HEATHER IN HEAVEN
Fri 27th Feb '26, 2:00pm
‘Nobody told me heaven would be like this’. A sequence of poems in memoriam Heather Rathmell (1942-1953) by her brother Neil (1947-)
Programmes
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FIRST STORY (Part 2)
Fri 27th Feb '26, 1:00pm
First Story is a national organisation that places writers in schools. Young writers from residencies in West Yorkshire share their work.
BISHOP YOUNG
Fri 27th Feb '26, 12:00pm
Young writers from Bishop Young Academy in East Leeds share writing created on a recent visit to Chapel FM.
WHAT IF..?
Fri 27th Feb '26, 10:00am
You are invited to look beyond the mask to a hidden inner world, the concealed struggles and triumphs. Story from Melissa Wuidart Phillips.
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Thu 26th Feb '26, 7:00pm
Stone Soup return for another wry look at life past, present and future through song, stories and conversation.
STORIES FROM THE SOFA
Thu 26th Feb '26, 8:15pm
A candlelit weave of tales and myths from storytellers Ruth Steinberg, Vickie Orton and Matthew Bellwood.
LEEDS-LILLE RADIO CABARET
Thu 26th Feb '26, 6:00pm
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.
THE MUSIC MAN
Thu 26th Feb '26, 5:00pm
The boundary of time is the keeper. The music - it knows; it is the gateway. But to where? Fiction from Gaia Sequoia
SANCTUARY DIARIES
Thu 26th Feb '26, 6:00pm
Stories of coming to the UK by broadcasters from Chapel FM’s regular radio show of the same name.
RED KITE: WHOSE HERITAGE?
Thu 26th Feb '26, 3:30pm
Young people from Chapel FM’s Next Generation take the idea of heritage and what it means to them.
SPONTANEOUS RADIO ERUPTION
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 3:45pm
In the absence of the scheduled show, musicians & poets improvise a radio performance at five minutes notice. Why? Because we're Chapel FM!
RIGHT HERE WITH YOU
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 3:00pm
Live drama from Dales Ball that welcomes you into a world where everyone feels seen, heard, and cherished in their own neighbourhood.
WATER AND FIRE
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 2:45pm
Documentary about the volunteer fire watchers who kept watch over the rooftops of The Leeds Library in World War Two.
CROSSING THE THRESHOLD
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 1:45pm
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.
AFTERNOON TEA
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 1:30pm
Afternoon tea is important to Angie Smiles, but not because of the food. Live sketch.
YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 1:00pm
If we are the sum of our parts, what becomes of the pieces we leave behind? Live performance from Huw Parlor.
THE FINAL WHISTLE
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 12:00pm
Live in-studio reading of an audio play by Jacqueline Everett about love, betrayal and the 1966 World Cup, set in communist Hungary.
LESSONS FROM AN ACCIDENTAL STAND UP
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 11:30am
A midlife adventure story by Laura Graham.
MOTHER NATURE’S WHISPERS
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 11:00am
What happens when the natural world and the human world interact with each other? Lighthearted and reflective poems from Mandi Lynsdale.
WHOSE MILK IS IT ANYWAY?
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 10:30am
Barbara complains about her husband leaving the milk out, but the relationship went sour long before the milk. Audio drama by Jan Ruppe.
RED KITE: SPACES AND PLACES
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 10:00am
Young people from Chapel FM’s Next Generation chat about public spaces in Leeds and how they feel about them.
BEOWULF
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 4:45pm
Four storytellers. One ancient tale. A thousand interpretations. Live theatre performance of this thrilling, darkly comic retelling from Treadlight Theatre.
MINUTES FROM THE REVOLUTION
Sat 21st Feb '26, 8:30pm
They’re out on the streets. It’s all starting. But is it in the minutes? Comedy satire audio drama from Freya Jackson.
WHAT IS OUR LANGUAGE OF NOW?
Sat 21st Feb '26, 7:30pm
Peat bogs, marshes: thresholds. Anne Caldwell presents two award winning short films and launches her new collection of prose poetry from Valley Press.
GRIDLOCK
Sat 21st Feb '26, 7:00pm
Tallulah Howarth and Carrieanne Vivianette explore the threshold between poetry and sound in this live reading of Tallulah’s grid poems.
LEEDS-DURBAN
Sat 21st Feb '26, 6:00pm
Did you know Leeds is twinned with Durban, South Africa? Find out more with Steve Whitby and Tony Macaluso.
IDYLLS OF THE KING (Part 1)
Sat 21st Feb '26, 5:45pm
Tennyson’s epic cycle of poems about loyalty, truth, and political turmoil read in three parts by Ibrahim Knight.
THE ACCIDENT
Sat 21st Feb '26, 5:00pm
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.
SHOT THE LOT
Sat 21st Feb '26, 4:30pm
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.
THE WAKE
Sat 21st Feb '26, 3:30pm
30 years after leaving school a group of forty-somethings undertake a walk across the North Yorks Moors. But who is with them?