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Love The Words 308: Maia Elsner, Tallulah Howarth

Tue 15th Jul '25, 4:00pm

Poets Maia Elsner, Tallulah Howarth & Seren Delahaye discuss poetry & read their work. What does a young poet need? Is 'finding your mind' more important than finding your voice?

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BBC Radio Leeds Interview about the Seacroft Goes Global Market

Tue 15th Jul '25, 4:00pm

Chapel FM Head of Radio Agnes Leonowiciz, Next Gen Youth Radio Participant Lidia Ruddy, and Director Tony Macaluso on BBC Radio Leeds.

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Hot Flavours 101: Three Blind Mice

Fri 11th Jul '25, 10:00pm

Hank Mobley, Fats Waller, Joe Pass, and Norah Jones - she of the velvet voice - while Peter reads Simon Armitage and Andrew Greig, and more. Come, join us - do!

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Left of Leeds 102: Kayla Painter

Fri 11th Jul '25, 4:00pm

This month we talk to Bristol based producer Kayla Painter about music, owls, listening habits, washing up and merchandising....

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New Eyes for Nidderdale: Green Eyes & Grey Eyes at Brimham Rocks

Wed 9th Jul '25, 12:00pm

Sounds from a day at Corn Close Care Farm and Brimham Rocks by people from Seacroft, including songs and poetry for two giant puppets

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Teenage Daydream 141

Wed 9th Jul '25, 5:00pm

Toby & the back again for Teenage Daydream

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2 Bob Jukebox 48

Wed 9th Jul '25, 6:00pm

Back again for another episode of 2 Bob Jukebox

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Love The Words 307: Todd Murphy

Tue 8th Jul '25, 4:00pm

Todd Murphy is a writer living in East Leeds. He writes prose and poetry that twist the everyday into work that is tough, tender and often uncanny.

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The Deli 134: Break

Tue 8th Jul '25, 7:30pm

And a break is what The Deli will be taking for a while. Meanwhile the full-strength Deli team bring you poems, stories, wit and tunes on the theme of Break. Au revoir, le Deli!

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Love The Words 306: Lost Leeds Cornershops

Tue 1st Jul '25, 4:00pm

Created with the British Library, a radio documentary of oral history stories about growing up working in cornershops in Leeds, with music from Tower of Song.

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Red Kite: The Travel Agents

Mon 30th Jun '25, 12:00pm

Join Next Generation seniors as they dramatise a scenario based on some unique travel agents and two unsuspecting friends who are looking for somewhere to go on holiday

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Bridges Not Borders: Refugee Week Mafwa Theatre Family Flourish Day

Fri 27th Jun '25, 3:00pm

This special episode showcases Mafwa Theatre's event in celebration of Refugee week. We speak to a range of organisers, volunteers, attendees and Lord Mayor of Leeds Dan Cohen.

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From The Bandroom 73: Yorkshire Evening Post Brass

Fri 27th Jun '25, 10:00pm

A short trip to Abeford, just a few miles East of our radio station to meet Yorkshire Evening Post Brass, a symphonic brass ensemble.

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Butter Popcorn: Wes Anderson and The Phoenician Scheme

Fri 27th Jun '25, 4:00pm

Episode 5: This month Jake and Matthew dive deep into Wes Anderson, and his latest film - The Phoenician Scheme!

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Club Dance 57

Fri 27th Jun '25, 11:00pm

Join us for another month of Club Dance with Adam!

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Golden Years: 2012

Thu 26th Jun '25, 1:00pm

Tune in and travel back in time with us to the year when the country celebrated a Jubilee and an Olympics.

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Vandal Factory: Factory Floor Cuts – chamæleon

Wed 25th Jun '25, 8:00pm

34: chamæleon is a collaboration between Palestinian writer Farah Chamma's poetry and Brazilian producer LIEV's musical soundscapes.

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Teenage Daydream 140

Wed 25th Jun '25, 5:00pm

We are back again for another week of Teenage Daydream with Toby and the gang.

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Woza Africa 37

Wed 25th Jun '25, 3:00pm

Today's show is all about the recap of what has been going in the African continent. Tune in to Woza Africa hosted by Nobuhle and Xolani.

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Pin Badges: Taking Pride in Pride

Tue 24th Jun '25, 3:00pm

Join us this month as we talk everything pride: our own queer pride, the various pride events we have been to & more.

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Love The Words 305: Rob Cowen

Tue 24th Jun '25, 4:00pm

Rob Cowen talks about his critically acclaimed new book, The North Road: Walking London to Edinburgh through Nation, Time & Place', written over 10 years following Common Ground.

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Leeds Poet Tony Harrison: On The Wall

Sat 21st Jun '25, 7:30pm

A special celebration of the great working-class Leeds poet featuring a screening of Harrison's controversial film poem "V"

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READATHON

Sat 21st Jun '25, 9:00pm

An overnight reading event- Reading doesn’t have to be a lonely hobby – Chapel FM Arts Centre is here to prove it!

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Red Kite: Life Online – Exploring Adolescence Episode 1

Thu 19th Jun '25, 6:00pm

In this episode we discuss the episode 1 from the series Adolescence & what we recognise in our lives online as young people.

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Red Kite: Life Online – Exploring Adolescence Episode 2

Thu 19th Jun '25, 7:00pm

In this episode we discuss the episode 2 from the series Adolescence & what we recognise in our lives online as young people.

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Red Kite: Life Online – Exploring Adolescense Episode 3

Thu 19th Jun '25, 8:00pm

In this episode we discuss the episode 3 from the series Adolescence & what we recognise in our lives online as young people.

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Red Kite: Life Online – Exploring Adolescence Episode 4

Thu 19th Jun '25, 9:00pm

In this episode we discuss the episode 4 from the series Adolescence & what we recognise in our lives online as young people.

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Love The Words 304: Carol Atherton/Leeds Lit Fest

Tue 17th Jun '25, 4:00pm

Carol Atherton, author of Reading Lessons, Chapel FM's Readathon 2025 book, talks about the power of literature to change lives. Plus Leeds Lit Fest preview with Fiona Gell.

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Finding Our Feet: Alexis Starke and Clara Carson

Mon 16th Jun '25, 2:00pm

We talk about navigating the messiness of graduating, identity, and what it means to push back against an industry that doesn’t always make space for everyone.

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Radio Rewind: May 25

Sun 15th Jun '25, 11:00am

Listen in to our radio highlights from the month of May with Love The Words, Global connections (Oral History Archives), Sister City Youth, The Grey Ravens and Nidderdale!