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500 Words - Four More Days!

Four days until 500 Words closes! Chris speaks to four of our fabulous volunteer judges, who will help us read every single story submitted.

Four days until 500 WORDS closes! Chris speaks to four of our fabulous volunteer judges - teachers and librarians across the country - who help us read EVERY single story sent in. Last year, that was 74,075 stories and over 30 million words! We couldn't run this competition without them and it's not too late to get involved. Visit bbc.co.uk/500words to find out more.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • Snow Patrol

    Spitting Games

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Arlissa

    Sticks & Stones

    • (CD Single).
    • London Records.
    • 1.
  • Harold Faltermeyer

    Axel F

  • The Feeling

    Love It When You Call

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    Big Love

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 005.
  • Take That

    Relight My Fire (feat. Lulu)

    • Simply The Best Radio Hits (Various).
    • Warner E.S.P..
  • Joe Cocker

    Fire It Up

    • Fire It Up.
    • Sony Music.
  • Nancy Sinatra

    These Boots Are Made for Walkin'

    • The Greatest Hits Of Nancy Sinatra.
    • Boulevard.
  • Bruno Mars

    Locked Out Of Heaven

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • The Four Seasons

    Sherry

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 1.
  • Stereophonics

    Indian Summer

    • (CD Single).
    • Stylus Records.
    • 1.
  • Queen

    I Want To Break Free

    • The Works.
    • EMI.
  • The B‐52s

    Love Shack

    • Now 1990 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
    • 3.
  • Dean Martin & Helen O’Connell

    How D'Ya Like Your Eggs In The Morning?

    • Cool Couples (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.
  • Bon Jovi

    Because We Can

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Coldplay

    Fix You

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Todd Rundgren

    I Saw The Light

    • My Girl (Original 1992 Film S/Track).
    • Epic.
  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    That's the Way (I Like It)

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Andy Grammer

    Keep Your Head Up

    • Andy Grammer.
    • S-Curve.
    • 1.
  • Thin Lizzy

    Whiskey In The Jar

    • The Best Of Phil Lynott & Thin Lizzy.
    • Telstar.
    • 10.
  • Amy Winehouse

    Stronger Than Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • Desmond Dekker

    You Can Get It If You Really Want

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.
  • Barry Manilow

    Copacabana

    • (Single).
    • Arista.
  • Rod Stewart

    The Motown Song

    • Rod Stewart - Vagabond Heart.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Boots Randolph

    Yakety Sax

    • Instrumental Memories Are Made Of Thi.
    • Virgin.
  • Bastille

    Pompeii

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin Records.
  • The Dandy Warhols

    Bohemian Like You

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Tue 19 Feb 2013 06:30

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After eight years of hosting the Breakfast Show, Chris Evans leaves Radio 2.

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