LIVE Awesome Authors Blue Peter

With guest stars David O'Doherty, Chris Judge, Ben Bailey Smith

and Holly Smale, coming to you live from Centenary Square, Birmingham!

It's Blue Peter Awesome Authors: Live!

MUSIC: "Banacle Bill" by Banks Wag

Welcome to live Awesome Authors. Birmingham, make some noise! We're

going to be announcing the winner of our Dream Big competition. Over 8000

of you replied. You can find out who the winner is today. He was excited

for that? Everybody! So many awesome authors and also your favourite CBBC

stars. You can see Jack and Leona from Wolfblood. You can also see Ben

Shires in the Kickabout tent. We have some awesome authors. Some of

the most awesome authors. Holly Smale, Ben Bailey Smith... Screen if

you want to! Fantastic illustrator Chris Judge as well. Let's hear it

for them. Later, we will put them on the spot and test them. They are

going to come up with a live story. But we need the help of you lot. How

does that sound? We're going to ask them some of your questions. There

are lots of them, but we can't do that until we give all of the

awesome authors a massive round of applause!

Lots of you send in your questions. Thanks for joining us. Nice to be

here. We are in Birmingham, what do you make of this? Or some! Back

home! Very happy to be here. This is Mark's family! It's like the

Zimbabwean family that I've got. A host of questions came in, Lindsey

is taking care of the first one. At the front, what is your name?

Jasmine. What was Holly's favourited book that she read? Favourite book?

The first one that I wrote... Reading or writing? Rating? The

first one, because it started my entire writing life. Question for

David, are you scared of any of the things from Danger is Everywhere?

When I was little, I was genuinely scared of sharks coming out of the

loo! I was scared of a lot of things, but I would check and block

before sitting on it. A little tip? Nobody wants a bite on the bottom.

This one is for you, Chris. What is your favourite thing to draw? I

really like drawing whales and fish. Anything under the sea. Lindsey

loves them! I don't, I'm terrified of them! So many Blue Peter badges,

what is your name? MLE. When did you start writing books, Holly? I was

five, when I wrote my first story. That means anybody can do it, all of

you can. I started writing my first proper book when I was 21. Violet

Piano Guava, Ben, what inspired you to start writing? I always wrote

rhymes. Some people know me as a rapper. When I was a kid, I was

writing rhymes, when I have my own kids, I was writing them for my own

kids. I've got the Four O'clock Club. I started writing silly rhymes

for silly kids. A serious question down here, what is your question,

Charlotte? Do you have any tips for becoming an author? You have to sit

there, there is an old line about having to put some glue on your

trousers, sit there and write something cool. That is probably the

best. Learn to spell. In from you, I've got one question. If you put

down an awesome book, it was incredible, how do you choose

another awesome book? You would need some kind of book disorder. I don't

know where we would find one. -- a book sorter. Here, we love books and

we wanted to know what you are reading at the moment. I am reading

Cream, by Jacqueline Wilson. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Foxy Tales. The

Witches. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix. I like this book,

because it has nerve wracking moments. This one is funny, it is

like a drama. Dramatic and action packed. It shows that some people

can be good and some people can be bad. Surprises, like the flying pig.

Harry Potter, the prisoner of Azkaban, it is really cool. Good

night Mr Tom. It is about a small boy that lives with somebody called

Tom Oakley. So many books to choose from, which one is the perfect page

turner for you? Whether you like, comedy, drama, you can use the book

sorter for inspiration. I like reading because when you are bored,

you can just read and then it is like you have gone to a different

place. Makes you feel like you are inside the book. It makes you want

to know what happens next. It's very fun and takes you places, you feel

like you are in the book. Why not use the book sorter and join in with

the summer Reading challenge? You never know where their next book

might take you. That is the sum of reading sorted.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid, all the way, or The Witches. Gangster Granny, I

think mine has been taking notes! Let's talk about my hair sister I

have found! We asked everybody to bring a book they would like to

swap. Birmingham, show your books! Wave them high in the air so we can

see them. That is a lot of books. We have some keen bookworms on the

stage. I love your T-shirt. What have you brought? I have brought The

Dragonfly. And your Blue Peter badge! What have you brought? The

Wind In The Willows. I love that, I wouldn't swap that! Just kidding! I

liked this book, because it is full of advance your deliberate

production venture. I have Billionaire Boy By David Walliams.

It's a really young boy that is a millionaire. Like Radzi? Amazing.

Lets swap our books. On account of three. Three, two, one! Swap books.

Good job. No fighting, please. Is everybody in the audience swapping?

You are wearing the best T-shirt in the world. Does it glow-in-the-dark?

