Red Kite

Red Kite returns after a summer break! Young people discuss their influential people, why nature matters to them and what they did over the summer. They play banging music, and interview Fran from Brave Words Youth Theatre and review Imaginary at the Leeds Grand.

Inspired by a trip to the Media and Science Museum in Bradford and the famous “Golden Record” put aboard the Voyager spacecraft, East Leeds FM teenager radio makers have created unique radio broadcast full of music, poetry, interviews, surprise interruptions, science, and so much more…

Youth broadcasters and artists aged 11-18 from Chapel FM's "Sound it Out" summer programme explore the history of coal in Yorkshire... stories, activism, music, interviews and so much more. What does coal have to do with the fate of the world? More than you'd imagine!! Chapel FM's Sound it Out summer project visited the National Coal Mining Museum in Yorkshire to explore why coal mining has always...

Chapel FM's summer 2022 Healthy Holidays youth broadcast and arts group explored the history of Roundhay Park in Leeds and transformed ideas using sound design, creative writing, music, theatre, and so much more...

Musician Olivia Coady stops by and plays us one of her songs. We talk about the Leeds 2023 Youth Summit with Nya and Laura, and how much we love Mitski

When a Battle of the Bands goes horribly wrong, a band member is killed! How can rivals bands be trusted to tell the truth? Created by Next Generation Seniors at Chapel FM Arts Centre

For young people by young people living in East Leeds! We chat with Lindsay from Leeds Comic Con, plus poetry, audio pieces, a radio play, discussion on LGBTQ rights and top tunes!

Travel stories, Poetry Corner, Films vs Books, feminism and environmentalism. All by young people living in East Leeds

Young people seeing the world from a bird's eye view. We're joined by the Leader of the Breakthrough Party, plus we talk about children's rights, forming bands and all the usual banging music.

East Leeds FM's Next Generation group of teenagers host an evening of live debates, from the sily to the serious. Join Sam (the Overlord) as he judges the two teams (Jess & Jude and Paul & Juwairia) under the watchful eye of our stern referees. Expect some laughs, some gasps and plenty of applause.

Young people look at the word from a bird's eye view. Featuring a report from our visit to CATCH in Harehills, an amazing youth centre and what we can learn at our arts space. We have an interview with Leeds Grand Youth Theatre and the Stirring Up The Past podcast. Plus Owen Spafford talks about Irish music in Leeds and Irish History Month. Plus feminist manifestos for the future!

Join young people for a special broadcast looking at local and global climate action. They talk to Tony, Chapel FM Arts Centre's Director about the nature of a home from home. Tom Charlsworth talk about his documentary on ELFM, while we also discuss romantic guestures gone wrong! Finally we have interviews with fellow ELFM show Think Global Act Local, and Jenni Brooks from Climate Action Leeds. ht...

Our first Red Kite of the year: featuring a live performance from folk duo Wychbury and interview with the new adminisator: Emily Moxon

Shout out to all musicians around the world! This show is a local and global look at music. Meet Martin, Chapel FM Arts Centre's new Music Worker. We have interviews with musicians Danny Kelly and Molly Rymer, plus some solid chat and poetry-sharing. Our young broadcasters offer their take on Peppa PigGate and Oreos. Check us out here: www.chapelfm.co.uk

Our show by young people for young people! We report back from COP26 in Glasgow, with stories, interviews, highlights, lessons and experiences of the summit, the protest march and the events around the weekend. Plus we share some spoken word pieces on beginnings, fresh starts and some new features including the Red Kite Roundtable! www.chapelfm.co.uk

Young broadcasters are joined by Alex Sobel MP discussing the climate crisis, and Mosa Mpetha from Hyde Park Picture House talks about the UK Green Film Festival. Plus spooky stories, teenage culture and more top tunes.

Living sculptures! Percussion pieces! Insightful chat! A special show inspired by our trip to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Canal boats and creative writing, join us as we have a chat what they have been doing in week 2

The first broadcast covering all the great stuff the young people have done over week 1 of the summer project, from sound recordings to making some live music and so much more!

Our Next Generation groups unite together for the end of our first 'season' run of Red Kite! We chat writing, broadcasting and music. But don't worry, Red Kite will return!

18 young people from East Leeds met for the first time on Tuesday of May half-term. They went live on the Thursday with an all-star showcase. Music! Poetry! Chat! All presented, performed and run by the participants.

Members of our Next Generation Music group chat about their Arts Award project, as well as talking to poet Elizaveta and postie Steve Ralph.

Actor Tess Seddon talks about her new show about running for MP and Lauren Karstadt from Woodcraft Folk introduces the new "Rights for Children" project. 

Come join the next gen crew as they chat with the new Chapel FM Broadcast Worker Henry Raby and share stories about their spring half-term adventures.

We have a conversation with audio producer Holly Early about her audio documentary "A Covid Chronicle" and are joined by several young playwrights from Cast in Doncaster: Allegra, Ruby and Verity.