TV BBC Proms - Season 39 Episode 1 : The First Night of The Proms BBC Proms - Season 39 Episode 1 : The First Night of The Proms 7.7/10 by 3 users In the presence of Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Kent Handel 's Messiah (arr Mozart) conducted by Sir John Pritchard Handel's masterpiece has been re-arranged many times and even recorded in a pop version. By contrast Mozart's arrangement, commissioned 200 years ago for a performance in German in Vienna, is restrained and elegant, using a baroque orchestra and redistributing high trumpet parts among the classical wind band. Tonight's concert celebrates the 300th anniversary of Handel's birth. Details Casts Posters Images Title BBC Proms - Season 39 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 39 :Episode 1 The First Night of The Proms 1985-07-19 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 39 :Episode 2 Omnibus at the Proms 1985-08-02 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 39 :Episode 3 Omnibus at the Proms 1985-08-04 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 39 :Episode 4 Omnibus at the Proms 1985-08-09 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 39 :Episode 5 Omnibus at the Proms 1985-08-16 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 39 :Episode 6 Omnibus at the Proms 1985-08-23 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 39 :Episode 7 Proms 85: An American Evening 1985-08-26 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 39 :Episode 8 Omnibus at the Proms 1985-08-30 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 39 :Episode 9 Omnibus at the Proms 1985-09-06 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 39 :Episode 10 Omnibus at the Proms 1985-09-13 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 39 :Episode 11 The Last Night of the Proms 1985-09-14 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...