LAUNCH!
Fri 24th November, 7:30pm
Chapel FM celebrates the launch of ‘Missing’, its first-ever literature publication.
WRITING ON AIR 2023
Writing On Air is back again for 2023! This year's theme is MISSING.
When & where
- FromFri 24th Nov '23, 7:30pm
- UntilSun 3rd Dec '23, 9:00pm
- WhereChapel FM Arts Centre Map
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- Accessible car-parking
- Induction Loop available
- Wheelchair access
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Come listen in and join us live for our largest Writing On Air festival yet.
Spanning over 7 days and including over 80 programmes, live events and workshops.
Drama, soundscape, performance, debate, programmes for WOA come
in all forms. Each festival has carried a theme: Borderlands, Vision,
Voice, Home. This year’s is Missing. The lost and found; what and who
is missing from the table, our politics, our lives, from the world? What
must we preserve at all costs?
Details of individual events below!
Lists of Live Events
WHISPERS OF THE PAST
Sat 25th November, 4:00pm
What secrets are suppressed within the Harrison family? What are the three children about to find out?
MISSING, OR NEVER THERE
Sat 25th November, 4:30pm
Chapel FM welcomes back storyteller Vickie Orton to perform her brand new tale.
MISSING YOU IN 20 MINUTES
Sat 25th November, 6:30pm
Who do we forget? What do we forget?
PARTING WAYS
Sat 25th November, 8:00pm
In our candle-lit radio theatre Ric Neale
WHAT WE DON'T INCLUDE
Sun 26th November, 4:00pm
A free workshop led by poets Caitlin McKenna, Aqeel Parvez, and Alex Callaghan exploring spaces both on and off the page.
YAFFLE’S NEST
Sun 26th November, 5:30pm
Writers from the legendary Wordship
TOWER OF SONG
Sun 26th November, 7:30pm
Regulars from this fabulous monthly night for songwriters perform musical musings on the theme of ‘Missing’
INVISIBLE GIFTS
Thu 30th November, 11:00am
A panel of people from We Are Seacroft
HIBISCUS RISING: THE LEGACY OF DAVID OLUWALE
Fri 1st December, 7:00pm
An evening of discussion, performance and art
WRITE ACROSS THE LINES
Sat 2nd December, 10:30am
A gathering of poets/guests from Leeds’ sister cities Brno and Lille
RED KITE LIVE!
Sat 2nd December, 5:00pm
Chapel FM’s youth radio broadcasters explore what the world misses when trying to understand the lives of teenagers.
CLEAR OUT YOUR CLOSET
Sat 2nd December, 7:00pm
A vibetastic night of spoken word, interviews, performance and open mic
MISSING MUSIC
Sun 3rd December, 11:00am
Silent films selected by The Chapel FM Live Events Group.
THE SILENCE OF ALONENESS
Sun 3rd December, 2:00pm
A free writing workshop with poets Clare Wigzell and Hannah Stone inviting writers to adopt silence as a prompt for writing poetry.
BLACK DAISIES FOR THE BRIDE
Sun 3rd December, 3:00pm
A film by legendary Leeds poet Tony Harrison
THE SILENCE OF ALONENESS (EVENT)
Sun 3rd December, 4:30pm
Clare Wigzell and Hannah Stone present the fruits of their workshop
IN CONCERT: THROUGH OUR EYES
Sun 3rd December, 6:00pm
A resident Chapel FM ensemble that ensures musicians with disabilities have a place to make adventurous music
THE DELI, LIVE!
Sun 3rd December, 7:30pm
The Deli team round off Writing On Air 2023 with their first-ever show in the radio theatre.
Full Broadcast schedule for Writing On Air 2023 and prior years broadcasts
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WRITING ON AIR 2023
Writing On Air is back again for 2023! This years theme is MISSING.
Come listen in and join us live for our largest Writing On Air festival yet.
Spanning over 7 days and including over 80 programmes, live events and workshops.
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Writing on Air 2021 Part 2
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