The Proms

The Proms

Sleepers and Scowlers, Lovebirds and Last-Nighters: your ultimate BBC Proms spotter’s guide

Part of the fun of the BBC Proms is all the fascinating people-watching to be done. From Sleepers to Scowlers, here are 15 Proms stereotypes to spot and tick off. Which one are you?
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What is a Prommer?

Ivan Hewett takes a closer look at the tradition of queueing for music, with those taking part commonly known as Prommers.
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Why are the BBC Proms called the Proms?

What is 'Proms' short for? A short explanation of where the name of the BBC Proms comes from
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New arrangements by Errollyn Wallen and Anne Dudley to be performed at this year's Last Night of the Proms

The two new arrangements will be joined by a new orchestral work by Swedish composer Andrea Tarrodi, as well as the more familiar Last Night of the Proms tunes
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Why is 'Land of Hope and Glory' at the BBC Proms?

We take a look at how Edward Elgar's famous Land of Hope and Glory became so central to the Last Night celebrations
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Six of the best: 20th-century British choral works

We name half a dozen choral works to sing loudly and proudly about
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