The Dissent Dispatches: Voices From Global Rebellion
Culture Jamming! Flash Mobs! Occupations! A series of podcasts hosted by Pablo Kala on the rich variety of resistance against injustice taking place around the world.
Shows
Have a look through all of our shows. You can filter the results to find the kind of shows you are particularly interested in.
The Feeling Tone
A collection of radio conversations about how artists and others experiment with transforming the human voice and oral histories in unexpected and inventive ways. Part of Chapel FM Arts Centre's "Home From Home" project.
The Music Institute
Wags presents the Music Institute. The music policy will be eclectic with a mix of rare older and fresh new music from genre’s such as soul, funk, disco, electro, kruatrock, hip hop, house, techno, acid, industrial, rock, pop, DnB, dub and trance
The Psycho Show!
James Clark welcomes you into the weird world of the punk realm, featuring the best of garage rock, psychobilly bangers and punk anthems. Sundays have never been so psychotic!
The Story of Fem FM
3 part series paying tribute to the 30th anniversary of the UK's 1st womens radio station, Fem FM.
The Story of Fem FM is a Sound Women Bristol production in collaboration with University of West of England Community Fund and Regional History Depart. Huge thanks to Libby Sharp, the student lead whose fascination and interest in Fem FM sparked this project.
The Ukulele Show
The Cameron family share their love of their favourite instrument, the humble ukulele
Think Global Act Local
Airs Wednesdays at 8pm week 2 of the month.
Local discussions on confronting the climate crisis both at home and around the world.
Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.
Time Tunnel
Have you ever wanted to experience the wonders of time travel without leaving your living room? Wanted to delve through decades of magical memories from your armchair? Then join our host Ed as each episode he takes us through the Time Tunnel with two guests from East Leeds, each selecting three tracks from across the years that mean the most to them. There’ll be reminiscing, there’ll be rumination - there may even be some regretful choices - but this is an hour of recollections you will never forget.
Two Sevens DJs
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!
UNION
Radio shows from UNION: The Northern School for creativity and activism
Developing new ways to train people in the union between social activism and creativity
“Art is travelling without travelling. Art is a language that does not need Western translation. Art is a mini-scale revolution.”
Unsung Sports
Unsung Sports is an arts project celebrating non-mainstream sports in Leeds. Phase 1 was funded by Arts Council England. Phase 2 is a Leeds 2023 project, produced by Peter Spafford with Space 2 in collaboration with Chapel FM Arts Centre.
Urban Selection
Airs Fridays at 11pm week 2 of the month.
DJ Khaos hits the decks to bring you new and classic moments in trance and techno.
Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.
Vandal Factory
Airs Tuesdays at 8pm on week 4 of the month.
Those loveable legends Henry and Natalie team-up to explore those magic moments where art meets activism. Featuring interviews, chat, vibes, theatre and music (bangers only). Join the Vandal Raptor crew!
Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.
VI Group
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!
Warm Up Sessions
East Leeds FM’s dance radio show ‘The Warm Up Sessions’ has been broadcasting on the station since January 2011. With a strong ethos on local and burgeoning talent, The Warm Up Sessions is the place to keep your finger on the pulse
Ways to Pass the Time…
Stuck at home during lockdown? Looking to pick up a new hobby? Need some ideas on how to spend your time? Tune in to 'Ways to Pass the Time' broadcasting weekly as part of ELFM's 'Keeping a Distance, Staying Close' programme.
We Are Seacroft
Airs Wednesdays at 1pm on weeks 2 & 4.
A show and podcast about people doing amazing things in our community, useful information, history, art, activism plus how Seacroft is connecting with the wider world. Created by the We Are Seacroft network.
Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.
We Can Make: The Build
At 55, John found himself living in a shed in a yard full of engine parts. So when We Can Make asked him if he wanted to pioneer the first home of a revolutionary sustainable housing project, he jumped at the chance. Join John as he finds the land, designs his house, pushes it through planning permission and finally starts to get his hands dirty...
And if this sounds like something you'd be keen to do yourself, listen closely and get in touch, as We Can Make is only growing…
Welly’s Nerdy News
Airs Fridays at 3pm on Week 4 of the month.
All the gaming and Nerdy News brought to you by Welly (Elliott Moon) and his co-hosts.
Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.
What’s On West Yorkshire
Airs Tuesdays at 8pm on Week 4.
We explore everything that happening in the arts in Leeds & West Yorkshire in the upcoming weeks. Tune in for conversations, interviews reviews & of course, your guide for what's on in West Yorkshire.
Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.
Women in Music
Laura Taylor champions the music and careers of female artists
Women Make Sound
A monthly celebration of women in sound. Tune in to hear some great music and chats exploring different themes each month, by women and other marginalised genders, for everyone!
Word Club
Word Club is a monthly spoken word show that explores all things poetry and words. Expect lots of talent from the local and beyond, along with the hottest new releases in poetry land
Wordybirds
A collection of stories, poems, essays and other literary treats presented on East Leeds FM broadcast as part of our "Keeping a Distance, Staying Close" broadcasts. Curated by Peter Spafford.
Woza Africa
Airs Wednesdays at 4pm on week 2 of the month.
Nobuhle and Xolani present: Woza Africa show! A show bringing you the vibrant culture, the sound and the rhythm of Africa.
Woza means to come. It is said when one extends an invite to another, usually, to encourage them to join in and participate in whatever event is being held.
Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.
Writing On Air
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.
Writing on Air 2016
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.
Writing on Air 2017
Chapel FM hosted a raft of great writing from across Yorkshire for four days during spring 2017. This was the second annual Writing on Air festival, with the theme being "Walls" . All these broadcast are from our old website.
Writing On Air 2018
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...
Writing on Air 2019
WOA ’19 is a broadcast festival of writing. It will happen over four days, 21st-24th March at Chapel FM Arts Centre, our beautiful state-of-the-art studio and performance complex in East Leeds set in a restored Methodist chapel. East Leeds FM, which started in 2003, broadcasts to an annual local and global listenership of over 35,000 people.