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We鈥檝e had an interesting cross-section of announcements this past week, which illustrates perfectly the scope of the 麻豆约拍鈥檚 activities. I鈥檝e included a handful below.

On Monday, the return of our short story competition for children. Called 500 WORDS, entrants are challenged to pen an original work of fiction using no more than, you鈥檝e guessed it, 500 words. It is run in association with the Hay Festival and judged by Richard Hammond, Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Malorie Blackman, Frank Cottrell Boyce and Charlie Higson. The closing date for entries is 22 February and full details about the competition can be found on the dedicated .

The popular drama Jonathan Creek, starring Alan Davies and Sheridan Smith (pictured), is .听 As well as the two leads, we also confirmed that former Young Ones housemates Rik Mayall and Nigel Planer will be joining the cast, alongside two more 麻豆约拍 comedy greats, Joanna Lumley and Sarah Alexander.

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One of things I look out for in my job is content that attracts an active online following that enjoys sharing material and discussing favourite programmes on social media.听One of these is 麻豆约拍 Three鈥檚 supernatural drama Being Human, which returns to the channel on Sunday 3 February. There are some great .

Sport is, of course, also very popular online, so was very welcome. Matches will be live on 麻豆约拍 One and 麻豆约拍 One HD, and will also be streamed via the , as well as on mobile and connected devices. There's also coverage on Radio Five live. Great news also that former England coach Sir Clive Woodward will be joining the team. Coverage starts on 2 February.

And finally, tomorrow night sees , which will be on 麻豆约拍 One at 10.35pm. In it he will outline the efforts being made to eradicate polio through the work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the .

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Ben Murray is Editor of the 麻豆约拍 Media Centre.

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