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Mel Giedroyc starts broadcasting the top 50 stories from the BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans 500 Words short story competition. And our story, Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, continues.

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Mon 7 May 201216:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Chapters

  • Walston Goes Walkabout

    For the BBC World Service, Oliver Walston travelled along the Mississippi.

    Duration: 04:55

  • 500 WORDS SHORT STORY

    A Tale from A Lion's Mouth by Abi Anscough ...

    Duration: 04:22

  • Swing Low Sweet Chariot

    The history of the song 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' and it's coded message of freedom..

    Duration: 06:47

  • 500 WORDS SHORT STORY

    Lysander's Violin by Alex Marquez ...

    Duration: 03:49

  • Parrots and Piranhas

    Wildlife film maker Huw Cordey and friends on the River Rewa in Guyana.

    Duration: 14:02

  • Mel's Magical Mystery Tour

    NASA'S Dr Roger Dyson on the space oven that can replicate the atmosphere on Venus.

    Duration: 03:03

  • 500 WORDS SHORT STORY

    Shopping Spree by Alice Wetton.

    Duration: 03:24

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The next installment of Mark Twain's classic tale ..

    Duration: 10:09

Broadcast

  • Mon 7 May 201216:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra