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The BBC has launched a new group on TLC to promote their My Story competition. Use this link to join the group or read on for more details. http://www.thetlc.org.uk/forums/205
Everyone has a story. What’s yours? My Story is a new BBC project to gather the Nation’s true stories and publish them online. It launches in early September 2009 on The One Show.
The BBC wants to hear from everyone.
Next year, 15 of the best stories will be made into TV programmes for BBC One.
Well-known and trusted faces from the BBC, including Kirsty Young and George Alagiah, will promote the campaign and meet the people in the story for a series of five prime-time television programmes, for BBC One next summer.
True stories have inspired some of the most successful books and films of all time; by offering the chance to follow in their footsteps, My Story hopes to inspire the whole Nation with reading and writing.
My Story wants to hear from audiences who lack confidence with literacy. We hope partners will integrate My Story into their plans for the autumn and we are providing support resources to help.
The My Story website (www.bbc.co.uk/mystory ) will gather and show stories from members of the public and feature celebrities own real-life stories, along with inspiring famous true stories. The site will feature videos and interactive tools to help people plan and structure their stories as well as tips on writing styles and skills.
In addition, short videos presented by Nina Wadia, from Eastender’s and Lenny Henry (returning to the part of Deakus) will show audiences how easy it is to get started and explore simple ideas to get the creative juices flowing. There are also cameo appearances from Peter Duncan, Tara Palmer Tomkinson, Stephen K Amos and Roland Rivron.
The website also features ideas for activities and workshop for practitioners in the formal and informal learning sector. Downloadable documents can be found on the partners’ area of the site at bbc.co.uk/rawpartners
A free BBC My Story magazine filled with inspiring real-life stories, top tips and advice on how to write your own story will be available to order from the My Story website.
Five of the most compelling storytellers will win a publishing deal which could see the story of their lives on book shelves next to their favourite authors. The winners will also win the chance to appear in a major TV series on BBC ONE in 2010, with an accompanying book about their lives available to buy in shops directly after the television show airs.
Stories should be no longer than 1500 words and accompanied by a short description. Stories should be sent online and received by 16th December 2009. We will accept stories by post but these cannot be published online.
For further information visti the group at http://www.thetlc.org.uk/forums/205 or contact: mystory@bbc.co.uk
