Proms Unplucked

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Proms Unplucked

How do you get into the biggest classical music festival in the world? Follow composer and comedian Vikki Stone as she unbuttons the BBC Proms and asks the questions everyone else is afraid to ask.

  1. 03/09/2017

    The Well-Tempered Glass of Wine

    Vikki is backstage with the Stax stars and takes Sophie Ellis-Bextor to her first prom.

    36 min

  2. 27/08/2017

    Don't Trust 'em

    Vikki Stone takes singer and composer Imogen Heap on a prom date, reviews the proms Reformation Day and is backstage at the Metropole Orkest prom of the work of Charles Mingus.

    29 min

  3. 20/08/2017

    The Corridor Monstrosity

    On the floor at the Proms with a famous psychotherapist, that Daft Punk encore, in depth on the Ravi Shankar/Philip Glass collaboration and DIY Gurrelieder with Sir Simon Rattle.

    27 min

  4. 13/08/2017

    Oh, What a Wonderful Podcast

    Pub landlord Al Murray is Vikki Stone's Proms Date, Marcus Brigstocke describes his Proms debut in Oklahoma! and choirs – does size really matter?

    25 min

  5. 06/08/2017

    The Interpreter

    Vikki Stone on the art of interpretation, the cadenza, jazz standards and Pointless.

    29 min

  6. 30/07/2017

    The Arrangement

    Vikki is backstage at the Scott Walker Prom and explores the many New Pieces of the Week.

    30 min

  7. 23/07/2017

    Episode II: A New Episode

    Vikki on tricky scores, film scores, the John Williams phenomenon, and Shostakovich.

    24 min

  8. 16/07/2017

    The First Date

    Vikki Stone starts her summer of "Prom Dates" and makes a music quiz obligatory.

    28 min
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About

How do you get into the biggest classical music festival in the world? Follow composer and comedian Vikki Stone as she unbuttons the BBC Proms and asks the questions everyone else is afraid to ask.

Information

  • Creator
    BBC Radio 3
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2017
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C) BBC 2017
  • Show Website
    Proms Unplucked

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