Leeds International Film Festival: Interviews with Yorkshire Short Films
Tue 12th Nov '24, 3:00pm
We interview three filmmakers whose work is featured in this year's Yorkshire Short Films: James McGlade, James C. Thompson, Ben G. Brown.
Curiosity Did Not Kill These Cats
Conversations and oral histories with people in Leeds and the wider world who are creating community arts projects.
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Rubbish Words: from The National Poetry Centre
Thu 24th Oct '24, 5:00pm
A sound collage from The National Poetry Centre's "Rubbish Words" event at the Leeds Corn Exchange in October 2024.
Peter Mitchell at his Photography Exhibit at Leeds Art Gallery
Thu 10th Oct '24, 5:00pm
A special 2-hour strolling conversation with legendary photographer Peter Mitchell as he explores his exhibit "Nothing Lasts Forever" at Leeds Art Gallery in September 2024.
Heart Centre in Headingley, Leeds: Exploring Community Arts
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."
Moon Palace: Soundscape Documentary about a Bus Transformed into Astronomy Observatory
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.
Fragments of Feminism: The British Library with Elliott Hudson College Students
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.
Leeds Palestinian Film Festival 2023 Preview Conversation
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.
Harehills – Compton Centre Family Festival, May 2023
Sun 4th Jun '23, 3:00pm
Stories and sounds from the festival in the heart of Harehills, Leeds in May 2023.
1001 Stories Performance Ensemble Leeds Playhouse Takeover
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.
Step into Shakespeare with Leeds Playhouse and the British Library
Mon 18th Jul '22, 2:00pm
An interactive exploration of Macbeth for students and their teachers
East Leeds FM Radio – Audio Collage
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.
Yorkshire Day Concert from Leeds Town Hall
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
Dark Horse Theatre’s new lockdown radio drama “The Garden”
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...
Curiosity Cats #11: The Covid Diaries Project
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.
Curiosity Cats #10: Mending Ties with Wuhan
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.
Curiosity Cats #9: Studs Terkel Radio Archive
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.
Curiosity Cats #8: Blind Father Blues – The Matt Rizzo Story
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...
Curiosity Cats #7: Community Radio in Quarantine – Radio Città del Capo in Bologna, Italy
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.
Curiosity Cats #6: Preview of the Knaresborough Ravens
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.
Curiosity Cats #5: The Election: What Does it Mean to Young People from East Leeds?
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
Curiosity Cats #4: The Northern Man Festival
Mon 2nd Dec '19, 6:00pm
A radio documentary about The Northern Man Festival (November 2019) - starting conversations around mental health and well-being
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