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How do young people from East Leeds and beyond see the world in unexpected ways? Tune in to Chapel FM Arts Centre's youth radio show and podcast for conversations, music, audio documentaries, creative writing, visits to other youth programmes and...

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United Kingdom

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How do young people from East Leeds and beyond see the world in unexpected ways? Tune in to Chapel FM Arts Centre's youth radio show and podcast for conversations, music, audio documentaries, creative writing, visits to other youth programmes and more. It's all about seeing the world from above, from the edges, from outside the status quo!

Twitter:

@chapelFM

Language:

English

Contact:

07305448989


Episodes
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Red Kite Live from the Writing on Air Festival

12/12/2023
Chapel FM's Next Generation broadcasters present a game show featuring inanimate objects ("Should I Stay or Should I Go?") and stories about teenage life.

Duration:01:19:55

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Sound It Out: Leeds Grand Ghosts, Packers and Royalty

8/4/2023
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

Duration:00:21:22

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Sound It Out: Super Sculptured Stories

7/29/2023
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.

Duration:00:45:43

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Red Kite Live! The Next Generation Showcase

7/14/2023
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!

Duration:00:49:56

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Red Kite: Shewolves, elections and bangers

5/22/2023
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.

Duration:00:43:53

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Red Kite: Strikes, musicals, mental health and “ridiculous” transphobic laws

4/23/2023
Young broadcasters from across East Leeds talk about issues that matter to them.

Duration:00:29:08

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Sound It Out: The Discovery Chapel

4/17/2023
In just 4 days, young broadcasters, musicians and writers have created a show inspired by their trip to the Leeds Discovery Centre. Come discover!

Duration:00:25:13

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Red Kite: Our Culture Poems

3/16/2023
It's really entertaining! Young broadcasters introducing food from different cultures with poems. Plus young people talk about Roald Dahl and teacher strikes

Duration:00:30:49

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Red Kite: Our Cultural Map

2/16/2023
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.

Duration:00:41:57

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Sound It Out: All Around The World

12/23/2022
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!!!

Duration:01:39:49

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Red Egg podcast: Who speaks out for those who have no voice?

12/16/2022
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.

Duration:00:28:51

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The Secrets of Seacroft: Urban legends and ghost stories of Leeds

12/16/2022
Something strange is happening at Chapel FM Arts Centre. Next Generation young broadcasters and musicians spill all the secrets of Seacroft

Duration:00:31:43

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Red Kite: All Hail The Snail with John Hegley

12/9/2022
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.

Duration:00:57:29

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Red Kite: Poetry and football

11/25/2022
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!

Duration:00:45:24

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Red Kite: What would you do on your first day as PM?

11/15/2022
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

Duration:01:10:04

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Politics, Parliament and The Royal Crapper: East Leeds goes to Westminster

10/31/2022
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!

Duration:00:52:38

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Red Kite: Music, video games, TV shows and...Liz Truss?!

10/14/2022
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?!

Duration:00:57:56

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Red Egg podcast: Opera North and Orpheus interview

10/14/2022
Young musicians chat to the cast of Orpheus after seeing their fantastic dress rehearsal

Duration:00:29:49

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Red Kite: Brave Words and Imaginary musicals

9/25/2022
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.

Duration:01:08:11

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The Silver Record: Communicating with Extra-Terrestrials

8/23/2022
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…

Duration:01:11:53