Biography 500 words bbc radio 2 2016

When Chris decided to leave the BBC to join Virgin Radio, he agreed for Words to be produced and broadcast by Radio 2 for two further years, which has allowed the initiative to complete a full decade. You are all brilliant.

Thank you to every child who has shared their imaginations with us all and taken part in Words across these ten years. During its time on air the competition has received over a million entries from children across the length and breadth of the UK, and this incredible legacy remains.

Radio 2 will now create a new listener-led initiative forwith further details to be announced in due course.

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The BBC will continue to encourage children to discover the joy of reading, writing and storytelling across its output.

BBC Radio 2 unveils Cardinal WORDS winners at Shakespeare’s Globe

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