Cycling
We’ve got people at the UCI Cycling World Chamionships. Hear the audio on the UCI World Championship 2019 page.
Youth Music
Come visit our new Youth Music Live! project website and find out how you can join our masterclasses.
Youth Music
Youth Music
Taster day for our Youth Music project this Friday 2pm for young people aged 12 – 25.
Bradford MEND at BCB
A youth project bring a breath of fresh air to the fight against Islamophobia, looking to use radio.
Bradford Festival
We start our broadcasts for the festival on Friday 12th July at 4:00pm.
Bradford Literature Festival
We start our broadcasts for the festival on Friday 28th June at 5:30pm.
Windrush Celebrations
Listen again to our live broadcast from the Windrush Celebrations last weekend.
Mental Health Awareness Week
We’ll be featuring stories that highlight the issues of mental health throughout the week
Catch up
Listen again to our live broadcasts from last week at:
Housing and Homelessness
We’re involved in the Housing and Homelessness event in Thornbury on Thursday.
Volunteer Training
Simon Cox from the BBC will be here to train our volunteers on Friday and Saturday. Saturday afternoon is a session for young people from 1pm – 4pm.
Top of Town
Attending the first steering group of the ‘Top of Town’ Bradford City Centre Township Heritage scheme, a project to restore/improve the historic buildings.
Community Stars Awards
We’re co-hosting the Community Stars Awards at the Bradford Hotel on Hall Ings, recognising the amazing contribution of volunteers and community groups.
The BCB Story
Come along and contribute to our timeline, installed at BCB for everyone to contribute to our collective memory of BCB. This will form part of an exhibition at the National Science And Media Museum in March 2019.
16 days of action
Continuing our participation in the the UN’s 16 days of action to end violence against women
Programming and Editorial Meeting
Our monthly meeting to discuss new programme proposals. We’re also updating our presenter guidelines.
Creative People and Places
BCB meeting with arts consultant Mark Dobson to discuss how BCB might contribute to Bradford’s application to Creative People and Places.
Top of Town
Attending the first steering group of the ‘Top of Town’ Bradford City Centre Township Heritage scheme, a project to restore/improve the historic buildings.
Community Stars Awards
We’re co-hosting the Community Stars Awards at the Bradford Hotel on Hall Ings, recognising the amazing contribution of volunteers and community groups.
The BCB Story
Come along and contribute to our timeline, installed at BCB for everyone to contribute to our collective memory of BCB. This will form part of an exhibition at the National Science And Media Museum in March 2019.
16 days of action
Continuing our participation in the the UN’s 16 days of action to end violence against women
Programming and Editorial Meeting
Our monthly meeting to discuss new programme proposals. We’re also updating our presenter guidelines.
Creative People and Places
BCB meeting with arts consultant Mark Dobson to discuss how BCB might contribute to Bradford’s application to Creative People and Places.
Training
Simon Cox from the BBC is coming in to train staff and volunteers in the art of radio.
Radio Venus
Radio Venus continues on Thursday working towards a show around breast cancer awareness.
16 days of action
We’re participating in the the UN’s 16 days of action to end violence against women
Museum Piece
We’re talking to the National Science and Media Museum about the history of BCB. Watch this space…
Outreach
We’re at the People’s Powerhouse event on Tuesday. Taking part and broadcasting live from 1-1:30pm and 4:30 – 5pm.
In the studio
Bradford Playhouse are in for Our Top Ten (12noon Tuesday) to talk about their work.
Students
Students from Trinity University will be broadcasting live from 3-4pm each day this week.
Buy Nowt Day
We’ll be covering the events of Buy Nowt Day this Friday.
Lots going on…
- Refugee Radio group meeting on Monday.
- First radio session for Homeless Women group – women telling their stories.
- First steering group meeting for the ‘Ten Today’ – Keeping Active, Feeling Better exercise on the radio project. Partnership with Demos, Cornwall Hospital Radio and Anchor Housing – funded by Sport England.
