BBC Proms · SEASON 53

Celebrity Proms with Anna Ford

Episode 8 · 1999-09-05

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Episode overview

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.

Season 53 episodes

1. The First Night of the Proms1999-07-16 2. BBC Proms 991999-08-13 3. Celebrity Proms with Michael Parkinson1999-08-15 4. BBC Proms 991999-08-18 5. Celebrity Proms with James Galway1999-08-24 6. BBC Proms 991999-08-31 7. Celebrity Proms with Tom Conti1999-08-31 8. Celebrity Proms with Anna Ford1999-09-05 9. BBC Proms 991999-09-06 10. The Last Night of the Proms1999-09-11 11. Last Night of the Proms1999-09-11 12. CBBC Proms in the Park1999-10-02