Hello there. We’ve missed you.
We’re back on Leeds Student Radio and you can listen every Sunday from 2-3 at thisislsr.com. But for now, we’d like to introduce you to our gorgeous new team.
Faye Lawrence – Lead Presenter
English Literature and Theatre Studies, Year 2
What’s your specialist subject?
Theatre
What’s the most recent ‘arty’ thing you’ve done in Leeds?
I was in a play called ‘The Boat’ with Leeds University’s Theatre Group
What’s your desert island disk?
Late Registration by Kanye West
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A Blue Peter presenter.
Do you have a favourite line from a play or film?
‘I have to return some videotapes’ American Psycho
Mark McDougall – Producer
Theatre and Performance, Year 3
What’s your specialist subject?
I adore music in performance whether it be musical theatre or something more obscure (I like to refer to this as ARTPOP)
What’s the most recent ‘arty’ thing you’ve done in Leeds?
I recently finished work on Electrified, a new musical where I performed and documented our process through a blog.
What’s your desert island disk?
I feel Love by Donna Summer 12 inch version – arguably the best disco song in existence.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Buzz Lightyear. I’m still working on it.
Do you have a favourite line from a play or film?
‘Great. I was wearing a carpet.’ Bridget Jones’ Diary
Lily Melhuish – Features Presenter
Theatre and Performance, Year 2
What’s your specialist subject?
Theatre
What’s the most recent ‘arty’ thing you’ve done in Leeds?
I played ‘Chief Weasel’ in Open Theatre’s ‘Wind In The Willows’
What’s your desert island disk?
Stripped by Christina Aguilera
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A superhero (specifically with cat-like superpowers)
Do you have a favourite line from a play or film?
‘To tell you the truth, I don’t give a shit’ The Shawshank Redemption
Hannah Cook – Features Presenter
Medicine, Year 3
What’s your specialist subject?
Classical music and opera
What’s the most recent ‘arty’ thing you’ve done in Leeds?
I visited the most amazing violin shop in the centre of Leeds called Hobgoblin and played some amazing violins that were probably worth more than me!
What’s your desert island disk?
Champion Sound by Crystal Fighters because it reminds me of many happy memories from many summers.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be avril lavigne. So badly. I even looked into changing my surname.
Do you have a favourite line from a play or film?
‘We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep’ The Tempest
Lea Ogunlami – Features Presenter
English Literature, Year 1
What’s your specialist subject?
Fashion
What’s the most recent ‘arty’ thing you’ve done in Leeds?
I bought an SLR from vintage camera shop in The Corn Exchange
What’s your desert island disk?
Heard Em Say by Kanye West.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A chef.
Do you have a favourite line from a play or film?
‘We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep’ The Tempest (I think Lea and Hannah are going to get on)
Livi Morrissey – Features Presenter
Theatre and Performance, Year 2
What’s your specialist subject?
Theatre
What’s the most recent ‘arty’ thing you’ve done in Leeds?
I was in OT’s ‘Wind in the Willows’
What’s your desert island disk?
Stevie Wonder’s Definitive Collection
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A Post Office lady.
Do you have a favourite line from a play or film?
‘Come the fuck on Bridget’ Bridget Jones’ Diary
Clea Southall – Features Presenter
Medicine, Year 3
What’s your specialist subject?
Theatre
What’s the most recent ‘arty’ thing you’ve done in Leeds?
I watched the Medic’s panto.
What’s your desert island disk?
679 by Fetty Wap. It’s an absolutely awful song I know, but it’s so bloody upbeat, I think I’d need that if I was on a desert island. No judgements.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Rapunzel (my aunty) – my aunty was the only person I ever knew who had really long blonde hair so I gathered she must be the real life Rapunzel, except I took this a little too far and started filling in my name at the top of my work in primary school as Clea Marie Southall – safe to say my parents were slightly confused to see I’d adopted a new middle name.
Do you have a favourite line from a play or film?
‘At the present moment I am eating muffins because I am unhappy. Besides, I am particularly fond of muffins’ The Importance of Being Earnest
Alex Leonard – Features Presenter
Media and Communications Studies, Year 3 (on a term abroad from Canada)
What’s your specialist subject?
Visual Arts
What’s the most recent ‘arty’ thing you’ve done in Leeds?
I’ve been working my graphic novel, 28 Years Later. It’s a continuation from 28 Days Later and features the same lead character in a completely different setting.
What’s your desert island disk?
The Beatles on BBC Radio 1 in 1967 because it’s such a long album and will keep me happy and entertained for the longest period.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a forensic investigator, but it’s a rather dark industry and needs too much science skills that didn’t settle with me. Thus, I became an inquisitor in the music industry without any label or platform restrictions.
Do you have a favourite line from a play or film?
I don’t have a favourite line from a play or film, although from a comic it is about meditation.
Grace Baylis – Features Presenter
Theatre and Performance, Year 3
(Grace has been busy in rehearsals this week, so Faye has guessed what her answers might be. I hope they’re accurate)
What’s your specialist subject?
Post-postmodernist art.
What’s the most recent ‘arty’ thing you’ve done in Leeds?
I volunteered as a model for a life drawing class.
What’s your desert island disk?
Agadoo by Black Lace.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A student at Leeds University. I’m so happy my dreams came true.
Do you have a favourite line from a play or film?
‘Troll in the dungeon’ Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
(Sorry Grace – love from Faye)
Aren’t they a lovely bunch? Catch our first show on thisislsr.com on Sunday at 2pm
The Arts Show on LSR 