Translator Anna Aslanyan talks about her new book on the delicate art of translation, Dancing on Ropes; and poet Linda France presents Ep 5 of the powerful In Our Element.

Episode 4 of the powerful In Our Element (a poet's response to climate change) with Linda France, and Leeds playwright/actor Vanessa Rosenthal talks about her fascinating new memoir, A Life in Stages, themed around the idea of identity and its importance to a writing life.

Episode 3 of In Our Element with Linda France, a poet's enquiry into climate change; and Professor Jennifer Richards talks about the impact of Sir Thomas Nashe on language, in memory of her colleague Professor James Law who died last year.

Episode 2 of the Sonderbug series produced with New Writing North 'In Our Element' with Linda France, A Poet's Response to Climate Change, plus Emma Wright of the fabulous Emma Press.

Philippa Geering talks about Sonderbug, her audio production company; Ann from Cards or Die on this fascinating Leeds company that uses board games in all kinds of community and education settings; plus Episode 1 of In Our Element, A Poet's Response to Climate Change, with poet Linda France in association with New Writing North and Newcastle University - a Sonderbug production.

Songwriter, pianist, singer Ric Neale talks about, and plays tracks from, his fab new record, Connected Disconnected. From what seeds do songs break out? Joy, grief, tunes, harmonies, they're all in here - from a lucid advocate of the well-turned song.

Director/Writer Tess Seddon on her musical at Leeds Playhouse, poems from Christine Bousfield, Jack on the eve of his 98th birthday, and a message from Eleanor Snare.

Juleus Ghunta talks to LTW from Jamaica about his moving new illustrated book for young people about childhood trauma and reading; plus Leeds poet Susan Darlington with her powerful new collection about pain and healing, Traumatropic Heart.

Sean Street is a writer, poet, and the UK's first ever Professor of Radio. Sean talks about his life in sound and his delicate, passionate new poetry collection, The Sound Recordist.

Womb Stories: Words and sounds from Charlotte Carrick and Holly Early; the Ilkley young poet Ella Sanderson, as featured recently on BBC Radio 4; and writer/artist Jamie Scrutton on his new powerful new graphic art/memoir.