Light on Leeds

Rob Galloway has been the lead singer of punk rock and roll band The Yalla Yallas for 16 years. He tells me all about the Leeds music scene and how it has changed over the years, how the band got together, their upcoming new album (their seventh!) and much more. Rob played Sid the Snake in the Shane Meadow"s production

Tian Liu has been selected as a member of the Youth Parliament Leeds. She advocates for youth voice, climate action and making mental health support accessible. She taslks with representatives from the UK governemnt, youth groups and has met with King Charles. Tian has a passion for social mobility, justice and activis

I had a wonderful time chatting to Spike and Fran who are both members of Leeds Arts Cenrtre. Spike and Fran tell me about their upcoming play ROPE, a play by Patrick Hamilton that was further immortalised by the Alfred Hitchock film. ROPE is Spike"s directorial debut and he tells me all about what the experience has b

Martin Gaughan is a contemporary classical music composer, currently living in North Devon. He tells me what led him to becoming a composer, the inspirational people who helped him on his way and about some of his creative processes.  Martin chose to feature his beautiful track "Echoes" which is part of a larger piece

Hannah Broadbent told me all about Feel Good Film Experience, which as she explains, the title of the project sums up it"s aims. Hannah explains to me how she got started, her love of film and what you can expect from one of her events. Hannah is collaborating with Come On In and is showing a film called "Ginger Snaps"

Lisa Thiel has been an Egghead since 2014. She was a fantastic guest and told me all about how she got started in TV quizzing, what it"s like behind the scenes, the move from BBC to Channel 5, Jeremy Vine on a unicyle and much, much more. The featured track is "Blowing Kisses" by the up and coming and very talented Lee