TV BBC Proms - Season 40 Episode 1 : The First Night of the Proms BBC Proms - Season 40 Episode 1 : The First Night of the Proms 7.7/10 by 3 users The 92nd season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts opens with Mahler's Symphony No 8 in E flat. Mahler himself conducted the triumphant premiere of his vast Eighth Symphony in Munich in 1910, little more than eight months before his death. The massive choral work was nicknamed (without Mahler's approval) 'Symphony of a Thousand', because of the number of performers at the premiere. Details Casts Posters Images Title BBC Proms - Season 40 Episode 1 : The First Night of the Proms Alternative Titles The Proms, Proms Subtitle Available ETC. First Air Date 1947-09-13 Last Air Date 2025-08-02 Number of Episodes 1139 Number of Seasons 79 Genres , Networks BBC One, CBBC, BBC Four, CBeebies, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Television, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List BBC Proms Season 40 :Episode 1 The First Night of the Proms 1986-07-18 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... BBC Proms Season 40 :Episode 2 Omnibus at the Proms 1986-08-08 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... BBC Proms Season 40 :Episode 3 Omnibus at the Proms 1986-08-15 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... BBC Proms Season 40 :Episode 4 Omnibus at the Proms 1986-08-22 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... BBC Proms Season 40 :Episode 5 Omnibus at the Proms 1986-08-29 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... BBC Proms Season 40 :Episode 6 Live from the Proms 1986-09-02 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... BBC Proms Season 40 :Episode 7 Omnibus at the Proms 1986-09-05 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... BBC Proms Season 40 :Episode 8 Live from the Proms 1986-09-12 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... BBC Proms Season 40 :Episode 9 Last Night of the Proms 1986-09-13 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... BBC Proms Season 40 :Episode 10 Last Night of the Proms 1986-09-13 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...