- BCB attending the Chamber of Commerce meeting with Bank of England.
- Happy Birthday to Adam Paterson on Wednesday.
- WOW FM! – broadcasting live from the Bradford WOW (Women of the World) Festival Saturday 3-4pm.
Back to School
We’re back in Belle Vue Girls School and the Academy at St. James in Allerton to catch up on the news following the half-term break.
About Bradford from St. Christopher’s
Live mid-week broadcast from the St. Christopher’s Centre in Holme Wood.
Family Learning Festival
Hear the first of three programmes recorded as part of the Family Learning Festival. Wednesday 6:30pm.
Leaders’ Quest
We welcomed Leaders’ Quest to the studio over the weekend. Listen in to Drive (4-6pm) this week to hear what they created.
Refugee Radio Group
Our new group looking at how radio can work around the issues facing refugees meets this week on Monday afternoon.
Step up to Democracy
We’re providing some media training for the women from Step Up to Democracy here at the station.
Bubble Up
Bubble Up event coverage September 8th-9th from Bradford City Centre from 1pm – 5:30pm
Volunteer Information Day
Tuesday – Volunteer Information Day for anyone interested in getting involved in BCB. These are generally on the first Tuesday of the month. Contact us for more information or to book a place.
Media Training
We’re holding a media training day for a women’s democracy project at the studio on Thursday
In the community
Julie is out and about at the Life Centre in Bierley and the Scholemoor Beacon Centre in Lidget Green creating community radio
Make Your Mela Day
We’ll be broadcasting live between 12noon and 8pm on Thursday.
On air..
Tuesday: Palabras Lejanas – 6pm
Wednesday: Radio Venus – 6pm
Summer Holiday
We’re open for young people to make radio on:
- Mondays 1:30pm – 4:30pm
- Tuesdays 3pm – 7pm
- Fridays 12:30pm – 3:30pm
Have you heard…
Tuesday: Uzma Kazi – Bradford Spice – 7pm
Thursday: Yorkshire Music Collective – 10pm
Thursday: DJ Moshua – metal – 6:30pm
Saturday: Junior Star Singer Songwriter – 1pm – 2pm
Saturday: Live broadcast from the Classic Car Rally in Bradford – 2pm – 3pm
Summer Holiday
It’s the school holidays.
We’re open for young people to make radio on:
- Mondays 1:30pm – 4:30pm
- Tuesdays 3pm – 7pm
- Fridays 12:30pm – 3:30pm
Summer Holiday
It’s the school holidays.
We’re open for young people to make radio on:
- Mondays 1:30pm – 4:30pm
- Tuesdays 3pm – 7pm
- Fridays 12:30pm – 3:30pm
Highlights
We look forward to meeting some young people on an exchange trip from the USA later in the week.
Highlights from our broadcast schedule
- Monday 6pm: Life, the University and Beyond
- Tueday 12noon: Our Top Ten with Dementia Friends, Ilkley
- Wednesday 6:30pm: Parkside School visit BCB
- Thursday 6pm: I.T.Stuff
- Friday 9am: One-to-One (repeated from Thursday)
- Saturday 1:30pm: Bradford Hockey Club
- Sunady 9pm: Blowin
Bradford Science Festival
Celebrate the wonder of engineering at the museum, across City Park and at The Broadway Bradford.
Live coverage on BCB this weekend from 1pm – 3pm
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd July
Bradford Festival
Tune in for our live coverage of the Bradford Festival.
We’ll be broadcasting from City Park throughout the weekend. Check the broadcast schedule for more details.
- Friday 1pm – 9pm: Includes coverage of school performances
- Saturday 12noon – 8pm: Live Music, interviews, reaction
- Sunday 2:30pm – 8pm: Final day of the action from the festival
World Refugee Day
Tune in for our coverage of World Refugee Day.
We’ve got content thoughout the day, pre-recorder and live.
- Interviews from BIASAN, Schools of Sanctuary, Bradford Refugee Forum.
- Voices of refugees
- Live broadcast from the Walk for Justice