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Jun 2020
37m 31s

Happy Endings

BBC RADIO 2
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500 Words is back for its 10th competition and that means the podcast is too. In this episode the Diddies find themselves stuck In a video game and Dick and Dom fight dragons to find the golden chalice and help rescue those dynamic Diddies . They also share some of the finalist stories from 2020's 500 Words Competition written by YOU. So whether it’s bed-time listening or some writing inspiration, sit back and let Dick & Dom take it away with some fabulous actors reading ‘The Countdown’ ‘The Talk’ ‘Don't Bring a Lion to School’ ‘The Boy With a Wobbly Tooth’ ‘Grandma's Worst Hobby’ ‘Mischief and Mayhem at the Menacing Zoo’ ‘ The Grocery Shop Breakout ‘ ‘The Gnomes of Sherbet Springs ‘ and ‘The Rise of the Phoenix’ and listen out for a special guest reading by Radio 2’s very own Vanessa Feltz .

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