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The 500 Words Final

A selection of sensational winning stories from Â鶹Éç Radio 2's 500 Words competition written by YOU and voiced by some fantastic celebrity readers. Introduced by Dick and Dom.

Some listeners might find the themes covered upsetting. 500 Words is back for its 10th competition and that means the podcast is too. In this final episode Dick and Dom find themselves at the VIP Zoom Party and share this year’s winning stories from 2020's 500 Words Competition. So whether it’s bed-time listening or some writing inspiration, sit back and let Dick & Dom take it away with our wonderful Celebrity readers. The Bronze Winner aged 5-9 was ‘Roary and The Giant Bloomers’ read by Jodie Whittaker , the 10-13 age group winner was ‘Shoo! ‘ Read by Alfred Enoch. In the Silver Category the 5 to 9 age group winner was ‘The Old Rabbit’ read by Joanna Lumley and the 10 to 13 age group was ‘For the Last Time’ read by Mwaksy Mudenda. The Gold Winners age category 5 to 9 was ‘The Winning Goal’ read by Dua Lipa and the 10 to 13 winner was ‘Diary of a Five Pound Note’ read by David Walliams.

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