LEEDS 2023: Stories from a year of culture
Conversations and stories from projects involved with LEEDS 2023: A Year of Culture.
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.
Leeds City Walking Tours
Join geographer Rachael Unsworth on a series of lively explorations of Leeds' history and built environment. These treks into our city's past were created during the time of the coronavirus lockdown as part of East Leeds FM's "Keeping a Distance, Staying Close" daily radio broadcasts.
More information on Rachael and her tours can be found at LeedsWalkingTours.co.uk
Leeds Conservatoire: Radio & Podcasts
Students from Leeds Conservatoire come together to create podcasts & live radio.
Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.
Leeds East Academy – Show Page
A place for all things LEA...
Leeds International Partner Conversations
Stories about projects and cultural connections between Leeds and its twinned and partner cities around the world.
Leeds Irish Music Programme
Host Owen Spafford and Des Hurley from the Irish Arts Foundation in Leeds showcase the rich history of Irish music in Leeds and the wider world, featuring oral history interviews and exclusive music performances.
Leeds Lit Fest Podcast
What makes writers from our corner of the world here in Leeds, Yorkshire in the north of England unique and delightful? Scroll down to listen to the Leeds Lit Fest podcast.
Leeds/Dortmund 50 Festival Radio Broadcast Archive
The Leeds/Dortmund 50 Festival featured more than two dozen events celebrating 50 years of the two cities being twinned.
Left of Leeds
Airs Fridays at 4pm on week 2 of the month.
John Toolan shows off his selection of left field jazz for the ultimate alternative Tuesday evening. Music with substance and style.
Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.
Live at the Chapel
A selection of live performances and events from our stunning radio theatre, including Friday Night Live
Living Room Concerts – from “Staying Close” ELFM Broadcasts
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.
Lost Leeds – Created with the British Library
A special project from the British Library, exploring personal memories of corner shops.
Loudspeaker
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.
Love Arts
Each year a team of our young people cover the events of the Love Arts festival, a celebration of creativity and mental well-being across Leeds
Love the Words
Airs every Tuesday at 4pm.
Peter Spafford presents his love of all things wordy in his weekly shows chatting to novelists, poets and play-wrights.
Missing Media
You ever wonder what happened to that TV Show, Piece of Music, Band, Movie? Are you sure it was even real? Come join The Chapel FM Techies as they try to get to the bottom of these mysteries and so much more. In this monthly show "Missing Media" as we try and uncover and report on all the lost media they can get there hands on, often with a local Leeds/East Leeds angle.
Music from the Bands
Jazmine Ella Blackah brings you a selection of tracks from bands past and present
Music. Leeds. Us
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
Musicathon
24 hours of music.
All Live, All Local...NON-STOP!
The 11th annual Chapel FM Musicathon will take place on 12/13th December 2020
Musicathon 2024
Our unique 24-hour music festival, live in the Seacroft Village Green and from our studios in Chapel FM Arts Centre.
Musicathon 2025: Broadcast Archive
Explore all of the performances from Chapel FM's all-day festival celebrating music, radio, global connections, and community.
New Eyes for Nidderdale
This radio series features stories about Chapel FM Arts Centre's new partnership with Nidderdale National Landscape, exploring what happens when residents of our community of Seacroft get to know the landscapes and traditions of Nidderdale.
Tune in to hear how we are discovering the consequences of the Climate Emergency and ways of bringing new ideas about cultivating and celebrating green spaces in Seacroft.
Next Generation
Our Next Generation courses offer young people the opportunity to explore music, broadcasting, creative writing and theatre. You can find out what they've been up to here
No Bystanders
No Bystanders is a project through which young people explore a range of topics and issues that affect them and the wider community. Opening minds and hearts is what we are all about!
No Regrets: The Music & Spirit of Billie Holiday
Chapel FM / East Leeds Community Radio is proud to present this radio series exploring Billie Holiday's early life, the evolution of her singing style, how her haunting rendition of "Strange Fruit" played a vital role in the birth of the Civil Rights movement and other topics related to her astonishing career.
Not The Ukulele Show
Previously known for tunes and songs that feature the ukulele, the Cameron Collective now bring you music that features a different instrument every month with Not The Ukulele Show.
Octagon Overeyes
Original Drum & Bass mixes brought to you by Monty
Open Days
Chapel FM opens its doors to the general public to showcase what's been going on at the centre
Outdoor Broadcasts
For all the times that ELFM ventures out of the Chapel...
Passing the Time
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.