An Altogether Different Place is a powerfully emotive collection of poetry about caring for a partner with dementia written jointly by Hilary Robinson and Rachel Davies.

Poets Todd Murphy and Tom Priestley join LTW to debut and discuss their collaborative spoken word piece: The Male Loneliness Epidemic.

Woodhouse Ridge Action Group (WRAG) started in the 1980's. They talk about the green space in North Leeds that they love. Plus writer/zine maker Sam Jencks on his life and work in Salford.

The High Wolds Poetry Festival is an annual celebration of rural wordsmiths. Its director Sarah Mills talks to LTW. And a journalist on a national paper talks about his profession and the vital role of independent, fact-checked journalism in our world today.

As part of our international drive, two Czech poets, Ondrej Hrabal and Simon Leitgeb, plus Scots poet Colin McGuire with a brand new pamphlet titled Ultraviolet, perform Live in Chapel FM's radio theatre. Ondrej lives in Leeds' twin city Brno in the Czech Republic and organises the fascinating Inverze festival in Ostrava.

Leeds-born poet and creative writing facilitator Michelle Scally Clarke talks about her new project 'Division', plus Jaimes Lewis Moran, Seacroft poet, on his collection, Protest Poetry. Are we a divided city? How do we bridge the gaps? Is poetry a bridge?

Award winning plays from Script Yorkshire's 2025 radio-drama competition. Teabreak-length tales from three writers, and a brace of the best repeated from 2024.

Hannah Stone talks to Chris Cambell, a queer neurodivergent immigrant who believes in constant reinvention, endless curiosity, and helping people prioritise daily creativity. Chris is a slam champion, an experienced facilitator, has a book of poetry published by Broken Sleep Books, and is a two-time UK National Poetry Slam finalist.

The Skippko Research Team, with Prof.Peter Anderson from Leeds University and Matthew Bellwood, talk about Wish You Were Here, a fascinating oral history project about British tourism in Spain over the last 40 years.

Mick Jenkinson is a poet, songwriter, musician, and freelance arts practitioner. He runs Well Spoken, a monthly poetry evening at Doncaster Brewery. His latest poetry pamphlet, A Parliament of Apples, was published in 2026 by Sherwood Handcraft.