TV BBC Proms - Season 43 Episode 1 : First Night of the Proms BBC Proms - Season 43 Episode 1 : First Night of the Proms 7.7/10 by 3 users The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts return tonight live in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall. The opening concert features a popular Beethoven Symphony and a powerful Stravinsky work written in collaboration with Jean Cocteau. With the BBC Symphony Orchestra, led by Bela Dekany, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. Part 1 Beethoven Symphony No 4 in B flat major 8.05* Interval feature: Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) Jean Cocteau, one of the most eclectic and colourful of French artists, was born 100 years ago this month. Roger Nichols looks at his often bizarre relationship with his contemporaries and traces his collaboration with Stravinsky. 8.25* Part 2 Stravinsky Oedipus Rex (sung in Latin with English subtitles) BBC Singers (men's voices) Chorus master Malcolm Hicks Introduced by Richard Baker Details Casts Posters Images Title BBC Proms - Season 43 Episode 1 : 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 43 :Episode 1 First Night of the Proms 1989-07-21 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 43 :Episode 2 Omnibus at the Proms 1989-07-28 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 43 :Episode 3 Omnibus at the Proms 1989-08-04 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 43 :Episode 4 Omnibus at the Proms 1989-08-11 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 43 :Episode 5 Omnibus at the Proms 1989-08-18 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 43 :Episode 6 Omnibus at the Proms 1989-08-25 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 43 :Episode 7 Live from the Proms 1989-08-28 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 43 :Episode 8 Live from the Proms 1989-08-28 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 43 :Episode 9 Omnibus at the Proms 1989-09-01 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 43 :Episode 10 Last Night of the Proms 1989-09-16 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 43 :Episode 11 Last Night of the Proms 1989-09-16 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...