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.
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.
Welly’s Nerdy News
All the gaming and Nerdy News brought to you by Welly (Elliott Moon) and his co-hosts
Women in Music
Laura Taylor champions the music and careers of female artists
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
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.
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.
Writing on Air 2021
A two and a half day festival with over 30 programmes of literature on the radio, all made by writers and readers in Yorkshire. This year's theme is Vision.