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Red Kite Bonus Episode: “Sounds of Lockdown” Project from Space2

Fri 2nd Oct '20, 4:00pm

The Red Kite is joined by Michelle Scally Clarke, Carine Bosse and Kevin Hickson talking about their project to gather sounds, stories, embroidery and other lockdown creations.

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Red Kite Bonus Episode: Leeds Town Hall – Live Concerts Return

Sun 13th Sep '20, 1:00pm

We speak with Leeds City Organist about the return of live music with an audience in Leeds Town Hall and the upcoming post-covid lockdown performance on September 14.

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Red Kite Bonus Episode: Talking to Pigeons

Fri 4th Sep '20, 4:00pm

Enchanting encounters with pigeons around Leeds Kirkgate Market and beyond plus a conversation about making art during lockdown with the White Horse Project in Lancashire.

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Red Kite Bonus Episode: Leeds West Indian Carnival 2020

Fri 28th Aug '20, 6:00pm

A preview of the 53rd annual Leeds West Indian Carnival, happening (online!) Sunday, August 30 and Monday, August 31.

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Red Kite Episode 3 Chapter 4: Young Broadcasters

Fri 21st Aug '20, 7:00pm

Stories of talking to pigeons in Kirkgate Market, travelling to Africa with a Healthy Holidays group in Holbeck and a special time travel feature to the year 2070.

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Red Kite Episode 3 Chapter 3: Next Gen Musicians

Fri 21st Aug '20, 6:00pm

Explorations of music from the edges, an open mic, the otherworldly Sun Ra and more.

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Red Kite Episode 3 Chapter 2: New youth broadcasters

Fri 21st Aug '20, 5:00pm

Conversations about going back to school, Deer Shed Music Festival, rap music and more.

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Red Kite Episode 3 Chapter 1: Young Writers

Fri 21st Aug '20, 4:00pm

Exploring the edges of our city and the world with the young writers from Chapel FM Arts Centre.

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Red Kite Bonus Episode – Youth Radio Theatre from Leeds Playhouse New Views

Fri 21st Aug '20, 7:45pm

Red Kite from Chapel FM Arts Centre is pleased to present a pair of radio dramas created in partnership with Leeds Playhouse's New Views youth playwriting project.

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Red Kite Episode 2 Chapter 4: Next Gen Broadcasters

Fri 14th Aug '20, 6:15pm

We talk with Claude Hendrickson from Leeds West Indian Centre, broadcasters Phil Driscoll and Paul McKendrick and present the 2nd Leeds Playhouse New Views youth radio drama.

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Red Kite Episode 2 Chapter 3: Young Musicians

Fri 14th Aug '20, 5:45pm

Our young musicians explore the questions of "what is music?" and "where is the edge between music and sounds?" Black Lives Matter, Pauline Oliveros, hearing weird noises and more.

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Red Kite Episode 2 Chapter 2: Next Generation Broadcasters

Fri 14th Aug '20, 4:45pm

Stories from our walk in the wild along the Wykebeck and conversations about Black Lives Matter and other youth happenings in Leeds in the summer of 2020.

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Red Kite Episode 2 Chapter 1: Young Writers

Fri 14th Aug '20, 4:00pm

The Chapel FM young writers explore what's happening at the edges... of our city, of perception, of society and more.

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Red Kite Episode 1 Chapter 4: Leeds Playhouse Youth Radio Theatre

Fri 7th Aug '20, 7:00pm

We finish episode 1 of Red Kite with the first of several new radio dramas written by young playwright Molly Hargreave and more interviews by Chapel FM young broadcasters.

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Red Kite Episode 1 Chapter 3: Next Gen Young Musicians

Fri 7th Aug '20, 6:00pm

Stories of exploring music and finding new sources of inspiration during this year of Coronavirus Lockdown from Chapel FM's young music group.

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Red Kite Episode 1 Chapter 2: Next Gen Youth Broadcasters

Fri 7th Aug '20, 5:00pm

Interviews with our "correspondent abroad" Jordan in Greece, Francesca Wood from Healthy Holidays and our youth broadcasters talk about their passion for music, festivals and more.

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Red Kite Episode 1 Chapter 1: Young Writers

Fri 7th Aug '20, 4:00pm

Young writers from Leeds explore what it means to be on the edges of things. Plus a ramble in the urban wild of the Wyke Beck.

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Red Kite

Airs Thursdays evenings on weeks 2 & 4 of the month.

How do young people from East Leeds and beyond see the world in unexpected ways? A radio show and podcast made by the Chapel FM Next Generation youth groups.

Tune in to Chapel FM's youth radio show and podcast for conversations, music, audio documentaries, creative writing, visits to other youth programmes and more.

It's all about seeing the world from above, from the edges, from outside the status quo!

Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.

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The Red Kite: An Urban Tail – Prelude to our new Podcast

Mon 5th Aug '19, 11:00am

The reintroduction of the Red Kite has been one of the UK’s greatest conservation success stories, Seacroft was one of the first urban areas in Yorkshire where they were spotted.

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Red Kite Youth Podcast: Ravens Preview

Fri 5th Jun '20, 5:00pm

Hear a sneak preview of Chapel FM's new podcast about seeing Leeds from unexpected points of view, featuring our visit to the Knaresborough Ravens. Supported by Pears Foundation.

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The Red Kite: An Urban Tail

Mon 5th Aug '19, 11:00am

The reintroduction of the Red Kite has been one of the UK’s greatest conservation success stories, Seacroft was one of the first urban areas in Yorkshire where they were spotted.

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Passing the Time #3

Fri 17th Apr '20, 4:30pm

This week: the Red Kite podcast preview featuring the Knaresborough ravens, catching up with Ben from Next Gen Music, Toby presents teen music and more.

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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.