Have a look through all of our shows. You can filter the results to find the kind of shows you are particularly interested in.
Airs Wednesdays at 8pm week 2 of the month.
Local discussions on confronting the climate crisis both at home and around the world.
Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.
Have you ever wanted to experience the wonders of time travel without leaving your living room? Wanted to delve through decades of magical memories from your armchair? Then join our host Ed as each episode he takes us through the Time Tunnel with two guests from East Leeds, each selecting three tracks from across the years that mean the most to them. There’ll be reminiscing, there’ll be rumination - there may even be some regretful choices - but this is an hour of recollections you will never forget.
An institution at ELFM, Two Sevens have been DJing the finest in Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, Dub & Dancehall at our radio station for many years... long may it continue! Lock in on the first Tuesday of every month!
Radio shows from UNION: The Northern School for creativity and activism
Developing new ways to train people in the union between social activism and creativity
“Art is travelling without travelling. Art is a language that does not need Western translation. Art is a mini-scale revolution.”
Unsung Sports is an arts project celebrating non-mainstream sports in Leeds. Phase 1 was funded by Arts Council England. Phase 2 is a Leeds 2023 project, produced by Peter Spafford with Space 2 in collaboration with Chapel FM Arts Centre.
Airs Fridays at 11pm week 2 of the month.
DJ Khaos hits the decks to bring you new and classic moments in trance and techno.
Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.
Airs Tuesdays at 8pm on week 4 of the month.
Those loveable legends Henry and Natalie team-up to explore those magic moments where art meets activism. Featuring interviews, chat, vibes, theatre and music (bangers only). Join the Vandal Raptor crew!
Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.
Each half term a group of impaired young people come to Chapel FM Arts centre to take part in singing, music and radio workshops. Check out their work here!
East Leeds FM’s dance radio show ‘The Warm Up Sessions’ has been broadcasting on the station since January 2011. With a strong ethos on local and burgeoning talent, The Warm Up Sessions is the place to keep your finger on the pulse
Stuck at home during lockdown? Looking to pick up a new hobby? Need some ideas on how to spend your time? Tune in to 'Ways to Pass the Time' broadcasting weekly as part of ELFM's 'Keeping a Distance, Staying Close' programme.
Airs Wednesdays at 1pm on weeks 2 & 4.
A show and podcast about people doing amazing things in our community, useful information, history, art, activism plus how Seacroft is connecting with the wider world. Created by the We Are Seacroft network.
Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.
At 55, John found himself living in a shed in a yard full of engine parts. So when We Can Make asked him if he wanted to pioneer the first home of a revolutionary sustainable housing project, he jumped at the chance. Join John as he finds the land, designs his house, pushes it through planning permission and finally starts to get his hands dirty...
And if this sounds like something you'd be keen to do yourself, listen closely and get in touch, as We Can Make is only growing…
Airs Fridays at 3pm on Week 4 of the month.
All the gaming and Nerdy News brought to you by Welly (Elliott Moon) and his co-hosts.
Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.
Airs Tuesdays at 8pm on Week 4.
We explore everything that happening in the arts in Leeds & West Yorkshire in the upcoming weeks. Tune in for conversations, interviews reviews & of course, your guide for what's on in West Yorkshire.
Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.
Laura Taylor champions the music and careers of female artists
A monthly celebration of women in sound. Tune in to hear some great music and chats exploring different themes each month, by women and other marginalised genders, for everyone!
Word Club is a monthly spoken word show that explores all things poetry and words. Expect lots of talent from the local and beyond, along with the hottest new releases in poetry land
A collection of stories, poems, essays and other literary treats presented on East Leeds FM broadcast as part of our "Keeping a Distance, Staying Close" broadcasts. Curated by Peter Spafford.
Airs Wednesdays at 4pm on week 2 of the month.
Nobuhle and Xolani present: Woza Africa show! A show bringing you the vibrant culture, the sound and the rhythm of Africa.
Woza means to come. It is said when one extends an invite to another, usually, to encourage them to join in and participate in whatever event is being held.
Our radio schedule works on a week 2 & week 4 basis. Week two begins on the second Tuesday of each month.
Writing On Air is our yearly spring writing and spoken word festival that is headed up by our Director Of Words, Peter Spafford. This page contains all the broadcast output for the entirety of the Writing On Air Festival.
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.
Chapel FM hosted a raft of great writing from across Yorkshire for four days during spring 2017. This was the second annual Writing on Air festival, with the theme being "Walls" . All these broadcast are from our old website.
Writing On Air 2018 was our biggest broadcast literature festival yet with 50 original programmes made by Yorkshire-based writers. This year’s festival took the theme ‘Borderlands’ which resonates throughout the schedule in different ways. You can listen again to any of them...
WOA ’19 is a broadcast festival of writing. It will happen over four days, 21st-24th March at Chapel FM Arts Centre, our beautiful state-of-the-art studio and performance complex in East Leeds set in a restored Methodist chapel. East Leeds FM, which started in 2003, broadcasts to an annual local and global listenership of over 35,000 people.
A two and a half day festival with over 30 programmes of literature on the radio, all made by writers and readers in Yorkshire. This year's theme is Vision.
Writing on Air is a festival of words on the radio broadcast on East Leeds FM. The theme this year is Vision and features a host of programmes including radio dramas, readings, live music, all created by local writers and also mostly live from the Chapel FM Arts Centre Studios.
Writing On Air is back! Writing On Air is a literature festival on the radio. Now in its 8th year, all programmes are conceived and created by upwards of 200 writers, readers, and performers from across Leeds and West Yorkshire, supported by the Chapel FM team.
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.
WRITING ON AIR is an annual festival of words and ideas broadcast in its entirety on East Leeds Community Radio (ELCR), the vibrant radio station housed in Chapel FM Arts Centre, Seacroft, Leeds.