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East Leeds Community Radio is a digital/internet radio station based at Chapel FM Arts Centre in Seacroft.
We celebrate the stories that we all have, encouraging people to find their own ways of sharing them through conversation, music, comedy, writing, sports and other skills.

We broadcast every second & fourth week of the month - we also have a few shows that happen every week. Check out our schedule to find out more.

If you want to contact the Studio during a live show, send us a message on WhatsApp to 07719924988.

When we are on air, there will be a Listen Now button at the top of the page. If it’s not there, check the schedule below for our next broadcast. All previous content from our many years of broadcasting is available on the show pages tab.

What's On

  • 4:00pm - 4:49pm

    Love The Words 332: Changing The Narrative (Part 2)

  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm

    ANTHOLOGY LAUNCH

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    Left of Leeds 108: Panos Kotsiopoulos

    Today, 4:00pm Remind me

    A recording of a very pleasant afternoon over the summer talking life, love, jazz, the bass guitar, Captain Beefheart and Greek history with Panos Kotsiopoulos.

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    Love The Words 332: Changing The Narrative (Part 2)

    Tue 17th Feb '26, 4:00pm Remind me

    What’s domestic abuse really like for victim-survivors? And what are the harmful narratives that need to be changed? LDVS Voices project reflect.

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    ANTHOLOGY LAUNCH

    Fri 20th Feb '26, 7:00pm Remind me

    Welcome the 3rd Chapel FM Anthology, and the 10th Writing On Air festival, across the threshold with a fabulous night of poetry and music.

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    OZYMANDIAS AND OTHER LONG GOODBYES

    Sat 21st Feb '26, 10:00am Remind me

    Helped by some old statues, Leonard Cohen and Taking Back Sunday, Christopher R. Moore considers what it really means to let go.

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    TONY HARRISON: GLOBAL LINKS

    Sat 21st Feb '26, 11:00am Remind me

    How the great Leeds poet, who died last year, used art to transcend borders from Nigeria to Eastern Europe, Brazil to Japan.

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    OVER THE THRESHOLD

    Sat 21st Feb '26, 12:00pm Remind me

    Alice had long gone over the threshold,but never imagined she could cross this one. Monologue from Gaia Sequoia, plus discussion with health professionals.

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    STEP IN, LOOK UP!

    Sat 21st Feb '26, 12:45pm Remind me

    At the former entrance to Leeds General Infirmary there are medicinal plants at the tops of columns. Why? With Emma Storr and Barry Strickland-Hodge.

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    DAWN CHORUS

    Sat 21st Feb '26, 1:30pm Remind me

    Have you ever really listened to the dawn chorus? Hear it differently in this audio drama from Sophie MacWhannell.

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    BEYOND THE GATE

    Sat 21st Feb '26, 1:45pm Remind me

    A child stands poised at the entrance to the abandoned garden. Will she step into this world of wildness, beauty and wonder? Story from Madeleine Wuidart.

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    WHEN POETRY TAKES WING

    Sat 21st Feb '26, 2:00pm Remind me

    Hannah Stone explores the threshold between poem and song as alumni from Leeds Song read poems and discuss the craft of writing for composers.

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    THE WAKE

    Sat 21st Feb '26, 3:30pm Remind me

    30 years after leaving school a group of forty-somethings undertake a walk across the North Yorks Moors. But who is with them?

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    SHOT THE LOT

    Sat 21st Feb '26, 4:30pm Remind me

    A dairy farmer in despair. Lost everything. Chris Berry reads his own story written in 2020 when the milk price was well below production cost.

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    THE ACCIDENT

    Sat 21st Feb '26, 5:00pm Remind me

    Car in a ditch. In this mystery thriller, each passenger has a different version of events. Who’s telling lies? Live drama reading from Aberford Authors Drama Collective.

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    IDYLLS OF THE KING (Part 1)

    Sat 21st Feb '26, 5:45pm Remind me

    Tennyson’s epic cycle of poems about loyalty, truth, and political turmoil read in three parts by Ibrahim Knight.

