Love the Words

About Love the Words

Peter Spafford, from Chapel FM, presents his love of all things wordy in his weekly show Love The Words, featuring new creative writing from Leeds and beyond.

Publisher

Peter Spafford – Chapel FM

Category

arts · arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Nov 2020

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

271 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   Love The Words 367: Nick Allen & Tony Harrison

   Poet Nick Allen talks about Burn Back, his new book with artist Paula Dunn. about the peat bogs. of West and North Yorkshire. Plus news from the unveiling of a blue plaque to Tony Harrison, Leeds poet, at his childhood home in Beeston, South Leeds.

2. 

   26 Oct 2026

   Love The Words 368: Stephen Deazley

   Stephen Deazley is a composer and community musician in Edinburgh. As a poet he has just won the very first Tramlines Poetry Competition (poetry on trams). He talks about his poetry-to-music journey and reads his stunning poem Requiem For Fox.

3. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Love The Words 366: Peter Okonkwo/Leeds-Dortmund

   Peter Okwonko is a Leeds-based Nigerian poet. He talks about his award-winning book Kwame Come Home. Plus exciting news from our sister city in Germany, Dortmund, from Geoff Tranter.

Who has been a guest on Love the Words

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Maia Elsner
• Tallulah Howarth
• Seren Delahaye
• Carol Atherton
• Rob Cowen

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

54,759

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

79

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

27

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.