We do a huge range of programming on ELFM. Sometimes it's a one-off special but we also have regular shows where our teams of broadcasters have created anything from a couple of programmes to a hundred! Catch up with details of our ongoing shows and find their latest episodes right here...
Welcome to Football Fanatics! Join Sam and Kian as they talk through all things football over the past month.
Chapel FM opens its doors to the general public to showcase what's been going on at the centre
Each week during the Covid-19 pandemic we bring you conversations with people from across our community of Seacroft as well as Leeds and the wider world.
Stories about growing up and finding a place in the world, told by ELFM broadcaster and longtime Seacroft resident Dave Wrighton.
Linda Sage breaks down what makes us stressed and how to bust it
Here's a collection of the "Living Room Concerts" recorded by musicians from around Leeds and beyond during the spring 2020 coronavirus quarantine. Curated by Chapel FM Community Music Worker Sian Ashby.
Join early-career Meera and Mohammed as they talk to artists and arts leaders about how they made it into the industry. Generation 21 is the podcast by South Asian Arts-uk (SAA-uk), a performance arts organisation specialising in Indian classical music and dance.
Programmes from a collection of schools that we work with down at Chapel FM Arts Centre
A selection of live performances and events from our stunning radio theatre, including Friday Night Live
Need a quick laugh? Joe has more than 60 of the best-worst jokes, from our daily coronavirus lockdown radio shows.
The young broadcasters, musicians, writers and theatre artists at the Chapel FM Arts Centre are developing a new podcast that looks at our society and the world from a birds-eye perspective. Supported by Pears Foundation.
Leeds East Primary Partnership is a group of five thriving and successful primary schools and their partners who work closely together to achieve the very best for the children, young people and families in our communities. This page contains all the content they create at Chapel FM Arts Centre
A showcase of music that today's teenagers are listening to
A monthly celebration of women in sound. Tune in on the second Saturday of each month to hear some great music and chats exploring different themes each month, by women and other marginalised genders, for everyone!
Deaf Friends is a group of young people with hearing impairments from across Leeds, who visit Chapel FM every so often for lots of creative music and broadcasting fun
When Josie Bevan’s husband was jailed for nine years, a window opened on to a whole new world. East Leeds FM radio is pleased to share this new series that speaks to our time created by Falling Tree Productions.
Terry Buchan and Ann Clarke delve into the world of all things science through in-depth conversation with professionals from the field
A fabulous week of radio created in East Leeds drawing on our Summer Music and Broadcasting courses and dozens of ELFM radio hosts, producers and artists that ran from August 3-9.
Go backstage in your mind…..dare to tread where you’ve never been before….look up in to the skies or behind a pile of rubble….dare to tell it how it is.
Scroll down for the Complete Archive of the 37 programmes created during the summer of 2019 and broadcast on ELFM. Hear how members of our community broke down barriers, crossed divides and shared passions all using the power of radio!
A place for all things BYA...
Rotation Radio is a monthly broadcast showcasing the happenings at Leeds College of Music, providing artists within the institution with the opportunity to have their music heard.
East Leeds FM has been gathering stories, useful information, music, original writing, soundscapes, oral histories and much more during the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown.
Below are our daily "Keeping a Distance, Staying Close" radio broadcasts that aired daily on 94.6FM from March through June 2020.
ELMF host and wellbeing counsellor Linda Sage shares tips on staying resilient in these unusual times.
Andrew Fake and Phil Driscoll visit brass bands to hear them play and to find
out what makes them keep the tradition of British brass banding alive
Each half term a group of impaired young people come to Chapel FM Arts centre to take part in singing, music and radio workshops. Check out their work here!
It’s International Women's Day on March 8th and we will be celebrating with a day of radio programs for women, by women! Let's celebrate women's achievement, raise awareness against bias and take action for equality.
Local and regional musicians take centre stage with a selection of live performances and interviews
For all the times that ELFM ventures out of the Chapel...
The Cameron family share their love of their favourite instrument, the humble ukulele
Laura Taylor champions the music and careers of female artists
Music. Leeds. Us. is a celebration of the best music our fair city has to offer, featuring live sessions, in depth interviews and amazing new music from local artists
A place for all things LEA...