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    LEEDS-DURBAN

    Sat 21st Feb '26, 6:00pm Remind me

    Did you know Leeds is twinned with Durban, South Africa? Find out more with Steve Whitby and Tony Macaluso.

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    GRIDLOCK

    Sat 21st Feb '26, 7:00pm Remind me

    Tallulah Howarth and Carrieanne Vivianette explore the threshold between poetry and sound in this live reading of Tallulah’s grid poems.

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    WHAT IS OUR LANGUAGE OF NOW?

    Sat 21st Feb '26, 7:30pm Remind me

    Peat bogs, marshes: thresholds. Anne Caldwell presents two award winning short films and launches her new collection of prose poetry from Valley Press.

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    MINUTES FROM THE REVOLUTION

    Sat 21st Feb '26, 8:30pm Remind me

    They’re out on the streets. It’s all starting. But is it in the minutes? Comedy satire audio drama from Freya Jackson.

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    MURDER IN 1960’s YORKSHIRE

    Sat 21st Feb '26, 9:30pm Remind me

    Ian Walker/Jon Mason reveals how his involvement in the search for the victims of Brady and Hindley, the Moors Murderers, affected his writing thereafter.

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    RED KITE: SPACES AND PLACES

    Sun 22nd Feb '26, 10:00am Remind me

    Young people from Chapel FM’s Next Generation chat about public spaces in Leeds and how they feel about them.

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    WHOSE MILK IS IT ANYWAY?

    Sun 22nd Feb '26, 10:30am Remind me

    Barbara complains about her husband leaving the milk out, but the relationship went sour long before the milk. Audio drama by Jan Ruppe.

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    MOTHER NATURE’S WHISPERS

    Sun 22nd Feb '26, 11:00am Remind me

    What happens when the natural world and the human world interact with each other? Lighthearted and reflective poems from Mandi Lynsdale.

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    LESSONS FROM AN ACCIDENTAL STAND UP

    Sun 22nd Feb '26, 11:30am Remind me

    A midlife adventure story by Laura Graham.

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    THE FINAL WHISTLE

    Sun 22nd Feb '26, 12:00pm Remind me

    Live in-studio reading of an audio play by Jacqueline Everett about love, betrayal and the 1966 World Cup, set in communist Hungary.

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    YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU

    Sun 22nd Feb '26, 1:00pm Remind me

    If we are the sum of our parts, what becomes of the pieces we leave behind? Live performance from Huw Parlor.

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    AFTERNOON TEA

    Sun 22nd Feb '26, 1:30pm Remind me

    Afternoon tea is important to Angie Smiles, but not because of the food. Live sketch.

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    CROSSING THE THRESHOLD

    Sun 22nd Feb '26, 1:45pm Remind me

    In Michael Hassell’s comedy, three engaged couples try to win their Dream Wedding on a TV Gameshow. Will anyone make it to the altar? Live drama reading.

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    WATER AND FIRE

    Sun 22nd Feb '26, 2:45pm Remind me

    Documentary about the volunteer fire watchers who kept watch over the rooftops of The Leeds Library in World War Two.

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    RIGHT HERE WITH YOU

    Sun 22nd Feb '26, 3:00pm Remind me

    Live drama from Dales Ball that welcomes you into a world where everyone feels seen, heard, and cherished in their own neighbourhood.

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    STRAW INTO GOLD

    Sun 22nd Feb '26, 3:45pm Remind me

    How do you spin straw into gold? What is gold anyway? Live storytelling and song with Vickie Orton and Carol Timlin.

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    BEOWULF

    Sun 22nd Feb '26, 4:45pm Remind me

    Four storytellers. One ancient tale. A thousand interpretations. Live theatre performance of this thrilling, darkly comic retelling from Treadlight Theatre.

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    FIRST STORY (Part 1)

    Thu 26th Feb '26, 10:30am Remind me

    First Story is a national organisation that places writers in schools. Young writers from residencies in West Yorkshire share their work.

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    RED KITE: WHOSE HERITAGE?

