TV BBC Proms - Season 53 Episode 8 : Celebrity Proms with Anna Ford BBC Proms - Season 53 Episode 8 : Celebrity Proms with Anna Ford 7.7/10 by 3 users In the last visit by celebrities to the BBC Proms at London's Royal Albert Hall, writer and broadcaster Anna Ford introduces highlights of last Thursday's concert commemorating the 150th, 100th and 50th anniversaries of the deaths of Johann Strauss father and son, and Richard Strauss. It's an evening of wine, women and song, with the mood set by waltzes and polkas, as well as Till Eulenspiegel. Soprano Inger Dam-Jensen joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra, which is conducted by Manfred Honeck. Details Casts Posters Images Title BBC Proms - Season 53 Episode 8 : Celebrity Proms with Anna Ford 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 53 :Episode 1 The First Night of the Proms 1999-07-16 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 53 :Episode 2 BBC Proms 99 1999-08-13 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 53 :Episode 3 Celebrity Proms with Michael Parkinson 1999-08-15 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 53 :Episode 4 BBC Proms 99 1999-08-18 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 53 :Episode 5 Celebrity Proms with James Galway 1999-08-24 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 53 :Episode 6 BBC Proms 99 1999-08-31 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 53 :Episode 7 Celebrity Proms with Tom Conti 1999-08-31 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 53 :Episode 8 Celebrity Proms with Anna Ford 1999-09-05 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 53 :Episode 9 BBC Proms 99 1999-09-06 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 53 :Episode 10 The Last Night of the Proms 1999-09-11 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 53 :Episode 11 Last Night of the Proms 1999-09-11 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 53 :Episode 12 CBBC Proms in the Park 1999-10-02 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...