Queens of Dawson City
Sun 24th Mar '19, 5:00pm
Meet Slitherbi, Gloit, Mucky Carol, Agatha Hard-Boiled Gelding III, and Reverend Pike. Meanwhile a Naculator is up to no good.
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.
Laura Potts
Sun 24th Mar '19, 4:30pm
Laura talks about the musical and literary influences which have shaped her work from childhood verse to adult voice.
Savages on Air
Sun 24th Mar '19, 3:00pm
The oldest-established writing group in Yorkshire read pieces exploring the theme of Voices.
Phenomena: The Forgotten Works
Sun 24th Mar '19, 2:00pm
Word, music and electronic sound in which time stretches, space becomes permeable, and lost voices speak again
Walking on Air
Sun 24th Mar '19, 1:15pm
Maggie Mash chats with Anglo-American poet Lydia Kennaway about her new pamphlet, A History of Walking.
The Prose Poem
Sun 24th Mar '19, 12:15pm
Prose Poetry is surging in popularity. Oz Hardwick and Hannah Stone offer a celebration of the form, along with a discussion of its characteristics and potential.
InValids
Sun 24th Mar '19, 11:30am
Set in a support group, this play by Fay Kesby explores the commonalities of oppression and the deep, meaningful love of biscuits.
The Fear
Sun 24th Mar '19, 11:00am
Challenge the irrational beliefs that give fear its foundations, with Linda Sage
Tune in and Turn on
Sun 24th Mar '19, 10:00am
Poet Helen Burke with Phil Pattinson dial up voices of protest, from Beethoven to The Beats.
Angles of Light (Part2)
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 9:45pm
Juleus Ghunta introduces a panoply of poets from The Caribbean in this bumper follow-up to Part 1 which aired on Love The Words.
Windrush
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 9:00pm
Malika Booker, Khadijah Ibrahiim, and Vahni Capildeo talk about Colonizinin Reverse, their poetic response to Windrush: Songs in a Strange Land
Studio 12
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 8:15pm
A selection of spoken word performances from the Manifesto in Verse project, exploring how borders affect our personal, public and political lives.
Yaffle
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 7:00pm
New local poetry publisher Yaffle showcase both new and familiar voices reading from their forthcoming pamphlets and collections.
Inkwell: Transforming with Poetry
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 6:00pm
Resist, heal, engage, transcend; words from the heart making a difference in people’s lives.
Our Voice Matters
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 5:45pm
Children from Fun Face Drama tell us what matters to them, and why they won’t be silenced.
Forget Me Knot
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 5:30pm
Three female writers search the world for the lost heart of communication. What else will they find on the journey?
Unexpected Voices
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 4:30pm
How to find your voice when you have a disability? Vickie Orton and guests present stories told through art, song and symbols.
The Continuing Stories of People We Used to Know
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 3:45pm
Two friends dip into their memories (real and imagined) to tell sweet surreal stories about people they used to know before they knew each other.
Community Voice
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 3:00pm
How do local people get heard? Linda Sage hosts a panel of representatives from the Police, the Health Service and the Council.
The Importance of Being Indie
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 2:00pm
A panel discusses independent publishers and marginalised voices in contemporary literature, with Kevin Duffy (BlueMoose), Jeremy Poynting (PeePal Tree) and author SJ Bradley.
Learning to be Heard
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 1:15pm
Gill Lambert brings her students from Swarthmore to read their poems and stories.
Haiku Half Hour
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 12:15pm
Poet Joe Williams challenges a selection of local writers to create micro-poetry using the 5-7-5 haiku form.
Origins of a Writer: Kevin Phillips
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 11:30am
In the latest in his series, Jaimes Lewis Moran talks to writer Kevin Phillips about his experiences.
Poetry of Art
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 11:30am
Poets give voices to their favourite works of art in Leeds Art Gallery, introduced by Sandra Burnett.
Hearing the Voice (part 3)
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 10:00am
The final instalment in our series from Hearing The Voice, the research project at Durham University.
Double Story 2
Fri 22nd Mar '19, 1:00pm
Short fiction from Monica Dickson. What would a bag of sweets sound like if they spoke to you?
Speak up!
Fri 22nd Mar '19, 1:15pm
The Deli team deliver their inimitable smorgasbord of poetry, comedy, discussion and music.
In the Dark
Fri 22nd Mar '19, 2:30pm
A man wakes up with a hangover. Pitch dark, unknown room. Where is he? What happened? Dark drama by James Fernie.
1977
Fri 22nd Mar '19, 2:45pm
A girl’s life explodes in puberty. Forty years later the hormones disappear overnight after a hysterectomy. Bitter transition comedy in diaries and song by Ali Bullivent
Speechless
Fri 22nd Mar '19, 3:45pm
What’s it like not to be able to speak? How do we hear the speechless? Jimmy Andrex interviews poet Jane Kite.