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.
Tue 23rd Dec '25, 4:00pm Remind me
Love The Words hears from a group of visiting youth workers from Dortmund, Leeds' twin city in Germany. How are young people faring in Dortmund? And where can you get a good pizza?
Tue 16th Dec '25, 12:00am Remind me
Young writers from Bishop Young Academy in East Leeds, with committed teacher Miss Abbott, share moving poetry on the theme of Threshold.
Tue 9th Dec '25, 4:00pm
Storyteller Vickie Orton makes a happy return to Chapel FM to tell some seasonal stories and talk about her craft, honed after many years.
Tue 2nd Dec '25, 4:00pm
Radio drama by Martin Riley with music by Jack Glover from last year's Writing On Air festival. A child with polio discovers his voice and presence in the world.
Wed 12th Nov '25, 4:00pm
The Only High I Need is a new novel by Ria Tocsin. It's Darcy’s first story. Is this story true or is it just a tale? You decide. Ria talks frankly to LTW.
Tue 4th Nov '25, 4:00pm
Erin and Josh grew up together in Yorkshire and now are on opposite sides of the globe. Melanie Taylor talks about her new novel, Love Digitally. Plus The Devil's Den.
Tue 28th Oct '25, 4:00pm
A foretaste of Leeds City of Languages, a vibrant festival celebrating our languages and global connections, plus soundscapes from Czech artist Nela Bartova.
Tue 21st Oct '25, 4:00pm
Poetry! Alan Smith has taught in universities & prisons. Now he's writing his own poetry. Jaimes Lewis Moran, Seacroft poet, reads from his brand new collection.
Tue 7th Oct '25, 4:00pm
‘Eyes closed, deep inhale: the smell of freshly battered fish takes him back to his dad’s old shop’… Rayyah McCaul on a journey with her father.
Tue 30th Sep '25, 4:00pm
Peter Spafford's audio diary of his visit to Ostrava in Czechia (Sept 2025) where he was invited to read poetry & talk about the perception of Czech writing in the UK.
Tue 23rd Sep '25, 4:00pm
Michelle Heighway has won awards for her documentary making and photography. But now she's published her debut poetry collection, Step Into My Flow. Why poetry? Why now?
Tue 16th Sep '25, 4:00pm
Trevor Wishart is a composer based in York internationally known for his work with digital audio media. He has also written extensively about 'sonic art'. He talks about his work.
Tue 9th Sep '25, 4:00pm
Julia Sherwood has, with her husband Peter, translated a number of Slovak & Czech works of fiction. She talks about the rise of modern Slovak literature in translation.
Tue 12th Aug '25, 4:00pm
Adam Farrer talks about his critically acclaimed new book of essays, Broken Biscuits And Other Male Failures, published by Harper North. What do men really want? Or need?
Tue 5th Aug '25, 4:00pm
Writer Charlotte Carrick talks to young writers Seren Delahaye and Kiera Gibson about her writing journey, from The Writing Squad through Chapel FM to Emmerdale.
Tue 29th Jul '25, 4:00pm
Maz Sultan and three writers contributing to the upcoming collection of writing from Leeds, Manthology, talk about this exciting new project and read their work.
Tue 22nd Jul '25, 4:00pm
The First Ever Yorkshire ThriddingsFest happens soon. A celebration of Yorkshire’s communities and their cultural heritage; poetry, folklore, Punjabi Dhol, Roma music. Learn more!
Tue 15th Jul '25, 4:00pm
Poets Maia Elsner, Tallulah Howarth & Seren Delahaye discuss poetry & read their work. What does a young poet need? Is 'finding your mind' more important than finding your voice?
Everyone always talks about TV but I’ve had so much fun creating poems for radio that now all my mates want to get involved too.
Sarah (age 13)
East Leeds Academy
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