BBC Radio 4 Start the Week

Tom Sutcliffe

Explore the history of Bradford and Britain through its poetry

BBC Writers: who we are and what we do

Calling all aspiring writers!

BBC Radio Club

A showcase of inspirational poetry performances by BBC Radio Club students from Keighley secondary schools.

CSL Poetry Shorts: Mind & Body

Can poetry be a tool for healing both mind and body?

Language is a Queer Thing: Workshop

Parth Rahatekar

Explore the emotional engine of your writing

CSL Poetry Shorts: Poetic Justice

What is poetry’s role in social action movements, both historically and present day?

CSL Poetry Shorts: Music & Lyrics

Explore the blurred lines between lyrics and spoken word, musicality and metre

Laurel Prize Announcement

The announcement of the winner of the 2025 Laurel Prize.

BBC Radio 4 The Adverb

Testament presents the very best in poetry and performance from across the country.

Sisterverse Poetry Night

A nurturing environment where words weave connection, confidence, and community.

Antony Szmierek

Join critically acclaimed spoken-word artist and musician Antony Szmierek for an evening of infectious lyrics.

Make Yourself at Home: Family Poetry

A new exhibition sharing an archive of family photographs which celebrate the people who call Bradford home.

National Literacy Trust Stories Bus

Once an American school bus, the Bradford Stories Bus has been transformed into an inspiring space for storytelling, reading, writing, and relaxing for children and families in Bradford.

Public Art on City Park

Creativity hits the pavement in Bradford! Join in and put your mark on City Park.

Bards of Bradford Installation (Doodlewall)

Discover the people's poetry of Bradford and add your own Doodles!

BBC Radio 4 Beyond Belief

Giles Fraser

Explore the place and shape of faith in today's world.

Laurel Prize workshop: Reading the Finalists

Explore the diverse ways this year’s finalists have written about nature, the more-than-human and the climate crisis.

CSL Poetry Shorts: The Power of the Women of Bradford

The voices of Bradford’s women, now and through history, are distinctive, strong and effective.

CSL Poetry Gala: Part I

A very special line up with our Core CSL Poets on the same bill for the first time.

Sustainability Panel: The Present

What can a poem do that’s special, to connect us with the natural world day to day?

The Book of Bradford launch

Join Comma Press for the launch of The Book of Bradford, specially commissioned by Bradford 2025 to celebrate the City of Culture year.

PLOT17 Performance

A hip-hop eco block party for audiences aged 7+.

Laurel Prize workshop: Ecopoetry’s Cutting Edge

Daljit Nagra, celebrated poet and 2025 Laurel Prize Judge, walks us through the current landscape of ecopoetry.

CSL Poetry Shorts: Migration and Belonging

The story of Bradford, like so much of the UK, is the story of migration.

The Verb

Ian McMillan’s cabaret of the word welcomes guests Imtiaz Dharker, Keiron Higgins and Nabeela Ahmed.

CSL Poetry Shorts: Words in the Wild

Explore the powerful connection between nature-connectedness, poems and wellbeing.

BBC Introducing Panel

Come and get involved in the BBC's platform for emerging talent, meet fellow artists and get advice on submitting your own music.

Word Out Sharing Event

Celebrating creativity, individuality, and pride.

BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends

With Edith Bowman

Comedy, music and lively conversation with Radio 4’s Loose Ends programme.

An Evening with the Beehive Poets: Poetry Playground

An evening of playful poetry readings with Bradford's renowned poetry collective, the Beehive Poets.

Listen In: Jeremy Dyson & Mark Gatiss

Jeremy Dyson & Mark Gatiss

A chance to hear a new "mini road movie" for Radio 4 by Jeremy Dyson, followed by a Q&A.

National Literacy Trust Stories Bus

Once an American school bus, the Bradford Stories Bus has been transformed into an inspiring space for storytelling, reading, writing, and relaxing for children and families in Bradford.

Public Art on City Park

Creativity hits the pavement in Bradford! Join in and put your mark on City Park.

Bards of Bradford Installation (Doodlewall)

Discover the people's poetry of Bradford and add your own Doodles!

Make Yourself at Home: Family Poetry

A new exhibition sharing an archive of family photographs which celebrate the people who call Bradford home.

Peregrinations: Urban Nature Poetry Walk

Antony Dunn

Explore the heart of Bradford from an unusual new perspective, meandering along an urban nature walk with poet Antony Dunn.

Yoga & Poetry Workshop

Emma Conally-Barklem

Join poet and yoga teacher Emma Conally-Barklem for a Sunday morning stretch.

BBC Radio 4 Beyond Belief

Giles Fraser

Explore the place and shape of faith in today's world.

Sustainability Panel: Shadows and Light

We live in a time in a time of great loss and great possibility. How can poetry help us balance the two?

CSL Poetry Gala: Part II

10 of the Core Poets

The second part of our very special events with the Core CSL Poets on the same bill for the first time.

Sustainability Panel: Future

How do we want to live with nature in the future - and can a poem help us to get there?

Language is a Queer Thing Showcase

Six queer poets from India and the UK take to the stage to explore how language can be reclaimed, refashioned, and made bigger, to hold queer lives and longings.

Forward Prize Launch

Celebrating the 2025 Forward Book of Poetry with readings from Rommi Smith, J. R. Carpenter, Griot Gabriel and Isabelle Baafi.

CSL Poetry Shorts: Mills & Hills

Emma Conally-Barklem, Testament, Saju Ahmed, Emily Zobel Marshall and Antony Dunn read work shaped by the North’s bricks and becks.

Listen In: Nick Ahad

An exclusive chance to hear the Radio 4 comedy drama Blue Envelopes by Nick Ahad, presenter for BBC Radio Leeds and Radio 4’s Front Row followed by a Q&A.

CSL Poetry Shorts: Love in the 21st Century

How do I love thee, let me 'swipe right' the ways?

Words First Showcase

Celebrate the most talented emerging poets and spoken word artists from across the UK.

Alfred Bradley Bursary Award (ABBA)

Hear extracts from the scripts shortlisted for this year's Alfred Bradley Bursary Award for radio drama and discover who has won the coveted prize.