Light on Leeds

"Leeds Dads is a voluntary organisation that brings together a diverse community of fathers for social interaction and support."

I had such fun chatting to Errol Murray, the founder of Leeds Dads. He …

What a great conversation I had with Johnny Cosmic! We talked art, offence, inspiration, frustrations with the city loop system - it was wild!

Leeds Tarot is "a commmunity focused art project aiming t…

I had a fantastic rambling chat with Mat Cooper who is a BAFTA nominated script writer for hire, a script consultant and script doctor.

He has written for Eastenders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Family …

Sue Jennings is the Director of Left Bank Leeds. We first had a brilliant chat back in April but unfortunately, technology failed us. Sue very kindly agreed to rerecord our conversation and I am very…

I had such an interesting conversation with Rob Wilson, founder of Angels of Freedom.

"Bringing a caring LGBT+ scene to a compassionate city

The Angels of Freedom is a community based initiative organi…

This was such an interesting interview with Bryn Mostyn (Team Leader at Leeds Community Gambling Servcie).

We discuss the impact of gambling not only on your finances but also on your time; what he a…

Steven Burt has written a fantastic book "The Remarkable History of Hunslet" which covers the history of this area from 11th century to the present day.

More people were living within the bounds of Hu…

Lucy Ndlovu is the Communications Director at Leeds African Communities Trust. We had a great chat about how and why the trust was formed, how they are looking for more communities to join them, thei…

It was really lovely to chat to artist Pamela Crowe about 23 Press, art, community walks and poetry.

"23 Press is a Small Press, a new inclusive publishing platform co-created within the community of …

It was really great to chat to author Miranda Keeling about her new book "The Year I Stopped to Notice".

We talk about her inspiration for the book, her Twitter friends and the art her book inspired i…

I had a grand old chat with Chris Bailie, Director of Swarthmore Education Centre.

We talked about how Chris got into working in adult education, Sawrthmore being founded by members of the Quaker move…

I enjoyed chatting to Annabel Harrison (writer and director) and Hester Cox (assistant director) about their upcoming play "Zip It".

" How many voices must be taken before we are heard? Join the studi…

I have been looking forward to speaking with Caleb for such a long time!

Caleb Ranson is a writer and creator from Dorset. If you enjoyed the BBC production of 80 Days Around the World at Christmas y…

I have been looking forward to speaking with Emma Bearman for such a long time and I was not disappointed!

We had such fun chatting about Playful Anywhere "Catalyzing creativity and conviviality with …

I had a lovely chat with Elvi Piper from Wrongsemble.

Wrongsemble are a theatre company based in Leeds who specialise in creating work for schools, families and young people. 

Elvi and I talk about how…

I chatted to Carl Hutton, Chief Executive at The Leeds Library - the city's oldest cultural institution.

We spoke about the Grade 2 listed building the library is housed in, the resident ghost, Sternb…

Laura Beare was a great person to chat with about the Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery and the Treasures of the Brotherton Library.

Laura tells me about her love of museums and galleries beginning in…

What a great conversation I had with Amy Letman, the Creative Director of Transform!

"Transform is an engine room for powerful performance. We create exhilarating international festivals and work yea…

What a great conversation I had with Joe Kent, Business Development Manager at Barca-Leeds.

Joe told me about some of the great things they do "Barca-Leeds delivers transformational services to adults…

I learned a lot about the history, culture, fashion, music and dance of flamenco with this week's guest, Vanessa Matthews. She was a fascinating guest and I was glad to learn more about something I k…