

The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and in recent years has explored an innovative series of Proms around the UK with concerts in all four nations. Its aim: to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience, which remains true to founder-conductor Henry Wood’s original vision in 1895. Whether you are a classical connoisseur or think classical music isn’t for you, there is something for everyone in the eight-week stretch of concerts.
The series spans 79 seasons with 1161 episodes in total (avg. 15 per season).
Each episode runs approximately 180 minutes.
The show is currently in production with new episodes still being made.
Originally aired on BBC One, CBBC, BBC Four, CBeebies, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Television.

1968
Celebrated American pianist Vladimir Horowitz in his first televised piano recital, taped at Carnegie Hall on February 1, 1968, and broadcast nationwide by CBS on September 22 of that year.
2017

2009
A concert showcase that features music artists performing in unique settings, such as museums, temples and synagogues. The series also features interview segments with the artists.

2024
The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - a child prodigy, a flawed human being and one of the greatest composers to have ever lived.

1989
MTV's acclaimed music series showcases today's top artists and rising stars in the industry performing acoustic versions of their songs.

2022
The BBC's orchestras are joined by world-renowned singers and musicians at some of the UK's most beautiful concert halls, performing the best in contemporary and classical music.
2021

1975
Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre.

2022
Charles Hazlewood examines how to build an orchestra for the 21st century as he tears down dated perceptions of the orchestra and explores six aspects of what makes an ensemble fit for purpose in the modern era.
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BBC Proms
Returning Series
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English
United Kingdom
9/13/1947
1/1/2026