Yes! Awesome. Captain Underpants. Are you happy with it? I have read

it at school, but I haven't got it. Now you have got it! I've got The

Dragonfly Pool. Are You Pleased With That? I've Never Heard Of It. You

had better read it and let us know. We are here with genuine Blue Peter

super fans. Melissa has brought this, look at this box, practically

every Blue Peter badge. Round of applause! Hopefully what we have

done here has inspired you to get swapping. If it has, jump online and

let us know how you do. Those are the amazing books. Where would we be

without the awesome authors that wrote them? A few weeks ago I went

to catch up with some of them at the world's biggest book Festival.

I am at Hay Festival in Wales, where some of the biggest and brightest

authors in the business are here to discuss everything books. We caught

up with them to find out what makes them tick. Does not look gorgeous?

At the camera? I like to write funny books. If it doesn't make me laugh,

it doesn't go in. I've always loved drawing. When I was at primary

school, I thought it would be wonderful if I could earn my living

drawing pictures. I started writing when I was eight years old. When you

love reading, the logical thing to do is that you want to write your

own stories. We are all storytellers, reading is one of the

great pleasures and privileges of the world. When you watch a film,

that is how it is. A book is inside your head. It made me feel all kinds

of things, happy, terrified and everything in between. That is what

is brilliant about books. They can make you feel 1 million emotions at

once. It can turn you into a time traveller, take you to places and

times that nothing else can do. I love reading, I read a lot. It takes

you to different places. Wherever you are, you can be somewhere else.

You can't beat that. I love being taken to another world and getting

the chance to let somebody else's life. It makes me feel happy and

excited, or sad, all of the things in between, that is why I love

books. My favourite book is Half Magic. I love stories about magic,

especially when it goes wrong. The Giant Jam Sandwich, my favourite

subject, food. My favourite children's book is probably the BFG.

I love reading shampoo bottles in the bathroom. If you are thinking of

writing a poem or story, do it! You never know where it might take you.

What a legend, he has a stoat in his beard, you know. We're going to be

announcing the winner of the Dream Big competition soon. First, we

would like to put our Awesome Authors to the test and set them a

challenge. It's time for the Lost The Plot challenge! As you know,

stories are made of sentences. We will challenge our authors to make a

story using sentences that includes a world -- word that I am holding.

Are you up for that? We need you to do some awesome sound effects. What

is the sound effects to this? Nice! Quite relaxing.

As Lindsey hates sharks and fish, let's put Simon the shark's best

friend, it was a lion, called Leah. Due to being camping through the

winter, Leah had caught a terrible cold and was constantly sneezing.

But it was OK, because this is how he used to propel himself along the

ground, sneezing himself forward and grabbing onto the tale of a cow.

You can do better than that, guy, come on! The thing about lions, they

are easily distracted, especially with apps on phones, they kept

walking into things. Silly lion! Of course, the biggest

scream that Leah gave was when she walked directly into a wall! She

fell backwards, hit her head and then... Oh?! And then... Good luck,

Holly! Then a passing donkey, saved the cow, who had smashed its head

against the wall, everyone had forgotten about him, clearly not

passionate people, and then took the lion, lying on the floor! So many

animals! It is like Noah's Arc! The other thing about lions, they are

famously loud at roaring but do terrible parts. The parts are

capable of scaring the animals in the vicinity.

What happens when I do a part? So it had been a plan of the lion all

along to fake walking into a wall, just be to able to part in a

donkey's face. It was always going to go down that

road, wasn't it! Then the lion gave an evil laugh! Well done. If you

have just tuned in, you are not dreaming, this is a live show from

Birmingham. That was a story from the Awesome Authors. Head on line to

the website, you will find it there! Give them a round of applause.

Incredible. Now it is nearly time to announce

the winner of the Dream Big competition. Her is a recap of the

incredible competition we launched in May.

As part of Roald Dahl's 100 birthday celebrations and to mark the arifle

of the BFG to the big screen, we launched a giant competition... We

asked you to create your very own dream story. The winning entry to be

turned into an amazing animation. The writer would be in with a chance

of meeting a Hollywood directing legend.

I'm Steven Spielberg, director of the BFG.

To judge the competition, we lined up an incredible panel.

I am Ruby. I play Sophie in the film.

Joining her was someone special indeed.

Hello, I'm Lucy Dahl, Roald Dahl dahl's youngest daughter.

We were sent thousands of entries. It was tough! I loved it.

Absolutely loved it. But, which Dream would they choose?!

This is so exciting. The crowd are on the edge of their

seats. Over 8,000 of you applied. Let's look at our incredible

runner's up. We have a mixture of illustrations.

Rockets going to the moon. Hand stands. Jessie, from Devon, that

could be my favourite. I'm sure that Chris Judge will have to have

something to say. They must be the best underpants.

And stinky socks. They are hard to draw.

Let's have a look at this one from Hannah from Lancashire. She's drawn

an amazing animation. So much detail there. She has teeny tiny writing to

skij on a very good story. Hannah, well done you.

