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.
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 Fear
Sun 24th Mar '19, 11:00am
Challenge the irrational beliefs that give fear its foundations, with Linda Sage
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 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.
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.
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
Savages on Air
Sun 24th Mar '19, 3:00pm
The oldest-established writing group in Yorkshire read pieces exploring the theme of Voices.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Learning to be Heard
Sat 23rd Mar '19, 1:15pm
Gill Lambert brings her students from Swarthmore to read their poems and stories.
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.
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 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.
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.
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?
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.
Strangers in a Strange Land
Fri 22nd Mar '19, 4:30pm
What does home mean? Poems by adults discovering their creativity in English, with Pascha Taylor.
Half Moon Spoken
Fri 22nd Mar '19, 5:15pm
Eleven Half Moon poets read and talk about each other’s poems.
Poetry DNA
Fri 22nd Mar '19, 6:15pm
Poets Tom Weir and Nick Allen reveal to James Fountain how their key influences have shaped their poetic DNA.
Jo Berry
Fri 22nd Mar '19, 7:15pm
Jo’s father was killed in the Brighton bombing of 1984. She has spent the last 18 years in dialogue with the ex-IRA combatant who planted the bomb. She talks to Mike Winter.
Hearing the Voice (part 2)
Fri 22nd Mar '19, 10:00am
HtV is the interdisciplinary study of voice-hearing at Durham University which inspired WOA19’s festival theme.