Light on Leeds

Episode 5 features Ed Carlisle who is a hugely active person in his local community of South Leeds. Ed tells us about his forays in local politics, community action, Beeston Festival, the Repair Cafe and the Holbeck Viaduct Project amongst other things. I had so many things on my list to ask him about that I didn't get to, that he must come along again and tell us more. Music this week by Lewis Hall. All episodes of Light on Leeds recorded at Dr Shakamoto's in Hunslet. This episode...

Episode 4 of Light on Leeds features not one, but two times BAFTA winner Mark Catley. Mark is a two times BAFTA winning writer and producer and has written for Casualty, Eastender, Coronation Street and much more. He was the first writer to be commissioned by the West Yorkshire Playhouse (as it was then) as part of the BBC’s New Writing schemes, Northern Exposure. Mark is involved with Slung Low Shorts which is a night of 6 new plays written by both experienced and emerging writers at the...

This weeks guest is Chris Nickson. Author, music journalist and veritable gold mine of facts about Leeds! This episode features music from The Jolly Code. Recorded at Dr Shakamoto's in Hunslet, Leeds. Produced by Will Gurrey and engineered by Jess...

Episode 2 of Light on Leeds features Nick Ahad, BBC Radio Leeds DJ, playwright and stand-up comedian. Features Rise not Fall by Jess Gardham. Some swearing in this episode. How Leeds Changed the World by Mick McCann is available at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Leeds-Changed-World-Mick-McCann/dp/0955469937 You can find Jess Gardham on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=785785314 Details of Nick's latest play Redcoats here: https://mikron.org.uk/shows/redcoats The...

Alan Lane comes to talk about Slung Low; the brilliant work they are doing in the community and how you can get involved.