TV BBC Proms - Season 64 Episode 8 : Sondheim's Eightieth Birthday Celebration BBC Proms - Season 64 Episode 8 : Sondheim's Eightieth Birthday Celebration 7.7/10 by 3 users Marking the eightieth birthday of one of Broadway's great innovators, the first ever all-Sondheim Prom at the Royal Albert Hall. The concert includes excerpts from hit shows A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods performed by a starry cast of leading figures of the opera and theatre worlds with Bryn Terfel, Maria Friedman, Simon Russell Beale and some special guests. Also on stage is the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by David Charles Abel. Introduced by Katie Derham. Details Casts Posters Images Title BBC Proms - Season 64 Episode 8 : Sondheim's Eightieth Birthday Celebration 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 64 :Episode 1 Mahler's Symphony No 8 - Symphony of a Thousand 2010-07-16 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 64 :Episode 2 Bryn Terfel Sings Wagner's Meistersinger 2010-07-17 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 64 :Episode 3 Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony 2010-07-22 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 64 :Episode 4 Beethoven Night with the BBC Symphony Orchestra 2010-07-23 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 64 :Episode 5 Miracle on the Mersey 2010-07-24 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 64 :Episode 6 Dvorak's New World Symphony with the CBSO 2010-07-29 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 64 :Episode 7 Mark Elder Conducts Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony 2010-07-30 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 64 :Episode 8 Sondheim's Eightieth Birthday Celebration 2010-07-31 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 64 :Episode 9 Mahler's Third Symphony with the BBC SSO 2010-08-05 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 64 :Episode 10 Paul Lewis Plays Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto 2010-08-06 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 64 :Episode 11 World Orchestra for Peace 2010-08-07 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 64 :Episode 12 Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto 2010-08-12 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 64 :Episode 13 Bach Day 2010-08-14 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 64 :Episode 14 Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony 2010-08-19 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 64 :Episode 15 The Philharmonia Play Ravel and Arvo Part 2010-08-20 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 64 :Episode 16 The National Youth Orchestra 2010-08-21 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 64 :Episode 17 Sibelius's Second Symphony 2010-08-26 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 64 :Episode 18 Jamie Cullum Night 2010-08-27 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 64 :Episode 19 Rodgers and Hammerstein 2010-08-29 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 64 :Episode 20 Pictures at an Exhibition with the BBC NOW 2010-09-02 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 64 :Episode 21 Bruckner's Ninth Symphony 2010-09-03 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 64 :Episode 22 Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic 2010-09-03 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 64 :Episode 23 Doctor Who at the Proms 2010-09-06 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 64 :Episode 24 Last Night of the Proms 1910 Style 2010-09-09 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 64 :Episode 25 Doctor Who at the Proms Extended 2010-09-10 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 64 :Episode 26 Monteverdi's Vespers 2010-09-10 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 64 :Episode 103 Episode 103 1969-12-31 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 64 :Episode 27 Last Night of the Proms 2010-09-11 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 64 :Episode 102 Episode 102 1969-12-31 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 64 :Episode 101 Episode 101 1969-12-31 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 64 :Episode 28 Chopin and Ravel 2010-10-29 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 64 :Episode 105 Episode 105 1969-12-31 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... 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