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Peter Spafford, from Chapel FM, presents his love of all things wordy in his weekly show Love The Words, featuring new creative writing from Leeds and beyond.... more
FAQs about Love the Words:How many episodes does Love the Words have?The podcast currently has 270 episodes available.
September 29, 2026Love The Words 364: The Poetry of RadioEmeritus Professor of Radio Sean Street and Chapel FM's Tony Macaluso discuss what makes radio unique as a medium. What's the difference between a radio feature and a radio documentary? What is 'the ether'? A passionate advocacy for the power of art/dream radio....more57minPlay
September 22, 2026Love The Words 363: Jamila Pereira, National Poetry CentreBorn in Guinea-Bissau and now based in Leeds, Jamila Pereira is a poet, journalist and writer whose work explores migration, identity and belonging. Through the Music and Poetry of the Black Atlantic project, she has collaborated with poets from Rio de Janeiro, culminating in performances with The National Poetry Centre at BBC Contains Strong Language in Salford....more23minPlay
September 22, 2026Love The Words 362: Treadlight Theatre, BeowulfFour storytellers. One ancient tale. A thousand interpretations. Live theatre performance of this thrilling, darkly comic retelling from Treadlight Theatre. A highlight of WOA26....more1h 5minPlay
September 22, 2026Love The Words 361: Sean Street/That's What She SaidSean Street, poet and the UK's first Professor of Radio, reads from and talks about his new pamphlet Candlelight, 'a journey from loss... to understanding and acceptance'. Plus dynamic women's poetry collective That's What She Said on what they do and what they're doing....more53minPlay
August 05, 2026Love The Words 360: Hilary Robinson & Rachel DaviesAn 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....more44minPlay
August 05, 2026Love The Words 356: Todd Murphy & Tom PriestleyPoets Todd Murphy and Tom Priestley join LTW to debut and discuss their collaborative spoken word piece: The Male Loneliness Epidemic....more39minPlay
August 04, 2026Love The Words 359: Woodhouse Ridge & Sam JencksWoodhouse 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....more36minPlay
July 31, 2026Love The Words 358: High Wolds Poetry Festival/Journalism todayThe 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....more55minPlay
July 22, 2026Love The Words 357: Czech Poets at The ChapelAs 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....more1h 17minPlay
July 21, 2026Love The Words 354: Michelle Scally Clarke/Jaimes Lewis MoranLeeds-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?...more44minPlay
FAQs about Love the Words:How many episodes does Love the Words have?The podcast currently has 270 episodes available.