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Love The Words 343: Kerry Harker/Maurice de Sausmarez

Tue 5th May '26, 4:00pm

Maurice de Sausmarez was the artist and arts education visionary who presided over a golden fine art era in Leeds in the 1950's. Kerry Harker curated the current exhibition.

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Church Fenton Scouts: Everything We’ve Been Up To

Tue 5th May '26, 6:00pm

In this special one off episode we work with Church Fenton Scouts - discussing everything they have been up to from scuba diving to survival camp.

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Vandal Factory 37: The Disruptors

Fri 1st May '26, 6:00pm

Henry and Natalie interview musicians Boff Whalley and Yung Yusuf.

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Butter Popcorn: ‘Stand by Me’ turns 40

Fri 1st May '26, 4:00pm

The coming of age classic, Stand by Me celebrates its 40th Anniversary this week with a new cinema release.

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Bashert: Sivan

Fri 1st May '26, 2:00pm

Sivan arrives with revelation and celebration. Put up your flower garlands, smother yourself in schmear and call it a cheesecake.

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Woza Africa 39: The pulse of African music

Wed 29th Apr '26, 3:00pm

The show explores the blend of traditional and modern African music

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Love The Words 342: Joanna Jowett/Richard Wilcocks

Tue 28th Apr '26, 4:00pm

Joanna’s interdisciplinary practice includes performance, print, photography, writing and publishing. Richard is a poet and an expert on film adaptations of Bronte novels.

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Writing Hope on the Threshold

Sat 25th Apr '26, 6:30pm

A Remember Oluwale & Chapel FM event With Emily Zobel Marshall and Abdullah Adekola and supported by Leeds Beckett University

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THE CHAPEL FM OPEN MIC NIGHT, LIVE! APRIL 2026

Fri 24th Apr '26, 7:30pm

Come show East Leeds what you have got! Poetry, music or even juggling? Live on the Radio and Youtube. For full details, Check out the information below.

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The Seacroft Canto

Fri 24th Apr '26, 6:00pm

Taking inspiration from Dante’s Divine Comedy, The Seacroft Canto was co-created by the Seacroft community and poet Kimberly Campanello.

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The Titantic’s Surprising Links to Yorkshire & Chicago

Thu 23rd Apr '26, 5:00pm

Dales Ball and Tony Macaluso discuss fascinating links between the Titanic and Yorkshire & Chicago

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East Side Story Newspaper – What’s New?

Thu 23rd Apr '26, 6:00pm

Updates on recent stories published in the "East Side Story" with Janine Griffiths and Jonathan Lawrence.

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Sanctuary Diaries: The Right To Vote

Wed 22nd Apr '26, 11:00am

This episode we talk about about the nuances when it comes the right to vote.

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Sanctuary Diaries: Leeds City of Sanctuary

Wed 22nd Apr '26, 4:00pm

This episode we explore the story of Leeds City of Sanctuary and PAFRAS with Rose McCarthy, Ian Kemp, Mick Ward, Ann Collins.

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Love The Words 341: Shara McCallum

Tue 21st Apr '26, 4:00pm

From Jamaica, of Jamaican and Venezuelan parentage, Shara McCallum is the author of seven books, published in the US & UK. Her latest collection Behold is published by Peepal Tree.

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Love The Words 341: Isabel Edain (1)

Tue 21st Apr '26, 4:00pm

A story from Isabel Edain. Isabel's favourite weather is mist and her favourite colour is green. She lives in Leeds with 948 books and an ivy plant.

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Left of Leeds 111: Emil Karlsen

Fri 17th Apr '26, 4:00pm

This month we talk to Leeds based, Norwegian born, drummer Emil Karlsen about life, music and recording in an anechoic chamber.

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Hot Flavours 107: Shaw Sings Sondheim

Fri 17th Apr '26, 10:00pm

Ian Shaw sings songs of Sondheim. Oscar Peterson jams with Joe Pass + Grappelli. John Scofield + Dave Holland will delight with Memories of Home - and Peter reads Jo Bell + more.

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Bashert: Taurus

Thu 16th Apr '26, 12:00am

Taurus season is here and Bronya and Keziah are basking in the wonders of Spring.

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A Little More Conversation: A Few of My Favourite Things

Wed 15th Apr '26, 3:00pm

Thinking of the classic song from "A sound of Music"; in this episode we will be talking about our favourite formative books, films, TV and toys from our childhoods.

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2 Bob Jukebox 52: that petrol emotion

Wed 15th Apr '26, 6:00pm

Join trev and daz as they discuss topical themes affecting ordinary people

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Love The Words 340: Julia Deakin/Tallulah Howarth

Tue 14th Apr '26, 4:00pm

Two prominent West Yorkshire poets read from and talk about their new work: Julia Deakin, and Tallulah Howarth whose new collection An Alternative Xanadu is just out.

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Poetry Unseen 7

Tue 14th Apr '26, 7:15pm

Poetry-heads respond in the moment and live on air to poems they've never seen before.

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Stories from The Leeds Fund – Micro Grant Programme

Tue 14th Apr '26, 9:00am

Lively stories about the impact of Leeds Community Fund's Micro Grant programme on communities and practical information about how organisations can apply for new funding.

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Swarthmore Education Centre: The Textures Of Joy

Fri 10th Apr '26, 3:00pm

We talk about everything that brings us joy, the simple things, creativity, our hobbies + more.

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Story Explorers from the British Library

Wed 8th Apr '26, 4:00pm

Created with the British Library, a radio documentary from the launch celebration for Story Explorers, their exhibition at Leeds Central Library until 29 August 2026.

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LEA Radio: Growing Up

Wed 8th Apr '26, 2:00pm

What does it mean to grow up? What makes us aware of time passing - all this + more on this episode.

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LEA RADIO: The State Of The World

Wed 8th Apr '26, 9:00am

This episode we talk about the state of world & how it makes us feel. Does it feel like the whole world is on our shoulders at 15 years old?

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Love The Words 339: Molly Ovenden

Tue 7th Apr '26, 4:00pm

Typewriter Poet Molly Ovenden and fellow writers Tony Macaluso, Charlotte Carrick and Tallulah Howarth talk about crossing the threshold from solitary creating to public sharing.

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That Name Woman: Talking about the Still We Rise Project

Wed 1st Apr '26, 4:00pm

Girls and staff from That Name Woman talk about the BAME-led organisation based in East Leeds dedicated to empowering women and girls from ethnic minorities.