Love The Words 340: Julia Deakin/Tallulah Howarth
Tomorrow, 4:00pm Remind me
Two prominent West Yorkshire poets read from and talk about their new work: Julia Deakin, and Tallulah Howarth whose new collection An Alternative Xanadu is just out.
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East Leeds Community Radio is a digital/internet radio station based at Chapel FM Arts Centre in Seacroft.
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All our latest programmes
View allSwarthmore Education Centre: The Textures Of Joy
Fri 10th Apr '26, 3:00pm
We talk about everything that brings us joy, the simple things, creativity, our hobbies + more.
Story Explorers from the British Library
Wed 8th Apr '26, 4:00pm
Created with the British Library, a radio documentary from the launch celebration for Story Explorers, their exhibition at Leeds Central Library until 29 August 2026.
LEA Radio: Growing Up
Wed 8th Apr '26, 2:00pm
What does it mean to grow up? What makes us aware of time passing - all this + more on this episode.
LEA RADIO: The State Of The World
Wed 8th Apr '26, 9:00am
This episode we talk about the state of world & how it makes us feel. Does it feel like the whole world is on our shoulders at 15 years old?
Love The Words 339: Molly Ovenden
Tue 7th Apr '26, 4:00pm
Typewriter Poet Molly Ovenden and fellow writers Tony Macaluso, Charlotte Carrick and Tallulah Howarth talk about crossing the threshold from solitary creating to public sharing.
That Name Woman: Talking about the Still We Rise Project
Wed 1st Apr '26, 4:00pm
Girls and staff from That Name Woman talk about the BAME-led organisation based in East Leeds dedicated to empowering women and girls from ethnic minorities.
Love The Words 338: Emily Zobel Marshall
Tue 31st Mar '26, 4:00pm
Emily Zobel Marshall is a Leeds-based literary activist, poet and Professor of Postcolonial Literature. She reads from her work and talks about current projects.
The Dissent Dispatches 18: Youth Arts Activism and Climate Justice in South Africa: Exotically Divine Pulse and Forgotten Angle Theatre
Sat 28th Mar '26, 4:00pm
In the fifth and final episode of a series of podcasts from South Africa, Pablo Kala talks with Exotically Divine Pulse and Forgotten Angle Theatre
THE CHAPEL FM OPEN MIC NIGHT, LIVE! March 2026
Fri 27th Mar '26, 7:30pm
Come show East Leeds what you have got! Poetry, music or even juggling? Live on the Radio and Youtube. For full details, Check out the information below.