    Thu 26th Feb '26, 3:30pm Remind me

    Young people from Chapel FM’s Next Generation take the idea of heritage and what it means to them.

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    THE MUSIC MAN

    Thu 26th Feb '26, 5:00pm Remind me

    The boundary of time is the keeper. The music - it knows; it is the gateway. But to where? Fiction from Gaia Sequoia

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    SANCTUARY DIARIES

    Thu 26th Feb '26, 6:00pm Remind me

    Stories of coming to the UK by broadcasters from Chapel FM’s regular radio show of the same name.

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    LEEDS-LILLE

    Thu 26th Feb '26, 6:00pm Remind me

    Young radio makers from Chapel FM’s Next Generation share stories and sounds from their recent trip to Seacroft’s twin community of Moulins in Lille, France.

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    THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

    Thu 26th Feb '26, 7:00pm Remind me

    Stone Soup return for another wry look at life past, present and future through song, stories and conversation.

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    STORIES FROM THE SOFA

    Thu 26th Feb '26, 8:15pm Remind me

    A candlelit weave of tales and myths from storytellers Ruth Steinberg, Vickie Orton and Matthew Bellwood.

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    WHAT IF..?

    Fri 27th Feb '26, 10:00am Remind me

    You are invited to look beyond the mask to a hidden inner world, the concealed struggles and triumphs. Story from Melissa Wuidart Phillips.

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    BISHOP YOUNG

    Fri 27th Feb '26, 12:00pm Remind me

    Young writers from Bishop Young Academy in East Leeds share writing created on a recent visit to Chapel FM.

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    FIRST STORY (Part 2)

    Fri 27th Feb '26, 1:00pm Remind me

    First Story is a national organisation that places writers in schools. Young writers from residencies in West Yorkshire share their work.

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    HEATHER IN HEAVEN

    Fri 27th Feb '26, 2:00pm Remind me

    ‘Nobody told me heaven would be like this’. A sequence of poems in memoriam Heather Rathmell (1942-1953) by her brother Neil (1947-)

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    AND THE POINT IS?

    Fri 27th Feb '26, 2:45pm Remind me

    Why do old people think books help young people to live their lives? Is there any point in doing Literature at school? Live talk by Geraldine Beattie.

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    WAKEY WILD ONES

    Fri 27th Feb '26, 4:00pm Remind me

    Lyrical audio drama by Tim Brookes about five former club friends from Wakefield reflecting on love, loss, and basslines.

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    DECISIONS

    Fri 27th Feb '26, 4:45pm Remind me

    The Roundhay Park bench once more plays host to Pat and Dave as they face another of life’s great taboos. Audio drama from Mally and Phil Harvey.

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    OTHER TONGUE, MOTHER TONGUE (Part 1)

    Fri 27th Feb '26, 5:00pm Remind me

    Poets from online publication The Other Side of Hope and from all over the world share work in their own languages and in English.

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    IDYLLS OF THE KING (Part 2)

    Fri 27th Feb '26, 6:15pm Remind me

    Tennyson’s epic cycle of poems about loyalty, truth, and political turmoil read in three parts by Ibrahim Knight.

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    GRADE OF EXECUTION

    Fri 27th Feb '26, 6:30pm Remind me

    As a change in admin brings up Enriquez’s past, how much will he risk for his 3rd consecutive Olympic gold? Live drama reading from Catherine Shonack.

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    THE LINES BETWEEN

    Fri 27th Feb '26, 7:30pm Remind me

    Rise & Howl presents four short plays interwoven with poetry, exploring the moments that shapeshift and connect us.

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    THIS PLACE, TO ALL PLACES LINKED: JOURNEYING WITH DANTE

    Fri 27th Feb '26, 9:00pm Remind me

    Poet Kimberly Campanello leads a journey through her new version of Dante’s Divine Comedy, based on her experience of Parkinson’s disease

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    PICNIC AT ALMSCLIFFE

    Fri 27th Feb '26, 10:00pm Remind me

    Tim Boardman’s phone was found at Almscliffe Crag. If you have information on his whereabouts please contact local police. Spooky audio drama.

