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500 Words 2017: Entries open today!

The story writing competition for kids returns for its most exciting year yet! Chris reveals our stunning new venue and talks to the hosts of our Live Lesson. Entries open today!

Tune in today as Chris launches 500 Words 2017, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2’s story-writing competition for children aged 5-13.

He’ll be revealing the stunning new location for the 500 Words Final and will be talking to the hosts of our super special 500 Words Live Lesson – a webcast going out to thousands of schools across the nation, bursting full of top writing tips. The webcast, fun-fair themed and hosted by Blue Peter's Barney Harwood and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Breakfast's Naga Munchetty, will be available to watch live from 11am at www.bbc.co.uk/livelessons.

With over half a million entries since it first launched in 2011, 500 WORDS is the world’s most successful story-writing competition for children and is an open invitation to the wide world of imagination. 123,436 children across the UK sent in their stories in 2016. Entries to this year’s competition open in today’s show and close at 7pm on the Thursday 23rd February 2017.

The winners will have their story read live on air by the world’s most popular entertainers to the Breakfast Show’s millions of listeners … previous names have included Julie Walters, Tom Hiddleston, Sir Kenneth Branagh and Benedict Cumberbatch. Not only will finalists rub shoulders with superstar celebrities, they'll also be serenaded by fantastic pop-stars performing at the Final.

For further inspiration, helpful hints and tips, and to enter, visit www.bbc.co.uk/500words. And teachers and librarians can also sign up on the site to help judge the thousands of entries!

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Mon 16 Jan 2017 06:30
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  • Bachman–Turner Overdrive

    You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.

  • KT Tunstall

    It Took Me So Long To Get Here, But Here I Am

    • KIN.
    • Virgin.

  • John Parr

    St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Coldplay

    Adventure Of A Lifetime

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • R.E.M.

    The One I Love

    • R.E.M..
    • Irs.

  • Yazoo

    Don't Go

    • Electronic 80's (Various Artists).
    • EMM.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Just Your Fool

    • Blue & Lonesome.
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Heaven Is A Place On Earth

    • A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • Clean Bandit

    Rockabye (feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Frank Ifield

    I Remember You

    • The Hits Of 1962 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Shape Of You

    • Γ· Divide.
    • Atlantic.

  • Robert Palmer

    Every Kinda People

    • The Very Best Of Robert Palmer.
    • EMI.

  • Erasure

    A Little Respect

    • Erasure - Pop!.
    • Mute Records.

  • Arctic Monkeys

    I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

    • Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.
    • Domino.

  • Harry Belafonte

    Jump In The Line

    • The Best Of.
    • Camden.
    • 16.

  • Izzy Bizu

    Talking To You

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Paolo Nutini

    Pencil Full Of Lead

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

  • Status Quo

    Down Down

    • Whatever You Want - V.Best Of Status.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Beatles

    Paperback Writer

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 014.

  • Bob Dylan

    Subterranean Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔsick Blues

    • Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Level 42

    Lessons In Love

    • Now That's What I Call Music '86.
    • Now.

  • Naughty Boy

    Should've Been Me (feat. Kyla & Popcaan)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Taylor Swift

    22

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

  • Heart

    Alone

    • Missing You (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Whitesnake

    Is This Love

    • The 80's Love Album (Various Artists.
    • Virgin.

  • Kelvin Jones

    As You Wake Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Julie Andrews

    Do-Re-Mi

    • The Sound of Music.
    • RCA Records Label.
    • 11.

  • The Box Tops

    The Letter

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  • Mon 16 Jan 2017 06:30
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500 Words

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