Red Kite

Young broadcasters, poets and musicians created a radio show in 4 days! Inspired by a trip to the Leeds Grand Theatre, featuring Queen Victoria, William Shakespeare and ghosts.Queen Victoria and her daughter Princess Alice visits Leeds! They didn't like how it was all dried out, missing fancy buildings and recreational facilities. The city was way too much behind its time. Princess Alice said "It's missing fancy building, no ornate parks and no fancy balls! Nothing like London." Tune in to listen about The Lavender Lady, stage packers, the programming team, Status and class, the Purple Props Lady and more ghosts and stories.Made possible by Healthy Holidays funding from Leeds City Council

Young people from Seacroft and East Leeds took a trip to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Using poetry, story-telling, music and discussions they tell of stange dreamlike worlds, forgotten statues and a new Zodiac system for the future. Plus discussions about AI art. All created in just 4 days!Made possible by funding from Leeds City Counil's Health Holidays programme.

After two terms exploring culture, all the Next Generation groups are coming together to present a live radio show combining creating writing, music, story-telling and fact-finding!Contestants play THE GAY CHASE - a LBGTQ+ themed quiz show. Where would you rather live - in fire, water, earth or air? Hear stories inspired by folktakes across the world, and hear reviews of hip-hop bangers. All produced by 11-18 year-olds!

Young people in East Leeds present a radio show about politics, protest, change and music!We talk about the play Shewolves which came to our arts centre in April, as well as play an interview with the actors. Wed discuss the recent elections and what makes leadership, and then review some of our favourite songs.

Young broadcasters from across East Leeds talk about issues that matter to them.

In just 4 days, young broadcasters, musicians and writers have created a show inspired by their trip to the Leeds Discovery Centre. Come discover!

It's really entertaining! Young broadcasters introducing food from different cultures with poems. Plus young people talk about Roald Dahl and teacher strikes

Join a cultural jounrey around the world! Chinese theme parks, Yorkshire waves, polish pancakes, to Ireland and South Africa (and back).Plus interview with Kakilang about arts.

Over three days, young people from East Leeds put together this radio show of interviews, discussions and music. They explore traditions from all around the world.Christmas quiz! Christmas films! Christmas facts! Christmas songs! From Argentina to Bolivia to Scotland to India to Australia to Seacroft and a sprinkle of HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Who speaks out for those who have no voice? Come join the Next Gen group sharing voices and try and create some of there own too, with the power of radio.

Something strange is happening at Chapel FM Arts Centre. Next Generation young broadcasters and musicians spill all the secrets of Seacroft

Young broadcasters from East Leeds discuss the lastest Blue Owl open mic, what theyre up to this Christmas and chat to poet, comedian, drawer and snail-lover John Hegley about his work. Plus young people from Bishop Young Academy talk about what oracy means to them.

Young broadcasters from East Leeds are joined by poet Caitlin McKenna. We talk about the World Cup, share some stories from Leeds East Academy and we play some good tunes too!

Young broadcasters ask: What would they do on their first day as PM? Including interview with Becca, curator of the Leeds Basement music blog.Check out Becca's music blog here:https://www.basementleeds.com/articles

In October 2022, teens from East Leeds visited the houses of Parliament with a tour by Richard Burgon, MP for the local area.This is radio broadcast documents their adventure of interviews, songs, debate in their own, unique way!

Young people in East Leeds see the world from a bird's eye perspective. The gang talk about music, video games, TV shows and...Liz Truss?!

Young musicians chat to the cast of Orpheus after seeing their fantastic dress rehearsal

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 been about more than just digging up rocks from under ground. Stay tuned for drama, music, poetry, talking coal, soundscapes, interviews, debates made by 11-18 year-olds.

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? Come back next week for the thrilling conclusion. Created by Next Generation Seniors.

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.

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!

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.

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. https://www.chapelfm.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/ChapelFM

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 http://www.henryraby.com (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.

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 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4EhKVJccvPDs5dF8hxQ3JQ?fbclid=IwAR2gBp4Pgw_eq0CY9nzHTcvA1J5OypR2PBR03ww_uFpuoIJPgHx7JwB6ePM ("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...