Origins of a Writer: James Nash
Fri 15th Apr '16, 11:30am
Local bard Jaimes Lewis Moran asks poet James Nash about how he started to write, and what inspires him to keep at it.
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.
The W.O.A 2016 Archive
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Programme Radio Life
Fri 15th Apr '16, 12:00pm
In her 30-year career with The BBC, Mary Kelemkerian was instrumental in launching, amongst other things, Radio 4 Extra. Here she talks with Helen Burke.
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Programme WordSurf
Fri 15th Apr '16, 12:30pm
Celebrating the first ten years of Templar, this atmospheric immersion in poetry and music features poets from the pioneering publishing house reading their own work.
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Programme A Yam Affair
Fri 15th Apr '16, 1:30pm
Paul Eubanks’ first book for children was published in English and phonetic Jamaican. Here he reads from his new work, ‘Quincy and the Yam Affair’.
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Programme Funeral Quartet
Fri 15th Apr '16, 2:00pm
Four car journeys to the same funeral. Four sets of relatives. Four scenes. And four writers: Linda Caspar, James Fernie, Jaimes Lewis Moran, Charlotte Carrick.
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Programme Unearthed
Fri 15th Apr '16, 3:15pm
The extraordinary lives of men and women at Leeds’ main war hospital a century ago: Richard Wilcocks tells some of the true stories he discovered.
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Programme Songs of Love and Loss
Fri 15th Apr '16, 4:00pm
Learning to love also means letting go. Prose and poetry written from real life experiences, straight from the heart, presented by local writer Barney Bardsley.
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Programme Plot a Lyric
Fri 15th Apr '16, 5:15pm
Where do writers find ideas? Discover how successful fiction writer Linda Lewis and her workshop group use song lyrics to help find plots.
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Programme Wordspace
Fri 15th Apr '16, 6:00pm
An open mic session with Leeds Trinity University’s Creative Writing students, staff and friends. You won’t believe your ears!
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Programme Springboard
Fri 15th Apr '16, 7:15pm
Ever fancied penning a scary story? Join author of Horror, Janine Langley Wood, and her workshop group, for a ‘Guided Fantasy’ of suspenseful writing.
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Programme An After-Dinner’s Sleep
Fri 15th Apr '16, 8:15pm
Three female poets muse on poignant – and hilarious - aspects of midlife. First performed at Ilkley Literature Festival, now published by Indigo Dreams.
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Programme Spinning an Old Yarn
Fri 15th Apr '16, 9:15pm
Young writers have taken to the internet to create their own twist on their favourite TV shows. Discover how fan fiction is enabling young writers.
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Programme Love the Words – W.O.A ’16
Sat 16th Apr '16, 12:00pm
Chapel FM’s young writers present their recent work and talk about books, words, music, and life.
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Programme Listen with Linda
Sat 16th Apr '16, 1:30pm
A new voice in children’s broadcasting - story, rhythm and rhyme on the airwaves to delight and inspire children and all the family.
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Programme Throwing Mother in the Skip
Sat 16th Apr '16, 2:15pm
William Thirsk-Gaskill presents an examination of growing up, relationship break-up, the passing of time, mental turmoil, and bereavement, with two funny ones.
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Programme Cake, Chapter 1
Sat 16th Apr '16, 3:30pm
Nigel Stone tells the story of a man who wants to open a shop that sells books and cakes, pay as you feel.
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Programme Word Feast
Sat 16th Apr '16, 4:15pm
Poets Joanna Sedgwick and Mark Connors discuss and read from their debut poetry pamphlets, out now through local publishers, OWF (Otley Word Feast) Press.
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Programme Stairwell Writers
Sat 16th Apr '16, 5:30pm
Small publishers are a way for new writers to get their work published. Authors from Stairwell Books in York discuss how they got into print
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Programme The Exhibitionists
Sat 16th Apr '16, 6:15pm
Poets from York’s The Spoken Word showcase their poems and writing in a relaxed open mic format, hosted by Alan Gillott.
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Programme Fictions of Every Kind
Sat 16th Apr '16, 7:15pm
Fictions is a DIY writers social night and literary non-profit event. This programme features regular open mic participants and music from past performers.
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Programme Slam into the Air
Sat 16th Apr '16, 8:45pm
Poets from Leeds and beyond participate in a competitive poetry performance competition. Performances judged by the studio audience and live feedback.
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Programme Life, Love, and Lyrics
Sun 17th Apr '16, 11:00am
Doc Holiday goes behind the lines. Songwriters of Leeds discuss their ideas and inspirations, and play their music in the studio.
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Programme Scripts Unscripted
Sun 17th Apr '16, 12:15pm
Richard Caves and Marcos Avlonitis host an in-depth look at scriptwriting, and its future in our online world.
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Programme Meet the Poets
Sun 17th Apr '16, 1:15pm
Jo Brandon hosts this opportunity to hear poems from three Yorkshire poets: Peter Spafford, Suzannah Evans and Matthew Hedley Stoppard
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Programme Down the Rabbit Hole
Sun 17th Apr '16, 2:15pm
Ever wondered where writers go for their inspiration? Tune in to Ilkley Writers—Andrea Hardaker, JY Saville and Rosalind York—as they burrow deep.
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Programme Eastern Breeze
Sun 17th Apr '16, 3:15pm
Japanese-style words and music built upon the thundering beats of taiko drumming, presented by Sankakei - Amina Alyal and Oz Hardwick with musician Michael Graham.
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Programme Essential Stories
Sun 17th Apr '16, 4:45pm
Iby Knill’s new book ‘The Woman With Nine Lives’ is out now. She discusses the nature of storytelling with Matthew Bellwood.
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Programme Air Pick
Sun 17th Apr '16, 10:15pm
Poet Hannah Stone, author of Lodestone, recently published by Stairwell Books, offers highlights from the day’s broadcasts.
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Programme China in Leeds
Thu 20th Apr '17, 12:45pm
Fan Yang writes a poem a week. Here she reads her work and talks about the relationship between writing and identity.
The Full Programme for W.O.A - 2016
Have a look at the day-by-day programmes, click on the pictures below to see the full schedule
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