Flatpack
Sun 9th Apr '17, 10:15am
Live radio drama by Charlotte Carrick. Charlotte is on the young writers programme at the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool.
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.
The Next 100 Years
Sun 2nd Apr '17, 11:15am
‘For the next 100 years, the sun will sigh, dream and waking life will fall in love and I will be dancing...’. With Alex Rushfirth and Rosalie Gardner.
A Turn of the Cards
Sun 2nd Apr '17, 1:45pm
Lucia Fella learnt these stories from her father when she was a child near Naples. Here they are read aloud for the first time since.
Dawn Chorus
Sun 2nd Apr '17, 6:00am
Volunteers read extracts from English classics ‘Three Men in a Boat’, ‘The Wind in The Willows’, and ‘Alice in Wonderland’.
Hello Goodbye
Sat 1st Apr '17, 12:00pm
York poet Helen Burke and partner Phil Pattinson present poetry and music on the perennial theme of arrivals and departures.
Hoot Writers Present
Sat 1st Apr '17, 1:00pm
Hoot is ‘a creative arts organisation in Kirklees that normalises mental health, supports personal growth, and promotes social change’.
Origins of a Writer: Nick Toczek
Sat 1st Apr '17, 1:45pm
Jaimes Lewis Moran quizzes Bradford poet Nick Toczek about his writing, teaching, and forty year performance career.
Running a Spoken Word Event
Sat 1st Apr '17, 2:45pm
Helen Shay from ‘Poems, Prose and Pints’ chats with other organisers and offers handy tips.
Nothing is Meant to be Broken
Sat 1st Apr '17, 3:45pm
Rose Drew from Stairwell Books asks Mark Connors about his debut collection with this York-based publisher.
Holding up half the Sky
Sat 1st Apr '17, 4:30pm
Hannah Stone and Rosemary Mitchell give voice to women’s writing through time and across the world.
Around the Campfire
Sat 1st Apr '17, 5:30pm
Horror author Janine-Langley Wood and guests delve into dark childhood memories to see what narratives they inspire.
The Borrowers
Sat 1st Apr '17, 6:15pm
Hear what happens when Ilkley Writers team up with local authors to raid random texts from Seacroft Library.
Broken Biscuit Club
Sat 1st Apr '17, 7:30pm
Writers, biscuits: what could go wrong? A collaborative project with regulars from literary social night Fictions of Every Kind.
WOA Open Mic
Sat 1st Apr '17, 8:30pm
Local writers shake their wordy bootie. But don’t leave it to the locals; come and have a go.
Malika Booker
Sat 1st Apr '17, 9:15pm
Malika is a British Caribbean poet who is currently the Douglas Caster Cultural Fellow in Creative Writing at The University of Leeds.
Being Here
Sat 1st Apr '17, 10:15pm
Women from the Italian and Caribbean communities in Harehills tell their extraordinary stories of arriving in Britain in the 1950s.
The Secret Deli
Sat 1st Apr '17, 9:00am
The Deli team set out a groaning breakfast table of poetry, comedy, discussion and music on the theme of... ah, that’s a secret.
Ilkley Open Mic
Fri 31st Mar '17, 8:45pm
Join Mark Connors and Gill Lambert with the very best of Ilkley Open Mic from 2003 to the present day.
Goblin Market
Fri 31st Mar '17, 10:15pm
Anzir Boodoo performs this extraordinary Victorian poem by Christina Rossetti in a one-man tour de force.
GD live at the Chapel
Fri 31st Mar '17, 10:30am
Children from local Grimes Dyke Primary bring us their poetry, thoughts and discussions on the theme of Communication.
Shout Out
Fri 31st Mar '17, 12:30pm
Presented by Space2, groups of young people from across Leeds read work inspired by experiences of mental health, mental illness and stigma.
WOA International
Fri 31st Mar '17, 12:00pm
Alicia Fernandez reads her poems, with Linda Loganathan and writers from Germany, USA, Holland, and Ireland.
Writing Friends
Fri 31st Mar '17, 1:15pm
Kindred writing spirits Jaimes Lewis Moran, Kevin Phillips and Alicia Fernandez talk about their love of words.
Through the Gate
Fri 31st Mar '17, 1:45pm
Radio drama from James Fernie, Linda Casper, and Sarah Cluderay. A flight from Milan is delayed and tensions rise in the Waiting Area.
Before I was Fabulous
Fri 31st Mar '17, 3:00pm
Stephanie Buick and friends share stories and music from times when they were slightly less fabulous than they are now.
Jimmy Andrex on Clive James
Fri 31st Mar '17, 5:15pm
A celebration of one of Britain’s (or should that be Australia’s) best-known but least appreciated writers.
Queens of Dawson City
Fri 31st Mar '17, 6:15pm
‘On’t bleak moors, the Queen, Tong, Musky Carol and Tamora eye Harker’s erection and Sebastian’s wicket’.
Town Below The Steps
Fri 31st Mar '17, 7:30pm
Half Moon Books presents this brand new poetry play by Matthew Hedley Stoppard and sixteen other Otley poets.
Airplay
Thu 30th Mar '17, 1:45pm
Young writers working on an original radio drama about the Partition of India give us a flavour of the final piece.
Secret Library
Thu 30th Mar '17, 2:30pm
Stu Hennigan reads winning entries from East Leeds Primary Partnership and Leeds Libraries writing competition The Secret Library.