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500 Words - with Malorie Blackman and Hugh Bonneville

Chris is joined by 500 Words judge Malorie Blackman and Paddington actor Hugh Bonneville with details of all the 500 Words online content, including the Story Laboratory.

The 500 Words STORY LABORATORY is released!

If you're after nifty tips and tricks to get budding story-tellers in your class writing, make our Story Laboratory an appointment in your school day!

Chris Evans brings you the ultimate story-writing guide, with help from our amazing judges Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Malorie Blackman and Francesca Simon. Plus, a VVVVV.I.P guest...

Watch out for the video this morning when it hits bbc.co.uk/words at 8.15am!

And as if that weren't enough inspiration, Malorie Blackman and Paddington star Hugh Bonneville join Chris with the lo-down on all the amazing 500 Words online content available to help you get inspired.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • Foreigner

    Cold As Ice

    • 40.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 3.
  • Hozier

    Take Me To Church

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • Prince & The Revolution

    Let's Go Crazy

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Joe Jackson

    It's Different For Girls

    • Joe Jackson - I'm The Man.
    • A&M.
  • Cat Stevens

    (Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard

    • The Very Best Of Cat Stevens.
    • Island.
  • Toto

    Rosanna

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.
  • Gavin DeGraw

    Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Faith No More

    Easy

  • T. Rex

    Ride a White Swan

    • Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Carrie Underwood

    Something in the Water

    • Greatest Hits: Decade #1.
    • Sony BMG.
  • Haircut One Hundred

    Love Plus One

    • Pelican West - Deluxe Edition.
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 002.
  • Ed Sheeran

    Thinking Out Loud

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • The Who

    Baba O'Riley

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.
  • Rae Morris

    Under The Shadows

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Three Dog Night

    Mama Told Me (Not To Come)

    • 25 Years Of No.1 Hits - Vol.1 (Vario.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
  • Oasis

    Wonderwall

  • The Divine Comedy

    National Express

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.
  • Art of Noise

    Kiss (feat. Tom Jones)

    • Tom Jones - Greatest Hits.
    • Universal.
    • 15.
  • Holly Johnson

    Heaven's Eyes

    • (CD Single).
    • Pleasuredome.
  • The Lotus Eaters

    First Picture Of You

    • New Frontiers (Various Artists).
    • Temple Records.
  • Def Leppard

    Pour Some Sugar On Me

    • More Monkey Business From Catalogue Marketing (Various Artists).
    • Universal.
  • Ne-Yo

    Coming With You

    • (CD Single).
    • Motown.
    • 001.
  • Sheena Easton

    For Your Eyes Only

    • The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
    • EMI.
  • Elvis Presley

    Heartbreak Hotel

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

Broadcast

  • Thu 22 Jan 2015 06:30

Farewell Chris Evans: The best bits from his last shows at Radio 2

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

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