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    THE THRESHOLD

    Fri 27th Feb '26, 10:15pm Remind me

    Strange things happen at sea. Story from Philip Wiggs about the threshold between what we know and what we cannot know.

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    PAUL’S GARDEN

    Sat 28th Feb '26, 10:00am Remind me

    Paul’s buying a house with a beautiful garden. And they’re in love, so it’ll be her home too. Won’t it? Story from Isabel Edain.

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    AN UNHOLY MARTYR

    Sat 28th Feb '26, 10:30am Remind me

    Ginger-haired Michael James O’Reilly, 13, wonders what the f*** he’s doing at St Desmond’s Catholic Boarding School. Story from Martin Riley.

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    FORGET ME NOT

    Sat 28th Feb '26, 11:00am Remind me

    Reflections on love, loss and remembrance written and presented by John Irving Clarke, Howard Falshaw, Lisa Falshaw and Mick Jenkinson.

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    ANCIENT THRESHOLDS

    Sat 28th Feb '26, 12:00pm Remind me

    Greek and Roman thresholds with The Muddy Archaeologist, Gillian Hovell, in discussion with poet Emma Storr.

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    THE JOURNEY FROM CREATING TO SHARING

    Sat 28th Feb '26, 1:00pm Remind me

    Typewriter Poet Molly Ovenden and fellow writers talk about crossing the threshold from solitary creating to public sharing.

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    OTHER TONGUE, MOTHER TONGUE (Part 2)

    Sat 28th Feb '26, 2:15pm Remind me

    Poets from online publication The Other Side of Hope and from all over the world share work in their own languages and in English.

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    IDYLLS OF THE KING (Part 3)

    Sat 28th Feb '26, 3:30pm Remind me

    Tennyson’s epic cycle of poems about loyalty, truth, and political turmoil read in three parts by Ibrahim Knight.

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    TOWER OF SONG

    Sat 28th Feb '26, 4:00pm Remind me

    Live music with regulars of this themed night for songwriters who turn their talents to Threshold, with Nicky Bray and Carl Flattery.

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Sanctuary Diaries: Who We Are + Why We Do What We Do

Wed 11th Feb '26, 4:00pm

In this episode we talk all about what Sanctuary Diaries, why we do it & why a place of information in important!

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Sanctuary Diaries: A Right To Love

Wed 11th Feb '26, 1:00pm

On this episode we talk about love & whether we believe Sanctuary Seekers have the right.

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Poetry Unseen 5

Tue 10th Feb '26, 7:15pm

Poetry-heads respond in the moment and live on air to poems they've never seen before.

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Love The Words 331: Stu Hennigan

Tue 10th Feb '26, 4:00pm

'In the derelict shell of what was once his family home, a dying man surveys the wreckage of his former life and drinks himself senseless'. Stu Hennigan on his brand new novel.

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Sanctuary Diaries: Hotels, Camps, Shared Housing – What is Asylum Accomodation really like?

Wed 4th Feb '26, 11:00am

This episode is all about accomodation while going through the asylum process - what is it really like?

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LEA Radio: Are We Chronically Online?

Wed 4th Feb '26, 11:00am

On our new collaboration between Chapel FM and Leeds East Academy, we talk all about what it means to be chronically online, the anatomy of a meme & more.

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Love The Words 330: Changing The Narrative (Part 1)

Tue 3rd Feb '26, 4:00pm

What’s domestic abuse really like for victim-survivors? And what are the harmful narratives that need to be changed? Experts in the field discuss.

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THE CHAPEL FM OPEN MIC NIGHT, LIVE!

Fri 30th Jan '26, 7:30pm

You keep asking for our Open Mic’s to return and we can't say no. Come show East Leeds what you have got! Poetry, music or even juggling? Live on the Radio and Youtube

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The Dissent Dispatches 17: Youth Arts Activism & Climate Justice in South Africa – Storytelling

Thu 29th Jan '26, 4:00pm

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