WHEN POETRY TAKES WING
Sat 21st Feb '26, 2:00pm
Hannah Stone explores the threshold between poem and song as alumni from Leeds Song read poems and discuss the craft of writing for composers.
Programmes
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BEYOND THE GATE
Sat 21st Feb '26, 1:45pm
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.
DAWN CHORUS
Sat 21st Feb '26, 1:30pm
Have you ever really listened to the dawn chorus? Hear it differently in this audio drama from Sophie MacWhannell.
STEP IN, LOOK UP!
Sat 21st Feb '26, 12:45pm
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.
OVER THE THRESHOLD
Sat 21st Feb '26, 12:00pm
Alice had long gone over the threshold,but never imagined she could cross this one. Monologue from Gaia Sequoia, plus discussion with health professionals.
TONY HARRISON: GLOBAL LINKS
Sat 21st Feb '26, 11:00am
How the great Leeds poet, who died last year, used art to transcend borders from Nigeria to Eastern Europe, Brazil to Japan.
OZYMANDIAS AND OTHER LONG GOODBYES
Sat 21st Feb '26, 10:00am
Helped by some old statues, Leonard Cohen and Taking Back Sunday, Christopher R. Moore considers what it really means to let go.
MURDER IN 1960’s YORKSHIRE
Sat 21st Feb '26, 9:30pm
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.
ANTHOLOGY LAUNCH
Fri 20th Feb '26, 7:00pm
Welcome the 3rd Chapel FM Anthology, and the 10th Writing On Air festival, across the threshold with a fabulous night of poetry and music.