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Welcome to 500 Words, Frank Cottrell Boyce!

It's Day Four of the 500 Words launch week and we welcome the third of our brand new 2013 judges. It's Frank Cottrell Boyce, the man who wrote the Olympic Opening Ceremony!

It's Day Four of the 500 WORDS launch week and we welcome the third of our brand new 2013 judges. It's FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE, the man who wrote the Olympic Opening Ceremony; the man in charge of the Derry-Londonderry City of Culture parade; and the man behind a new series of adventures for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. When it comes to creativity and original ideas, kids, Frank is an Olympic gold medallist! So get those brilliant little minds of yours fired up and listen out for his writing tips.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • U2

    Angel Of Harlem

    • U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990.
    • Island.
    • 12.
  • Josh Osho

    Imperfections

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Andy Williams

    Can't Take My Eyes Off You

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.
  • Gabrielle

    When A Woman

    • (CD Single).
    • Go Beat.
  • Bad Company

    Can't Get Enough

    • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
    • 1.
  • ABC

    The Look Of Love

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.
  • Emeli Sandé

    Clown

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 5.
  • Diana Ross

    Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Huey Lewis and the News

    Do You Believe In Love

    • It's Only Rock 'n' Roll... (Various).
    • EMI.
  • Petula Clark

    Downtown

    • NOW That's What I Call Jukebox Classics (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Bon Jovi

    Keep The Faith

    • (CD Single).
    • Jambco.
    • 11.
  • Bon Jovi

    Bad Medicine

    • (Single).
    • Vertigo.
    • 2.
  • Elvis Presley vs Junkie XL

    A Little Less Conversation

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG/RCA.
  • Madness

    Never Knew Your Name

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 2.
  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 1.
  • The Hues Corporation

    Rock The Boat

    • Million Sellers Vol.14 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Kylie Minogue

    Timebomb

  • Deacon Blue

    That's What We Can Do

    • (CD Single).
    • Edsel Records.
  • Paul McCartney

    Young Boy

    • Paul McCartney - Flaming Pie.
    • Parlophone.
  • The Fratellis

    Whistle for the Choir

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • The Source

    You Got The Love (feat. Candi Staton)

    • Monster Hits Of Dance - 36 Monster Hits From The 80's & 90's (Various Artists).
    • Castle Communications.
  • Gabrielle Aplin

    Please Don't Say You Love Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Adamski

    Killer (feat. Seal)

    • Now 17, Part 2 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.
  • Fairport Convention

    Walk Awhile

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