Malorie Blackman picks the Tracks of My Years
Malorie Blackman, the author and 500 Words judge picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from David Bowie and Andra Day. Plus Ken has another round of the PopMaster music quiz.
Malorie Blackman, the author and 500 Words judge picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from David Bowie and Andra Day. Now in its 9th year, 成人快手 Radio 2鈥檚 short-story writing competition 500 Words is for children between the ages of 5 and 13. Over the years the competition has received over 800,000 entries and Malorie sits on the judging panel alongside numerous other authors, including Francesca Simon and Charlie Higson. Plus there is also the phenomenal honorary judge, HRH The Duchess of Cornwall who will also attend the live final at Windsor Castle on Friday 14th June.
Malorie has written over 60 books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, Thief and most recently her science fiction thriller Chasing the Stars. Her work has also been adapted for TV with the 6-part adaptation of Pig-Heart Boy winning a BAFTA and Noughts & Crosses currently in production for the 成人快手, with Roc Nation (Jay-Z's entertainment company) on board to curate and release the soundtrack as Executive Producer.
In 2005, Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children's books, in 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children's literature and, between 2013 and 2015, she was the Children's Laureate. Malorie is currently writing for the new Doctor Who series on 成人快手 One and the fifth novel in her Noughts & Crosses sequence, Crossfire, will be published in summer 2019.
Ken鈥檚 also got another round of the PopMaster music quiz, the record and album of the week and the daily love song. To contact the show, just email ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk
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Maroon 5
Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera)
- (CD Single).
- A&M.
- 1.
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Sigrid
Don't Feel Like Crying
- (CD Single).
- Island.
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Paul McCartney
Take It Away
- The 7" Singles Box.
- MPL.
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Londonbeat
I've Been Thinking About You
- (CD Single).
- Anxious Records.
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Mark Ronson
Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (feat. Miley Cyrus)
- (CD Single).
- Columbia.
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Tom Odell
Go Tell Her Now
- Jubilee Road (Deluxe Edition).
- Columbia.
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Robert Miles
One & One (feat. Maria Nayler)
- (CD Single).
- Deconstruction.
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New Order
True Faith '94
- (CD Single).
- London.
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Westlife
Hello My Love
- (CD Single).
- Virgin EMI.
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Empire of the Sun
We Are The People
- (CD Single).
- Virgin.
- 1.
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The Real Thing
You To Me Are Everything
- In The Summertime-Sound Of 70's, Part.
- Old Gold.
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Record of the Week
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P!nk
Walk Me 成人快手
- Hurts 2B Human.
- RCA.
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Santana
The Game Of Love (feat. Michelle Branch)
- (CD Single).
- Arista.
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Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Bridge Over Troubled Water.
- Columbia.
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Grace Carter
Heal Me
- (CD Single).
- Polydor.
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Bruce Springsteen
Dancing In The Dark
- Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
- Columbia.
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Little Mix
Think About Us
- LM5.
- Syco Music.
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Deniece Williams
Let's Hear It For The Boy
- History Of Dance Music Vol.2 (Variou.
- Connoisseur Collection.
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Andrea Bocelli
This Is The Only Time
- (CD Single).
- Decca.
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Album of the Week
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Bryan Adams
No Time For Love
- Shine A Light.
- Polydor.
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Gallagher & Lyle
Heart On My Sleeve
- Gallagher & Lyle - Breakaway.
- River Records.
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Lewis Capaldi
Someone You Loved
- Breach.
- Vertigo.
- 3.
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The Style Council
My Ever Changing Moods
- The Style Council - Greatest Hits.
- Polydor.
- 1.
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Tracks of My Years
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Andra Day
Rise Up
- Cheers To The Fall.
- Warner Bros.
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David Bowie
Young Americans
- David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
- EMI.
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Gabrielle
Every Step
- Under My Skin.
- BMG.
- 4.
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Peter Frampton
Show Me The Way
- And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
- Debutante.
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- Fri 1 Mar 2019 09:30成人快手 Radio 2