Welcome to The Halifax Arts Podcast for April 2020. It’s a special episode of the podcast that has been designed for anyone living in the Calder Valley, who loves the arts but who finds themself spending a bit more time at home than they normally would during this time of the Coronavirus. Jeremy Walker, Judy Green and Steve Archer will be talking about some new films that you can stream in the comfort of your living room as well as chat about some older films that were made right here in Calderdale. Alex Abel has been talking to local writer and performer Emma Decent as well as hearing all about a new project called Arts Drop from Gilly Bryerley of the local charity The Creative Learning Guild. Janet Warham will be reflecting upon the theme of isolation in literature and we also have two pieces of self-isolation-themed poetry, written and performed by Rosi Gemmel.

Welcome to The Halifax Arts Podcast for March 2020. This month we are talking Iranian film with the organisers of Halifax’s first Iranian Film Festival that will be kicking off at Square Chapel Arts Centre on March 28th with a screening of Raving Iran. We also discover how the town’s international community contribute to theContinue reading "The Halifax Arts Podcast: Episode 013"

It’s February and that can only mean one thing; awards season! The Halifax Arts Podcast will be looking back over the year in film and at the contenders for the upcoming Oscars. Our resident film buffs – Jeremy, Judy, Steve and Jake – will also be reviewing a bumper crop of films being shown inContinue reading "The Halifax Arts Podcast: Episode 012"

A Happy New Year from the team at The Halifax Arts Podcast and… welcome to the roaring 20s! We kick off the new decade with a film special. Our resident reviewers, Jeremy Walker, Judy Green and Steve Archer cast their eyes and thoughts towards the Yorkshire based film The Runaways, the Sam Mendes World WarContinue reading "The Halifax Arts Podcast: Episode 011"

Welcome to December! It’s the (slightly) seasonal edition of The Halifax Arts Podcast with a festive sprinkling of Christmas films under discussion – It’s A Wonderful Life, Frozen 2, Elf and The Grinch amongst them. Our resident film reviewers, Jeremy Walker, Judy Green and Steve Archer also take time to discuss Scorsese’s The Irishman, theContinue reading "The Halifax Arts Podcast: Episode 010"

It’s November 2019 and this month our resident film reviewers – Steve Archer, Judy Green and Jeremy Walker – discuss the new Ken Loach film Sorry We Missed You, the Colombian film Monos, the psychological thriller The Good Liar starring Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen, the environmental documentary 2040, A Private War that tells theContinue reading "The Halifax Arts Podcast: Episode 009"

It’s a film special for October 2019. Our resident reviewers, Steve Archer, Judy Green and Jeremy Walker discuss the Judy Garland biopic, Judy, the iconic comedy Blackadder (the final episode of which is being shown at Square Chapel Arts Centre as part of the Halifax Great War Weekend), Dawn, a film from the 1920s aboutContinue reading "The Halifax Arts Podcast: Episode 008"

Hot on the heels of part one, part two of the September 2019 episode of The Halifax Arts Podcast takes a look at three of the town’s choirs; the Orange Box Choir, The Halifax Choral Society and The Cube Choir.

To launch Series 2 of Seat B1: The Halifax Arts Podcast, we have a special two-part podcast to help keep you informed on the cultural comings and goings of Halifax in West Yorkshire. In the second part of episode 007 – available from mid September – we will be looking at some local choirs includingContinue reading "The Halifax Arts Podcast: Episode 007 – Part 1"

In this episode of the podcast we meet the stars of the new Sally Wainwright drama Gentleman Jack at its red carpet premier in Halifax, we interview the acclaimed children’s illustrator Nick Sharratt who was recently in town and we chat to Ellie Telford, the upcoming singer-songwriter who is making waves across Yorkshire. In addition,Continue reading "The Halifax Arts Podcast: Episode 006"