Red Kite

The Red Kite youth explore the theme of vision as part of the 2021 Writing on Air Festival and feature a chat with new Chapel FM Cafe Manager Vik Perrett about her vision for sharing food post-pandemic.

We're joined by Paul Chatterton and Sue Hoey from the University of Leeds and Our Future Leeds to talk about the new Climate Emergency Community Action Programme.

We interview magician and master of illusions Tom Cassani, talk about the upcoming UK census, preview our International Women's Day radio broadcasts and more. 

We explore a museum exhibit about sounds of Leeds, preview the Leeds Literature Festival, do a surreal interview with the Chapel FM Arts Centre (yes, the building itself!) and more.

This week we're joined by dancer Mlindi Kulashe talking about missing the stage during lockdown, radio maker Verity Watts, a commentary on Capt. Sir Tom Moore and more. 

We share reflections on the recent American Presidential Inauguration, talk about public art in East Leeds with Claire Irving and investigate some marvellous audio arts. 

We end this year like no other with messages for the year 2070, stories about other people's moms, a look back at the Chapel FM Musicathon, Poems in a Box, a visit to Grimsdyke School and some hopes for the new year. 

We explore the quirks that give people special powers to adapt to these strange times, share original writing with a water-theme, talk with Youtube creator Catherine Warr about her "Yorkshire's Hidden History" series and hear what the Next Gen young musicians have been composing.

Young writers, musicians and broadcasters from Leeds share original stories, poems, songs along with interviews and conversations about Halloween, Bonfire Night, the upcoming American election, sports and games in lockdown, hiphop music and much more. A feast of ideas and energy...

Sharon Manitta from Democrats Abroad UK talks with young East Leeds FM broadcasters Kane Gapik and Sam Armitage. 

Learn more about  Lee Bey and his book about Chicago architecture and urban design "Southern Exposure"  and  Rachael Unsworth's walking tours of Leeds

Talking with Michelle Scally Clarke, Carine Bosse and Kevin Hickson about gathering sounds, images, crafts and more from the Corvid lockdown in Leeds. 

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.  For information on this concert, click here .

Enchanting encounters with pigeons around Leeds Kirkgate Market and beyond, hosted by Chapel FM youth broadcaster Isabelle Walker and produced by Verity Watts.  Plus a conversation with the young artists from the White Horse Project about creating during lockdown.

We are pleased to be joined by Shelia, Fenella, Miriam and Lorina from Leeds West Indian Carnival as they share stories about how Carnival will take place digitally in 2020, keeping alive the 53 year history despite coronavirus.

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

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

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

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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

Youth writers from Chapel FM Arts Centre in East Leeds explore "the edges" of things and we walk the wild urban spaces of the Wykebeck Trail.

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.