THIS PLACE, TO ALL PLACES LINKED: JOURNEYING WITH DANTE
Fri 27th Feb '26, 9:00pm
Poet Kimberly Campanello leads a journey through her new version of Dante’s Divine Comedy, based on her experience of Parkinson’s disease
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PICNIC AT ALMSCLIFFE
Fri 27th Feb '26, 10:00pm
Tim Boardman’s phone was found at Almscliffe Crag. If you have information on his whereabouts please contact local police. Spooky audio drama.
THE THRESHOLD
Fri 27th Feb '26, 10:15pm
Strange things happen at sea. Story from Philip Wiggs about the threshold between what we know and what we cannot know.
Young People @ Leeds Libraries: A Conversation On Food
Fri 27th Feb '26, 3:00pm
In this one time collaboration with Leeds Libraries - we discuss all things food with young people. What are some foods that bring back memories, what do we call dinner + more.
RED KITE: WHOSE HERITAGE?
Thu 26th Feb '26, 3:30pm
Young people from Chapel FM’s Next Generation take the idea of heritage and what it means to them.
SANCTUARY DIARIES
Thu 26th Feb '26, 6:00pm
Stories of coming to the UK by broadcasters from Chapel FM’s regular radio show of the same name.
THE MUSIC MAN
Thu 26th Feb '26, 5:00pm
The boundary of time is the keeper. The music - it knows; it is the gateway. But to where? Fiction from Gaia Sequoia
LEEDS-LILLE RADIO CABARET
Thu 26th Feb '26, 6:00pm
Young radio makers from Chapel FM’s Next Generation share stories and sounds from their recent trip to Seacroft’s twin community of Moulins in Lille, France.
STORIES FROM THE SOFA
Thu 26th Feb '26, 8:15pm
A candlelit weave of tales and myths from storytellers Ruth Steinberg, Vickie Orton and Matthew Bellwood.
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Thu 26th Feb '26, 7:00pm
Stone Soup return for another wry look at life past, present and future through song, stories and conversation.
LEA Radio: What Does Culture Mean To Us?
Wed 25th Feb '26, 12:00pm
On this episode we discuss everything culture & how we navigate it as teenagers in Leeds.
RED KITE: SPACES AND PLACES
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 10:00am
Young people from Chapel FM’s Next Generation chat about public spaces in Leeds and how they feel about them.
WHOSE MILK IS IT ANYWAY?
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 10:30am
Barbara complains about her husband leaving the milk out, but the relationship went sour long before the milk. Audio drama by Jan Ruppe.
MOTHER NATURE’S WHISPERS
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 11:00am
What happens when the natural world and the human world interact with each other? Lighthearted and reflective poems from Mandi Lynsdale.
LESSONS FROM AN ACCIDENTAL STAND UP
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 11:30am
A midlife adventure story by Laura Graham.
THE FINAL WHISTLE
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 12:00pm
Live in-studio reading of an audio play by Jacqueline Everett about love, betrayal and the 1966 World Cup, set in communist Hungary.
YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 1:00pm
If we are the sum of our parts, what becomes of the pieces we leave behind? Live performance from Huw Parlor.
AFTERNOON TEA
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 1:30pm
Afternoon tea is important to Angie Smiles, but not because of the food. Live sketch.
CROSSING THE THRESHOLD
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 1:45pm
In Michael Hassell’s comedy, three engaged couples try to win their Dream Wedding on a TV Gameshow. Will anyone make it to the altar? Live drama reading.
WATER AND FIRE
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 2:45pm
Documentary about the volunteer fire watchers who kept watch over the rooftops of The Leeds Library in World War Two.
RIGHT HERE WITH YOU
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 3:00pm
Live drama from Dales Ball that welcomes you into a world where everyone feels seen, heard, and cherished in their own neighbourhood.
SPONTANEOUS RADIO ERUPTION
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 3:45pm
In the absence of the scheduled show, musicians & poets improvise a radio performance at five minutes notice. Why? Because we're Chapel FM!
BEOWULF
Sun 22nd Feb '26, 4:45pm
Four storytellers. One ancient tale. A thousand interpretations. Live theatre performance of this thrilling, darkly comic retelling from Treadlight Theatre.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.