Hodge is under fire for saying Proms are wrong kind of British

Evening Standard - London;  March 4, 2008 ;     500 words ......under fire today after she attacked the Proms for failing to promote Britishness beyond...identity. Her claims astonished fans of the Proms, whose colourful last night with its chorus...quickly let it be known he regards the Proms as a bastion of Britishness. Ms Hodge spoke...

Bargain Proms for less than three tenners

The Independent - London;  July 2, 1996 ;     449 words ...The Proms, 102 years old this month, are taking on...of an audience of 60,000 on Saturday, the Proms, which begin on 19 July, are launching their...is pounds 350. The average price for the Proms' offering is a mere pounds 22.50. When the...

A century (plus) of Proms from A to Z

The Independent - London;  May 30, 1996 ;     700+ words ...A is for the Albert Hall, home of the Proms since 1941, and soon to be substantially...Lottery. B is for the BBC, which has run the Proms since 1927 and broadcasts the entire season...without whose energy and commitment the Proms wouldn't exist. Fondly nicknamed "Old Timber...

Why Gilbert and Sullivan as sung by Michael Ball just won't cut it with...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  April 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ......By Abbie Wightwick Western Mail The bbc Proms is facing accusations of dumbing down by...London's Royal Albert Hall on August 27. The Proms are one of the highlights of the classical...FM Magazine warned that traditionalist Proms fans would not appreciate Ball's appearance...

Proms asks listeners to choose the top classics.

The Evening Standard (London, England);  April 30, 2003 ;     521 words ...Byline: JESSICA HODGSON THE PROMS have become one of the most enduring...said Nicholas Kenyon, director of the Proms and the man behind the drive to attract new listeners. The overall theme of the Proms this year will be Greek myth, and the...

Dam Busters fly in for British film score night at the Proms

Evening Standard - London;  April 25, 2007 ;     417 words ...THE 113th BBC Proms will celebrate great British films with...of concerts today, Nicholas Kenyon, the Proms controller, said: "Some of the best music...season of great British movies on BBC2. The Proms, from 13 July to 8 September, will comprise...

The Proms are uplifting, slightly batty and very British. Is that why the...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  March 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ......plastic bowler hats, the Last Night OfThe Proms is a distinctly British affair. It is giddily...classical musical crowd. The Last Night Of The Proms is the best that a government could hope...after night for the long weeksof the BBC's Proms season, and then goes mildly berserk to...

Proms audience invited to join in the singing.

The Evening Standard (London, England);  April 27, 2006 ;     253 words ...Byline: TOM TEODORCZUK LOVERS of the Proms will this year be officially allowed to...of a day devoted to the human voice, the Proms is setting up a public rabble choir to...Hope And Glory on the Last Night Of The Proms - but this will be the first official mass...

ArtsEtc: How to keep a Proms crowd happy (and integrity intact) Nicholas...

The Independent - London;  July 14, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Got any complaints about the Proms? Does new music drive you nuts? Or do...taking so much attention from the other 72 Proms - and eight chamber recitals - he's not...in connection with one of this year's Proms themes, the Old Testament, his retort...

BBC denies dumbing down Proms with Michael Ball ; HOME

The Independent - London;  April 26, 2007 ;     292 words ...The controller of the BBC Proms fended off charges of "dumbing down...to have his own concert as part of the Proms, which have been a mainstay of the classical...Changes Everything" and appeared at the Proms In The Park concert in Lon- don's Hyde...

Proms last night is ours, says the BBC

The Independent - London;  July 12, 1997 ;     549 words ......promoters using the title Last Night Of The Proms. The BBC claims the world famous phrase...words for one of his concerts. The word "proms" is used by a number of orchestras in the...Manchester staged its own Last Night Of The Proms. At least seven other Last Night Of The...

The Proms prepares to trip the time fantastic with Doctor Who and the...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  April 10, 2008 ;     659 words ...Byline: Sally Williams THE director of the Proms yesterday denied that the announcement...the Radio3controller for whom the 2008 Proms are his first season after taking over...Doctor Who concert was very much in the Proms mould . He said: There's a history of the...

Proms ruined by the Prommers There is no other audience so noisy, fidgety,...

The Sunday Telegraph London;  July 20, 2003 ;     514 words ...The Proms, which started on Friday, are every bit as...There is, however, one big problem with the Proms: the Prommers. Somehow the myth has taken...to the Promenaders for the duration of the Proms - are the greatest audience on the planet...

Atonement V the Proms.. The result is Tees pride at the double!(News)

Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England);  September 12, 2007 ;     485 words ......which was better for our area, Atonement or Proms in the Park. On www.gazettelive.co.uk...stunning Redcar beach scenes, or Saturday's Proms in the Park event in Middlesbrough. And...couldn't have been much closer, with the Proms show eventually nudging ahead - but only...

Last Night of Proms for city; Science centre backdrop to famous concert

Evening Times;  April 11, 2003 ;     290 words ......part of the world-famous Last Night of the Proms. The prestigious event will take place...more as part of the BBC's coverage of the Proms. Music lovers in the Albert Hall will be...the London concert. The Last Night of the Proms is famous for patriotic flag-waving and...