The 500 WORDS Final!
Chris Evans presents the finale of 500 WORDS 2014, Radio 2's short story competition for children aged 13 and under, live from the Hay Festival.
Chris Evans presents the finale of 500 WORDS 2014, Radio 2's short story competition for children aged 13 and under, live from the Hay Festival.
The six winners are announced live on-air, with each young author hearing their words brought to life by a superstar narrator. This year Mr Stink himself and the Lord of Downton actor Hugh Bonneville, chart-topper Paloma Faith, Harry Potter hero Matthew Lewis, Blue Peter's brilliant Barney Harwood, Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch, and the BAFTA Award-winning kings of CΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Dick & Dom, will be amongst the celebs on hand to read our winning stories. Chris' One Show co-host, Alex Jones, and sports reporter Vassos Alexander are also on hand to capture the reactions of our prize-winning young authors.
500 WORDS attracted a record-breaking 118,632 entries in its fourth year! A wonderful team of volunteer teachers and librarians around the UK helped us read every single story, before the Scottish Book Trust selected the 50 young finalists, who join Chris for this very special broadcast from beautiful Hay-on-Wye.
Our best-selling panel of judges - Francesca Simon, Charlie Higson, Malorie Blackman, Frank Cottrell Boyce and Head Judge CΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and Top Gear Star Richard Hammond, have painstakingly picked three winners in each age category (Nine and under and those aged between 10-13).
The Gold Medal winner in each category wins Chris Evans' height in books (6ft 2") plus 500 books for their school library; the runner up Silver Medal winner receives Alex Jones' height in books (5ft 6"); while the Bronze Medal winner can look forward to reading their own height in books!
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Listen to readings by Benedict Cumberbatch, Paloma Faith, Hugh Bonneville and more stars!
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Alphabeat
Fascination
- (CD Single).
- Copenhagen.
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The Beatles
Paperback Writer
- The Beatles - 1.
- Apple.
- 014.
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Black Eyed Peas
I Gotta Feeling
- (CD Single).
- Interscope.
- 4.
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Blur
Song 2
- Music Of The Millennium (Various).
- Universal Music Tv.
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Jake Bugg
Lightning Bolt
- (CD Single).
- Mercury.
- 1.
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Sammy Davis Jr.
Talk To The Animals
- Sammy Davis Greatest Hits.
- Curb.
- 1.
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Paloma Faith
Upside Down
- (CD Single).
- Epic.
- 1.
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Jerry Lee Lewis
Great Balls of Fire
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George Michael
Faith
- George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
- Epic.
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Pratt & McClain
Happy Days
- Television's Greatest Hits Volume 3 70s & 80s.
- Silva Screen Records Ltd.
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Queen
Don't Stop Me Now
- Jazz.
- Island.
- 12.
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The Rembrandts
I'll Be There For You
- The Love Songs Album (Various).
- Universal.
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Republica
Ready To Go
- Live Forever (Various Artists).
- Virgin.
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Bruce Springsteen
Dancing In The Dark
- Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
- Columbia.
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T. Rex
Children of the Revolution
- TELSTAR.
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Carrie Underwood
My Favourite Things
- Single.
- Sony.
- 001.
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The Who
I Can't Explain
- The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
- Polydor.
- 002.
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Jackie Wilson
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
- Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
- Music Club.
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John Paul Young
Love Is In The Air
- 20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Vario.
- MFP.
Broadcast
- Fri 30 May 2014 06:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
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500 Words
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2's story-writing competition for kids.