William from Hertfordshire, you are a genius. You told the door of Moon

on Toast. We all know that the moon is made of cheese. Your imaginations

are fantastic. All of the runner's up receive this, the official orange

Blue Peter badge! It is beautiful. Do the ooohs! And keep them going.

We go through the age categories. These are the age category

finalists. Let's have a look. It is exact from Walsall. A round of

applause. Such a good design. Magical toes and trapdoor in his

belly button. What do you make of that? Awesome! Well done, exact. I

have an outie! ! The top entry in the 9-11 category is Isabela from

Monmouthshire who told the classic story of a cow jumping over a moon

using a jet pack made from milkshake! Of course! And the final

reveal, the winner of the age category, 12-15 years old is Betty!

Look at this style. And at the bottom, the shot is called Two Can

Play At This Game. Huge congratulations to all three of

you. There is a picture of your work on its way to you. You have the

orange Blue Peter badge and all three are going to the BFG premiere

in London. Awesome. A huge well done. Now, something you have been

waiting for. Time to announce the winner of the Dream Big competition,

they will have their story animated and meet the Hollywood director,

Steven Spielberg. So exciting. To do the honours, I hand over to the

lovely Ben. I can tell you that the winner of

the Dream Big competition is... Betty! She is live with us in

Birmingham! Betty, out you come. Yes! Congratulations to you! How are

you feeling? Amazing. So surreal. Have you heard the story? Tell us

about your story? It is about toucans and they are estate agents

but are fired as they are toucans. But I will not spoil it.

We can tell you a little more about it in a minute.

Betty, you have not seen the finished animation.

Are you excited? Absolutely. On a scale of 1-10? 100! Well, here

it is, the winning entry turned into animation. This is the premiere.

They were fired from the job at the estate agent as they were toucans.

They were upset. One felt he was a people toucan, the other felt he had

planning skills. Unemployed, they read books and sang opera. A period

of reflection on their corporate live, showed them that their skills

did not make for good estate agents. They opened their own internet cafe

in Shoreditch. Providing a career's advice service for other animals

stuck in dead-end jobs, unsuited to their skills.

APPLAUSE Betty! You can't believe it, can

you. What was it like to watch that and see your work on the big screen

in It is fantastic. It is like my drawings, what I did. It is all

moving. Brilliant. You should be proud of yourself. Are

you sorted with the dress for the premiere tomorrow? I am.

Fantastic. If you want to see action of us

being celebs, head online. And if you thought that was

exciting, wait until you see what is coming up very seen on Blue Peter.

-Very soon on Blue Peter. I'm not coming last. That's not

happening! I feel so tired! Get involved... Get active... Inspire

one of your friends to a sport you know.

Your very own Blue Peter sporting badge! I don't think I have ever

been this excited on Blue Peter, ever! How good does that look? We

are so excited for Blue Peter over the next few months. It will be

awesome. Speaking of awesome, there are more Awesome Authors tomorrow at

9.00am. We are very excited about that. And we are to be joined by

David Baddiel, Alex T Smith, Lucy Hawking and Narinder Dhami. And jump

on to Fan Club, we are going high-pitched as Nicola Davis is

taking part in a question and answer session. An animal expert, an author

and very good. A massive thank you to our Awesome

Authors! How brilliant have they been? And we need to say thank you

to you lot. You have been awesome. And before you go, a performance on

the stage from Diamond. Before you sing, let's talk about Blue Peter,

you are a super fan? Who isn't. You guys are obviously massive Blue

Peter fans, right? Yeah! The favourite part of the show? The make

section. I used to go home and make sure mum saved all of the washing up

bottles and loo rolls. What about your favourite book when

you were younger? Charlie and theChocolate Factory. I love it so

much. I saw the classic film. It is my favourite.

There is a part of me, whenever I open a chocolate bar, I am kind

of... You want that golden ticket. You are going to be singing Praying?

Yes. Incredible. Everyone, it's BB

Diamond. # Wanna go all night

when you're around me # You just give me

something that I need # Make your move, let me know how

you're feeling about me # I can read all the signs

that you wanna tell me # You can have all you like cos

I've waited you see # Just to find you're the one

always knew you would be # But this night just

got me in too deep # As I close my eyes

you whisper to me # Oh, you say the words

I long to hear # Make your move, let me know how

you're feeling about me # I can read all the signs

that you wanna tell me # You can have all you like,

cos I've waited you see # Just to find you're the one

always knew you would be # Cos I've been waiting

way too long, yeah # I wish that I could

live this night again # I'll hold on to this

moment till the end # I wish that I could

live this night again # I'll hold on to

this moment till the end. # Thank you so much Blue Peter, CBBC,

thank you! I'm BB Diamond, I'll see you soon.

See you tomorrow!