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Wed 4th Dec '24, 11:00am
This episode we talk to Chijioke who supports refugees & aslylum seekers in Leeds. We discuss everything from charity football, housing & finding confidence in ourselves.
Tue 3rd Dec '24, 4:00pm
Faye Marshall is a poet and nurse. She talks about the privilege of working in palliative care, its impact on her life and writing, and the flourishing poetry scene in South Leeds.
Tue 3rd Dec '24, 2:45pm
Tune in to hear Leeds Conservatoire students talk everything festive and fun, and how to make the most of your winter season!
Tue 3rd Dec '24, 3:00pm
We talk discuss what the word 'recovery' means to us as women as part of the Writing On Air Radio Festival 2024. Tilly shared her story of
Sun 1st Dec '24, 12:00pm
Menstrual cramps, pregnancy, childbirth. Emma Storr and Prof. Barry Strickland Hodge on women’s health through history.
Sun 1st Dec '24, 12:30pm
How is it to live as the sibling of an autistic person with complex needs? Spoiler: you may laugh and cry
Sun 1st Dec '24, 1:15pm
Participants from Vera Media’s Can You Hear Us, Holbeck music-making course share an exclusive play of their song ‘All About Addiction’.
Sun 1st Dec '24, 2:00pm
Creative writing from a project at Leeds Trinity University which uses writing to connect people with issues of plant health within their local environment.
Sun 1st Dec '24, 2:45pm
Concert from the resident Chapel FM ensemble that ensures musicians with disabilities have a place to make adventurous music. Follows their acclaimed album.
Sun 1st Dec '24, 3:30pm
For people with disabilities and chronic illness the concept of recovery is difficult to navigate. Who decides what disability and recovery look like? Discussion follows.
Sun 1st Dec '24, 4:45pm
Poet Jaspreet Mander gives voice to the land of Punjab to speak of its dire state and passionate desire to regenerate.
Sun 1st Dec '24, 5:30pm
The fascinating story of how Len Biran’s refugee father used his wits to keep his family safe and fed through World War 2.
Sun 1st Dec '24, 6:15pm
Stories performed by Sonja Miller and their writer Neil Rathmell.
Sun 1st Dec '24, 7:00pm
Never heard of this famous artist and writer? He’s buried in Seacroft! Illustrated talk by Geraldine Beattie.
Sun 1st Dec '24, 7:45pm
A crash, a coma, submerged emotions. Racing-car driver Jean-Pierre races against time, and himself. Script-in-hand performance of this audio drama by Catherine Shonack.
Sun 1st Dec '24, 8:30pm
The eighth wonder of the world. In Doncaster. Buried forever. The true saga of the legendary Sand House dramatised as an audio drama by Peter Spafford.
Sun 1st Dec '24, 4:00pm
A return visit, one year later, to the Best (Biodiversity Festival) and Ideathon to propose climate change ideas in the Italian city of Reggio Emilia.
Sat 30th Nov '24, 11:00am
Menstrual cramps, pregnancy, childbirth. Emma Storr and Prof. Barry Strickland Hodge on women’s health through history.
Sat 30th Nov '24, 11:30am
Jaimes Lewis Moran interviews item fixers and repair receivers in the amazing world of East Leeds Repair Cafes.
Sat 30th Nov '24, 12:00pm
‘Eyes closed, deep inhale: the smell of freshly battered fish takes him back to his dad’s old shop’… Rayyah McCaul on a journey with her father.
Sat 30th Nov '24, 1:00pm
Join the Yaffle's Nest Wordship team with readings from their eclectic poetic responses to this years festival theme.
Sat 30th Nov '24, 2:15pm
Two people in old age fall in love. What is old? What is too old? Ruth Steinberg and Len Biran tell their story. Discussion follows.
Sat 30th Nov '24, 3:30pm
A discussion with Written Off Publishing Founder Rebecca Kenny on recovery after major physical trauma, rebuilding the self, and community support in the arts.
Sat 30th Nov '24, 4:30pm
Mark and Gill Connors read from their new joint poetry collection, & The Where We Were; Poems, photography, travel.
Sat 30th Nov '24, 5:30pm
Undaunted by her digital disaster, Jasmine’s friends rally to make up her loss. An in-depth conversation on selfhood from Jaspreet Mander.
Sat 30th Nov '24, 6:15pm
A woman dreams of an easy water birth but things don’t go to plan. Can swimming help her become the mother she wants to be? A story by Laura Graham.
Sat 30th Nov '24, 7:00pm
A showcase of poetry from Ey Up 3: Written Off Publishings upcoming anthology hosted by Alex Callaghan.
Sat 30th Nov '24, 8:15pm
South of the city the poetry heartbeat grows strong! Written and performed by poets active in the South Leeds spoken word community.
Sat 30th Nov '24, 4:00pm
A special broadcast of stories about traveling the world and making community with the Gambian Youth Club from Holbeck South Leeds.
Fri 29th Nov '24, 11:30am
Reflections on the healing powers of nature in this mindful collaboration between Chapel FM and Orb in Knaresborough.