Conversations and oral histories with people in Leeds and the wider world who are creating community arts projects.
Periodic
When: 23 Sep 24 at 8:00pm
Fri 24th May '24, 12:16am
A conversation with Pam Reynell, centre manager and Molly Huxley, arts coordinator, from Heart Centre in Headingley, Leeds about the venue as a community arts "home from home."
Fri 26th Apr '24, 4:00pm
A sound art documentary about Moon Palace, a social sculpture and working observatory that has been touring Leeds and beyond, starting with Leeds 2023: Year of Culture.
Tue 21st Nov '23, 12:00pm
Students from Elliott Hudson College share their many discoveries about women throughout history and in classical mythology from their work with the British Library.
Sun 12th Nov '23, 11:00am
We are joined by Leeds Palestinian Film Festival directors Frances and Helena plus guest curator Yasmeen to share insights on presenting this year's festival.
Sun 4th Jun '23, 3:00pm
Stories and sounds from the festival in the heart of Harehills, Leeds in May 2023.
Fri 21st Apr '23, 9:00am
A preview of "1001 Stories: The Takeover" at Leeds Playhouse, curated by The Performance Ensemble as part of Leeds: 2023 City of Culture.
Mon 18th Jul '22, 2:00pm
An interactive exploration of Macbeth for students and their teachers
Mon 6th Sep '21, 5:00pm
What is East Leeds FM community radio all about? Give a listen to this short audio collage weaving together voices, stories, sounds from the Covid pandemic years.
Sat 1st Aug '20, 12:00pm
Chapel FM is proud to work with Leeds Town Hall to present the first post-coronavirus lockdown performance featuring Leeds City Organist Darius Battiwalla
Fri 10th Jul '20, 5:00pm
Originally intended as a play for theatres Dark Horse Theatre is delighted to present The Garden: Lockdown Edition, an exquisite online experience...
Tue 2nd Jun '20, 11:00am
An inventive project to gather submissions from people in Leeds about experiences during Coronavirus lockdown. We speak with Aisling Ramshaw from CEG and Councillor Fiona Venner.
Tue 12th May '20, 8:00pm
The Chinese city of Wuhan has become known due to its role in Covid-19, but Tony Macaluso shares fantastic creations from the place, including poems, music, films and more.
Sun 3rd May '20, 6:00pm
Chapel FM Director of Words Peter Spafford talks with Tony Macaluso about his work developing the archive of American radio legend Studs Terkel.
Sat 14th Mar '20, 5:00am
As a teenager, Matt Rizzo found himself in jail and blinded from a shotgun blast sharing a cell with a famous murderer who began to mentor him, helping him see the world anew...
Thu 12th Mar '20, 10:00am
Chapel FM's Next Generation Broadcasting youth group talk with one of our community radio peers in Italy, Luca Lovisetto from Radio Città del Capo, about the Corona Virus.
Sun 8th Mar '20, 7:00pm
As part of East Leeds FM radio's forthcoming "Red Kite" youth podcast, we visited the Ravens of Knaresborough in March 2020. Here's a video preview.
Tue 3rd Dec '19, 6:30pm
Tune in for this discussion with representatives from some of the political parties campaigning for the 2019 General Elections and hear questions from young people from East Leeds
Mon 2nd Dec '19, 6:00pm
A radio documentary about The Northern Man Festival (November 2019) - starting conversations around mental health and well-being
Sun 24th Nov '19, 7:00pm
A discussion with Ruby Malik about an experimental cafe to resist social isolation during the holidays.
Wed 20th Nov '19, 7:00pm
Gabriella Alberti and Mark Taylor-Batty from the University of Leeds / University College Union (UCU) talk with Tony Macaluso followed by Dr. Stuart Hodkinson at a Teach Out...
Sun 17th Nov '19, 7:00pm
A conversation with Claire Irving and Kerry Harker about how the East Leeds Project came to be and where it's going...
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