Bethany Donkin hosts her debut show Femme Collective; the monthly programme interviewing women in and around Leeds who are making ripples on the creative scene
LOUDSPEAKER is a Leeds based Spoken Word radio show co-hosted by Sarah Autumn and D3.
The show explores the topics of our times through Spoken Word whilst showcasing talent from Leeds and Yorkshire.
Monique Rowe explores cultural similarities and differences between native Brits and those from other parts of the world
Join Katy Hayley as she talks with local people and organisations based in Leeds; tackling issues such as loneliness, period poverty & mental health. Please note these episodes were created during the time of the coronavirus lockdown as part of East Leeds FM's 'Keeping a Distance, Staying Close' daily radio broadcasts.
Join Roger Godden as he takes us on a whirlwind tour of some classic tracks by artists from the 60s and beyond
Chapel FM hosted a raft of great writing from across Yorkshire for four days during spring 2016. This was the first ever Writing on Air festival. All these broadcast are from our old website.
An institution at ELFM, Two Sevens have been DJing the finest in Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, Dub & Dancehall at our radio station for many years... long may it continue! Lock in on the first Tuesday of every month!
The Leeds/Dortmund 50 Festival featured more than two dozen events celebrating 50 years of the two cities being twinned.
Let Jamie Carnie broaden your tastes as he curates an hour of the best of alternative and independent. Featuring new, old and unsigned music, not-quite-the-weather and a mysterious trip to The Darkroom...
A series of three short radio plays curated by Dr. Bonnie Pang of the School of Sport – Leeds Beckett University.
See below for more information and production credits.
God's Own County is full of history and beautiful places. We invite you to get to explore Yorkshire with us, showcasing a range of cultural events and activities for the local Polish population
As part of our larger Access All Areas Radio week we ran a 5-day course with 16 young people from our communities who learned about making radio and produced their own spectacular programmes...
Each Friday during the coronavirus lockdown the young people from the Chapel FM's Next Generation youth groups take over the airwaves with stories, music, interviews and more.
To learn more about our Next Generation and other youth groups in Broadcasting, Music, Theatre, Writing and more, scroll down.
Stephen Martin pays tribute to some of his favourite performers
Each month The Deli team choose a theme and pick it apart, showcasing lots of words, writing and wonderful original work
All the gaming and Nerdy News brought to you by Welly (Elliott Moon) and his co-hosts
Writing On Air 2018 was our biggest broadcast literature festival yet with 50 original programmes made by Yorkshire-based writers. This year’s festival took the theme ‘Borderlands’ which resonates throughout the schedule in different ways. You can listen again to any of them...
Daz Northfield chats with local artists about their lives and passion for music
John Toolan shows off his selection of left field jazz for the ultimate alternative Friday evening. Music with substance and style.
Throughout the school holidays we invite families down to Chapel FM Arts Centre for a range of fun, creative activities. During each day we have a broadcast takeover by the young people that come and take part. Have a listen to what they've been up to here!
DJ Khaos hits the decks to bring you new and classic moments in trance and techno
Welcome into the ELFM virtual potting shed to talk all things to do with growing, in the garden and on the allotment
A collection of shows presented by young people from Springwell East Leeds.
Writing On Air is our yearly spring writing and spoken word festival that is headed up by our Director Of Words, Peter Spafford. This page contains all the broadcast output for the entirety of the Writing On Air Festival.
Conversations and oral histories with people in Leeds and the wider world who are creating community arts projects.
Hosted by ChapelFM Arts Centre Co-Director
Tony Macaluso
Original Drum & Bass mixes brought to you by Monty
Jake, James and Chloe talk about what makes great cinema
How do young people from East Leeds and beyond see the world in unexpected ways? A radio show and podcast made by the Chapel FM Next Generation youth groups.
Tune in to Chapel FM's youth radio show and podcast for conversations, music, audio documentaries, creative writing, visits to other youth programmes and more.
It's all about seeing the world from above, from the edges, from outside the status quo!
From Blues to Bee-bop, James Fernie plays the music and tells the story from the great blues and jazz era