Love The Words 336: 1984, The State of The Arts
Tue 24th Mar '26, 4:00pm
Leeds Arts Centre give us a blast of their new production of Orwell's 1984, and Millie Lacey talks about The State of The Arts online platform for arts & info.
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Love The Words 335: The Final Whistle
Tue 17th Mar '26, 4:00pm
Love, betrayal, and the 1966 World Cup, in this atmospheric audio drama from Jacqueline Everett set in communist Hungary. One of the many highlights of Writing On Air 2026.
Love The Words 334: Pennine Platform
Tue 10th Mar '26, 4:00pm
Four poets read from the latest Issue of Pennine Platform (winner of 'Best Cultural Promotion Publication' in the Northern Enterprise Awards 2025) with editor Julia Deakin.
Love The Words 333: Minutes From The Revolution
Tue 3rd Mar '26, 4:00pm
They're out in the streets. It's all kicking off. But is it in the minutes? Brand new comedy satire by Freya Jackson, a highlight from Writing On Air 2026.
Love The Words 331: Stu Hennigan
Tue 10th Feb '26, 4:00pm
'In the derelict shell of what was once his family home, a dying man surveys the wreckage of his former life and drinks himself senseless'. Stu Hennigan on his brand new novel.
Love The Words 332: Changing The Narrative (Part 2)
Tue 17th Feb '26, 4:00pm
What’s domestic abuse really like for victim-survivors? And what are the harmful narratives that need to be changed? LDVS Voices project reflect.
Love The Words 330: Changing The Narrative (Part 1)
Tue 3rd Feb '26, 4:00pm
What’s domestic abuse really like for victim-survivors? And what are the harmful narratives that need to be changed? Experts in the field discuss.
Love The Words 329: People’s History of Leeds (2)
Tue 27th Jan '26, 4:00pm
The People’s History of Leeds captures the story of the city through the voices of its citizens. Volume 1, published last week, includes stories from joyful Goths.
Love The Words 327: Fin and Jacob
Tue 20th Jan '26, 4:00pm
Two young poets from West Yorkshire, Jacob Davies and Finny, are both gaining exciting reputations both locally and nationally. Poems and discussion.
Love The Words 328: Poetry Unseen
Tue 20th Jan '26, 5:00pm
Episode from a new poetry series on ELCR, Poetry Unseen, in which three poetry-heads present poems they like, and which the others don't know, for an in-the-moment response.
Love The Words 326: Lateral G
Tue 13th Jan '26, 4:00pm
Lateral G is an off-grid, travelling poet who lives on the road and writes about life, ageing and the strange things that happen in her weird world.
Love The Words 325: Dortmund Revisited
Tue 23rd Dec '25, 4:00pm
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?
Love The Words 324: Bishop Young Academy
Tue 16th Dec '25, 12:00am
Young writers from Bishop Young Academy in East Leeds, with committed teacher Miss Abbott, share moving poetry on the theme of Threshold.
Love The Words 323: Vickie Orton, storyteller
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.
Love The Words 322: I Want To Go Home
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.
Love The Words 321: Ria Tocsin
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.
Love The Words 320: Love Digitally
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.
Love The Words 318: Alan Smith & Jaimes Lewis Moran
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.
Love The Words 319: Leeds City of Languages, Nela Bartova
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.
Love The Words 317: Fish shops and Giblets
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.
Love The Words 315: Michelle Heighway
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?
Love The Words 316: Inverze Festival
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.
Love The Words 314: Trevor Wishart
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.
Love The Words 313: Julia Sherwood, Czech/Slovak literature
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.
Love The Words 310: Manthology
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.
Love The Words 309: ThriddingsFest
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!
Love The Words 312: Adam Farrer
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?
Love The Words 311: Charlotte Carrick
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.
Love The Words 308: Maia Elsner, Tallulah Howarth
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?
Love The Words 307: Todd Murphy
Tue 8th Jul '25, 4:00pm
Todd Murphy is a writer living in East Leeds. He writes prose and poetry that twist the everyday into work that is tough, tender and often uncanny.