What’s On West Yorkshire: December 24
Fri 13th Dec '24, 6:00pm
In our very first episode of What's On West Yorkshire, We discuss everything coming in the arts in Leeds & West Yorkshire, as well as reviews, interviews & more!
Programmes
Have a look through our past programmes to listen or watch again. You can even filter the results to find the kind of programmes you're particularly interested in.
Red Kite: Sounds Of Recovery
Thu 12th Dec '24, 6:00pm
Listen in to our young radio makers poems & words playing with the theme of recovery for Writing On Air 2024! You can hear the full episode on our website.
UK Ambassador to France – Menna Rawlings
Thu 12th Dec '24, 6:00pm
We discuss the many benefits of international exchanges with the UK Ambassador to France Menna Rawlings while she was visiting Leeds as part of the UK France Forum.
Red Kite: Christmas Special
Thu 12th Dec '24, 7:00pm
Interviews with Agnes, Oliver, Tony about Christmas stories and Chapel FM. Hosted by Dales, Mimi and Matthew.
2 Bob Jukebox #42: There’s No Need To Be Afraid
Wed 11th Dec '24, 7:00pm
Spectacular waffle covered in tinsel.
Teenage Daydream #121: Christmas 24
Wed 11th Dec '24, 5:00pm
Tune in for everything Christmas & holidays in this week of Teenage Daydream!
Think Global Act Local #34
Wed 11th Dec '24, 8:00pm
A visit to Leeds Wood Recycling, and Clarrie and Nathan tell us what they've been up to.
Bridges NOT Borders: A Conversation with Chijioke John Ojukwu
Wed 11th Dec '24, 11:00am
This episode we talk to Chijioke who supports refugees & aslylum seekers in Leeds. We discuss everything from charity football, housing & finding confidence in ourselves.
Getting To Know Leeds Student Radio
Wed 11th Dec '24, 4:00pm
Tune is as we talk to Leeds Student Radio all about what they do & the importance of community radio.
Love The Words 281: Fiona Goh
Tue 10th Dec '24, 4:00pm
Fiona Goh is the Prize Director of the SI Leeds Literary Prize, a biennial award for unpublished fiction by Black and Asian women based in the UK. She talks about her work.
Pretty Constrained: Are Women The Real Magic Behind Christmas?
Tue 10th Dec '24, 3:00pm
This episode we talk about about the role women play during the holidays & ask whether Christmas would be the same without us? Tilly shared her story of
MUCKERS
Sun 8th Dec '24, 10:30am
A dragon can change your life; if you can survive long enough to meet one. Fiery short story from Jane McGowan read by Sparkle Menzies.
DRINKING WITH DAVID FOSTER WALLACE
Sun 8th Dec '24, 11:15am
Writer and tennis obsessive Christopher R. Moore explores the complicated legacy of David Foster Wallace's
VIC LEESON
Sun 8th Dec '24, 12:00pm
Vic is a writer and therapist working throughout Yorkshire with groups and individuals. She talks about her love for the work she does and how it has evolved.
A NEW SELF AT 70
Sun 8th Dec '24, 1:00pm
Old friends Clare Wigzell and Ruth Steinberg track Clare’s journey towards a fuller sense of herself through motherhood, creativity, shame and anxiety.
UNDER THE LAMMAS MOON
Sun 8th Dec '24, 2:00pm
Poet and novelist Cora Greenhill reads her sensual and lyrical tale of a young man enchanted by the sea, unable to grow up
POETRY OF AMELIORATION
Sun 8th Dec '24, 2:45pm
‘Find inner strength, ask for help, accept change’. Healing and heartening poetry from East Leeds writer Lisa Forte
TOWER OF SONG
Sun 8th Dec '24, 3:00pm
Nicky and Carl host ‘Recovery’-inspired songs showcasing the creativity of the songwriters who perform at their monthly Tower of Song nights.
RECOVERY CHAIR
Sun 8th Dec '24, 5:00pm
For the duration of the festival, Chapel FM has hosted The Recovery Chair. We hear poems and stories written by writers inspired by it.
I WANT TO GO HOME
Sun 8th Dec '24, 5:30pm
A gifted musician re-lives the time he contracted polio as a child. His recovery is dependent on finding his newfound power as The King of Sound.
THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED
Sat 7th Dec '24, 11:30am
Short documentary feature from the Recovering Power workshop last weekend which re-imagined power relationships in our unequal world
WREN ASTER
Sat 7th Dec '24, 12:00pm
Poetry and short fiction by Wren Aster from our twin city Dortmund in Germany, anticipating Chapel FM’s international orientation next year.
PASS THE VERSE (AGAIN)
Sat 7th Dec '24, 12:15pm
Jaimes Lewis Moran and Gareth Rhodes exchange lines and images in this surreal poetry conversation.
THE NATURE OF NATURE
Sat 7th Dec '24, 12:45pm
Nature is often a powerful element in the recovery story. Hear from someone who knows.
MUSEUM OF RELICS
Sat 7th Dec '24, 1:00pm
Tony Macaluso with bookstore owner Giovanni Spadaccini from Reggio Emilia, Italy, and his collection of curious objects recovered from old books.
FORTIFIED SPIRITS
Sat 7th Dec '24, 2:00pm
Treadlight Theatre presents this funny and touching play about love and loss by Spike Marshall.
NOBODY TELLS YOU IT DROPS WHEN YOU STOP CHASING
Sat 7th Dec '24, 3:15pm
Josh's gambling addiction has cost him his livelihood and his home life. Recovery’s going well. Until it isn’t. Impactful audio drama by Sam Lawrence.
THE FORGERY.
Sat 7th Dec '24, 4:00pm
1905: Colonel Gascoigne from Lotherton Hall is visiting a friend in London when a telegram dramatically alters his plan. Brian Hull dramatises a local true story.
SOUNDING THE WORD JAM
Sat 7th Dec '24, 5:00pm
Music from the workshop with Laura Sutcliffe played for the very first time in the radio theatre.
TAKING THE SUN, THE MOON, AND THE STARS
Sat 7th Dec '24, 5:45pm
When a girl unwittingly releases the sun, moon and stars, it has life-changing consequences. Gripping story from Vickie Orton with music and song.