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RED KITE LIVE: EXPLORING RECOVERY THROUGH YOUNG VOICES

Today, 7:00pm Remind me

Chapel FM’s young Next Gen broadcasters explore what ‘recovery’ means to them through music, poetry, conversation

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LEEDS TO LOUISVILLE

Today, 8:00pm Remind me

Young writers from Leeds’ twin city Louisville, Kentucky, reflect on the theme of Recovery with young writers from Chapel FM.

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CROSSING LINES. Ep 2

Today, 8:30pm Remind me

Elite triathletes Becky and Natalie are prepared to give everything to be World No.1. But what if this affects their health forever? Drama by Jacky Burton.

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GREY RAVENS

Yesterday, 6:00pm

In concert with Chapel FM’s resident band of young musicians and songwriters.

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STONE SOUP

Yesterday, 7:00pm

Floods force a group of strangers to seek refuge in a coppiced wood. Will they survive? Will they make it through the rain? From The Performance Ensemble.

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DANCING INTO THE FULL MOON

Yesterday, 8:15pm

Against all odds, Rhea chooses dance to dream of a full life. Dramatised short fiction for voices by Jaspreet Mander.

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CROSSING LINES, Ep 1

Yesterday, 9:00pm

Elite triathletes Becky and Natalie are prepared to give everything to be World No.1. But what if this affects their health forever? Powerful drama by Jacky Burton.

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Love The Words #280: Faye Marshall

Tue 3rd Dec '24, 4:00pm

Faye Marshall is a poet and nurse. She talks about the privilege of working in palliative care, its impact on her life and writing, and the flourishing poetry scene in South Leeds.

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Leeds Conservatoire: Festive, fun and informative!

Tue 3rd Dec '24, 2:45pm

Tune in to hear Leeds Conservatoire students talk everything festive and fun, and how to make the most of your winter season!

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WOMEN’S HEALTH AND HERBAL REMEDIES, Ep 2

Sun 1st Dec '24, 12:00pm

Menstrual cramps, pregnancy, childbirth. Emma Storr and Prof. Barry Strickland Hodge on women’s health through history.

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SIBLING ON THE SPECTRUM

Sun 1st Dec '24, 12:30pm

How is it to live as the sibling of an autistic person with complex needs? Spoiler: you may laugh and cry

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IT’S ALL ABOUT RECOVERY

Sun 1st Dec '24, 1:15pm

Participants from Vera Media’s Can You Hear Us, Holbeck music-making course share an exclusive play of their song ‘All About Addiction’.

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EVERYONE’S A SEED

Sun 1st Dec '24, 2:00pm

Creative writing from a project at Leeds Trinity University which uses writing to connect people with issues of plant health within their local environment.

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THROUGH OUR EYES (W.O.A 2024)

Sun 1st Dec '24, 2:45pm

Concert from the resident Chapel FM ensemble that ensures musicians with disabilities have a place to make adventurous music. Follows their acclaimed album.

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GET WELL SOON

Sun 1st Dec '24, 3:30pm

For people with disabilities and chronic illness the concept of recovery is difficult to navigate. Who decides what disability and recovery look like? Discussion follows.

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STOP THE SORDID STAPLE

Sun 1st Dec '24, 4:45pm

Poet Jaspreet Mander gives voice to the land of Punjab to speak of its dire state and passionate desire to regenerate.

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ELEGANT SOLUTIONS

Sun 1st Dec '24, 5:30pm

The fascinating story of how Len Biran’s refugee father used his wits to keep his family safe and fed through World War 2.

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THREE TALES OF LOSING AND GAINING

Sun 1st Dec '24, 6:15pm

Stories performed by Sonja Miller and their writer Neil Rathmell.

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GEORGE WALKER OF KILLINGBECK

Sun 1st Dec '24, 7:00pm

Never heard of this famous artist and writer? He’s buried in Seacroft! Illustrated talk by Geraldine Beattie.

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HOW TO DRIVE IN THE DARK

Sun 1st Dec '24, 7:45pm

A crash, a coma, submerged emotions. Racing-car driver Jean-Pierre races against time, and himself. Script-in-hand performance of this audio drama by Catherine Shonack.

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SAND HOUSE

Sun 1st Dec '24, 8:30pm

The eighth wonder of the world. In Doncaster. Buried forever. The true saga of the legendary Sand House dramatised as an audio drama by Peter Spafford.

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Community Climate Festival in Italy

Sun 1st Dec '24, 4:00pm

A return visit, one year later, to the Best (Biodiversity Festival) and Ideathon to propose climate change ideas in the Italian city of Reggio Emilia.

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WOMEN’S HEALTH AND HERBAL REMEDIES, Ep 1.

Sat 30th Nov '24, 11:00am

Menstrual cramps, pregnancy, childbirth. Emma Storr and Prof. Barry Strickland Hodge on women’s health through history.

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REPAIR CAFE

Sat 30th Nov '24, 11:30am

Jaimes Lewis Moran interviews item fixers and repair receivers in the amazing world of East Leeds Repair Cafes.

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FISH SHOPS AND GIBBETS

Sat 30th Nov '24, 12:00pm

‘Eyes closed, deep inhale: the smell of freshly battered fish takes him back to his dad’s old shop’… Rayyah McCaul on a journey with her father.

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WORDSHIP IN RECOVERY

Sat 30th Nov '24, 1:00pm

Join the Yaffle's Nest Wordship team with readings from their eclectic poetic responses to this years festival theme.

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TWO OLD TOO OLD?

Sat 30th Nov '24, 2:15pm

Two people in old age fall in love. What is old? What is too old? Ruth Steinberg and Len Biran tell their story. Discussion follows.

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THE POET WHO BROKE HER BACK

Sat 30th Nov '24, 3:30pm

A discussion with Written Off Publishing Founder Rebecca Kenny on recovery after major physical trauma, rebuilding the self, and community support in the arts.

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RECOVERY ON THE ROAD

Sat 30th Nov '24, 4:30pm

Mark and Gill Connors read from their new joint poetry collection, & The Where We Were; Poems, photography, travel.

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DATA DEBACLE

Sat 30th Nov '24, 5:30pm

Undaunted by her digital disaster, Jasmine’s friends rally to make up her loss. An in-depth conversation on selfhood from Jaspreet Mander.