Love The Words 368: Leeds City of Languages 2026
Tue 3rd Nov '26, 4:00pm
Leeds City of Languages is a festival celebrating the languages, cultures and communities that make Leeds such a diverse city. Young people talk about growing up multilingual.
Programmes
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Red Kite: Talking about the history of youth clubs in the UK with author Emma Warren
Mon 2nd Nov '26, 5:00pm
Seacroft teenager radio makers in conversation with author of the book "Up the Youth Club: A Love Letter" Emma Warren
Vandal Factory: This Is No Time To Panic!
Fri 30th Oct '26, 6:00pm
Folk musician Grace Petrie and poet Molly Naylor. We discussed their show This Is No Time To Panic!
East Side Story – Stories about Pubs, Local Politics, Halloween & French Visitors
Fri 30th Oct '26, 3:00pm
We are joined journalist Catherine Louise Turner and East Side Story newspaper editor Janine Griffiths for a discussion of timely local new stories.
The Dissent Dispatches 21: Activism, AI and Data Centres: Pause AI
Fri 30th Oct '26, 4:00pm
In this edition of the Dissent Dispatches Pablo Kala discusses recent activism around AI and data centres with Joseph from the organisation Pause AI.
The Dissent Dispatches 22: Activism, AI and Data Centres: Pull the Plug
Fri 30th Oct '26, 5:00pm
In this edition of the Dissent Dispatches Pablo Kala discusses recent activism around AI and data centres with Ioan from the organisation Pull the Plug.
THE CHAPEL FM HALLOWEEN OPEN MIC NIGHT, LIVE!
Fri 30th Oct '26, 7:30pm
Prepare for a spook, prepare for a fright, its the Chapel FM Halloween Open Mic Night.
Moving Through Health #4: Emma Bolland, Gill Crashaw & Alexandrina Hemsley
Fri 30th Oct '26, 12:30pm
Discussing the arts world and access with Emma Bolland, Gill Crashaw, and Alexandrina Hemsley.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Movie #3 – Beetlejuice
Fri 30th Oct '26, 2:00pm
Euan and Tony discuss Tim Burton's wild version of ghosts, freaks, and the afterlife.
Laughter as a Kind of Sanctuary
Fri 30th Oct '26, 5:00pm
Some excerpts from our conversation about what makes things funny and how that can be an important part of life as an asylum seeker
Protests in France Autumn 2026 – Conversation with Our Friends from Lille
Thu 29th Oct '26, 6:00pm
The first of a series of conversations with our twin city friends from Compagnie du Tire-Laine in Lille about struggles for social change.
The Irish Hour: Irish Cure: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son – Predictions: The Old Moore’s Almanac. Halloween: the origins from Ireland – Harvest celebration.
Wed 28th Oct '26, 8:00pm
Traditions and superstitions of autumn time. Hear us chat about our experiences and stories from another time.
Love The Words 367: Nick Allen & Tony Harrison
Wed 28th Oct '26, 4:00pm
Poet Nick Allen talks about Burn Back, his new book with artist Paula Dunn. about the peat bogs. Plus the unveiling of a blue plaque to Tony Harrison, Leeds poet.
Love The Words 367: Nick Allen & Tony Harrison
Tue 27th Oct '26, 4:00pm
Poet Nick Allen talks about Burn Back, his new book with artist Paula Dunn. about the peat bogs. Plus the unveiling of a blue plaque to Tony Harrison, Leeds poet.
Radio Maker 2026: Kirkgate Market
Sun 25th Oct '26, 12:05pm
Sounds and stories from Leeds' Kirkgate Market revealing how it serves as a gateway to the world and source of chance encounters and happy accidents.
Radio Maker 2026: Seacroft Quarter
Sun 25th Oct '26, 12:30pm
Sounds and stories about the contested spaces in our community of Seacroft including the Britannia Hotel, Cricketers Arms Pub, Village Green, and Seacroft Centre.
Radio Maker 2026: Forest Garden
Sun 25th Oct '26, 1:00pm
The mysterious, otherwordly sounds and stories of the Seacroft Forest Garden and audio portraits of the people who created it.
Radio Maker 2026: Listening Theatre Intro
Sun 25th Oct '26, 12:00pm
A brief welcome to our first ever Radio Maker Listening Theatre with more than three dozen sound artists from our community and the wider world.
Butter Popcorn: Daughters of Darkness
Fri 23rd Oct '26, 4:00pm
This month, we are joined by Evangeline Spachis from the Queer Fear and Red Velvet Seat film clubs to talk about Harry Kümel's 1971 vampire film, Daughters of Darkness.
Vandal Factory 43: “Hope is Freedom! Put that on a t-shirt”
Fri 23rd Oct '26, 6:00pm
Joining the dynamic duo in front of a live audience is drag queen Flamy Grant and hip-hop upstarts Speit and Kayncee.
Love The Words 368: Stephen Deazley
Tue 20th Oct '26, 4:00pm
Stephen Deazley is a composer and community musician in Edinburgh. As a poet he just won the very first Tramlines Poetry Competition. He talks about his poetry-to-music journey.
Hot Flavours 113: A Cassandra Wilson Mini Tribute
Fri 16th Oct '26, 10:00pm
Cassandra Wilson Mini Tribute. Thelonius Monk, Wynton Marsalis, Peter reads Carol Ann Duffy. Joe Pass & Niels Henning Orsted Pederson - A sublime touch from Art Tatum.
Left of Leeds 116: Fergus Quill
Fri 16th Oct '26, 4:00pm
Anyone familiar with jazz + experimental music in Leeds should be familiar with Fergus Quill. This month we talk to him about life, big bands, Xero Slingsby, Steve Reich and noise.
East Side Story – October 2026 Local News Review
Fri 16th Oct '26, 4:00pm
We catch up with Janine Griffiths from East Leeds' very own community-focused news platform and review recent articles about local politics, student journalists, community heroes.
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Programme2 Bob Jukebox: And In Other News…….
Wed 14th Oct '26, 6:00pm
Trev and Daz talk all the latest goings on and play some great music too, but what was the year??
Love The Words 366: Peter Okonkwo/Leeds-Dortmund
Tue 13th Oct '26, 4:00pm
Peter Okwonko is a Leeds-based Nigerian poet. He talks about his award-winning book Kwame Come Home. Plus news from our sister city in Germany, Dortmund.
Poetry Unseen 11
Tue 13th Oct '26, 7:15pm
Chapel FM's new poetry programme in which poetry readers get a poem they don't know and unpack it on the spot!
Growing & Green Seacroft #1: The Wild Allotment
Tue 13th Oct '26, 5:00pm
Our new show about our Wild Allotment cared for by Season Well as part of our Growing & Green Seacroft project funded by National Lottery "Awards for All."
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Movies – #2 Ghostbusters
Fri 9th Oct '26, 3:00pm
Our host Euan is back with a action-packed discussion of the 1984 classic Ghostbusters.
Fairing Housing in Leeds: Rally for Same
Fri 9th Oct '26, 5:00pm
Sharing stories, speeches, and sounds from a protest for fairing housing access at Leeds City Council's Merrion Centre on behalf of Same and his family