The Way We See It
Sun 3rd Oct '21, 11:30am
Otley Poets respond to Antony Gormley’s 'Earth Above Ground' and 'Brick Man' in Leeds Art Gallery
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.
Who Sees? Who Says?
Sun 3rd Oct '21, 12:30pm
Writers from the Northern Short Story Festival Academy explore point of view and perspective.
Seeing Through The Mask
Sun 3rd Oct '21, 2:00pm
What if the mask is a wheelchair or a white stick, or make-up? Storyteller Vickie Orton with guests.
Organ-ised
Sun 3rd Oct '21, 3:30pm
In Helen Shay’s play, a girl comes to Seacroft to sort out a late relative’s estate and discovers strange, unexpected music in her family’s past
I Am The Landscape
Sun 3rd Oct '21, 6:45pm
Poems inspired by Barbara Hepworth’s sculptures, from poet Clare Wigzell.
Yaffle Presents
Sun 3rd Oct '21, 6:00pm
Local independent press Yaffle bring together a gaggle of poets under their publishing wing.
It’s a Miracle
Sun 3rd Oct '21, 7:30pm
An old secret between two old ladies finally comes to light. Short story by Neil Rathmell, performed by Pam Hilton
Tower of Song
Sun 3rd Oct '21, 8:30pm
Well-versed in the art of writing to theme, regulars of fabulous songwriters’ night Tower of Song perform Vision songs to round off Writing on Air 2021
Leeds Creatives United
Sat 2nd Oct '21, 10:00am
Playwright Jonathan Hall talks about new ways to bring Leeds theatre makers together, post-pandemic
Vickie and DB
Sat 2nd Oct '21, 11:00am
Vickie Orton welcomes guest storyteller, disability rights activist, musician and author, DB, who premieres his latest stories and musical compositions
Served with a Runcible Spoon
Sat 2nd Oct '21, 12:00pm
Runcible Spoon poets gives us their angle on where we are, who we are, and what exactly we’re doing here
Through the Eyes of a Child.
Sat 2nd Oct '21, 1:00pm
Lydia Kennaway reads poems about her early visual impairment, with poet and GP Emma Storr.
In-Tense
Sat 2nd Oct '21, 2:00pm
In Stefan Grieve’s drama, three people are trapped. One can only see the past, one the future, the other the present. How to escape?
A Ship, A Dream
Sat 2nd Oct '21, 2:45pm
It’s 1934 and Lawrence of Arabia is secretly designing super-fast ships for the Navy. Really? True story from Nicholas Bielby.
The Blanket
Sat 2nd Oct '21, 3:45pm
The blanket is a birthday present, a love story, a fifty year old memoir and a revelation. From Jane Kite
A View From Here
Sat 2nd Oct '21, 6:00pm
The Performance Ensemble tell us in poetry, dance and song how the world looks from an older perspective. Art with the wisdom of experience
Oasis
Sat 2nd Oct '21, 6:45pm
Nick Ellerby, from Oasis School of Human Relations, is quizzed by young activists from Chapel FM about his vision for the future
High Risk
Sat 2nd Oct '21, 8:00pm
What’s prison really like? An eloquent and powerfully affecting interactive spoken word performance by ex-offenders, plus Q&A.
Loudspeaker Live
Sat 2nd Oct '21, 9:30pm
D3 and Sarah Autumn present a Live version of this monthly spoken word show
First Story
Fri 1st Oct '21, 10:30am
Young writers from West Yorkshire schools return to Chapel FM. First Story is a national organization bringing professional writers to secondary schools.
Step Up and Out
Fri 1st Oct '21, 12:30pm
Students from Rodillian High present stories and poems about seeing and being seen.
Red Kite: Writing On Air 2021
Fri 1st Oct '21, 1:30pm
Red Kite is Chapel FM’s regular show made by and for young people.
Womb Stories
Fri 1st Oct '21, 2:30pm
An exploration of stories from the womb by Charlotte Carrick and Holly Early, accompanied by experimental audio
Wild Geese
Fri 1st Oct '21, 3:30pm
Repentance? Despair? John Irving Clarke and the Agbrigg Writers discuss what they see in Mary Oliver’s vivid poem.
What Did Jane Eyre See?
Fri 1st Oct '21, 4:30pm
Geraldine Beattie talks about Jane Eyre's visions/vision: Bronte's Jane had fascinating perspectives to bring to that marriage, Reader!
The Great Debate
Fri 1st Oct '21, 5:45pm
Chapel FM’s radio theatre turns mini-parliament for a free-spirited debate about Seacroft, past, present and future