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
Programmes
Have a look through our past programmes to listen or watch again. You can even filter the results to find the kind of programmes you're particularly interested in.
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.
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.
GREY RAVENS
Yesterday, 6:00pm
In concert with Chapel FM’s resident band of young musicians and songwriters.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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
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’.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
THREE TALES OF LOSING AND GAINING
Sun 1st Dec '24, 6:15pm
Stories performed by Sonja Miller and their writer Neil Rathmell.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.