastic interview with the wonderful Fuzzy Jones.

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SOUND IT OUT: Summer Youth Broadcast #3

Fri 13th Aug '21, 10:00am

Living sculptures! Percussion pieces! Insightful chat! A special show inspired by our trip to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

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Welly’s Nerdy News #49

Fri 6th Aug '21, 7:00pm

Some big fires have beenlit in the industry but regardless join wellys nerdy news for all the gaming news and much more

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