BBC Proms · SEASON 76
Prom 47: Aretha Franklin – Queen of Soul
Episode 14 · 2022-08-26

- Documentary
Episode overview
In her 80th-anniversary year – and 50 years since the release of her album Young, Gifted and Black – the Proms pays tribute to the ‘Queen of Soul’, Aretha Franklin. A singer, songwriter, pianist and one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, whose song ‘Respect’ became an anthem of the American Civil Rights Movement, Franklin is remembered in a unique Prom featuring a collection of her greatest hits with a dynamic orchestral backing. Jules Buckley conducts his newly formed ensemble in its Proms debut, joined by American singer-songwriter and Quincy Jones protégée Sheléa.
Season 76 episodes
1. First Night of the Proms 20222022-07-15
2. Prom 2: John Wilson conducts the Sinfonia of London2022-07-17
3. Prom 3: Radio 1 Relax at the Proms2022-07-22
4. Prom 10: Music for Royal Occasions2022-07-24
5. Prom 16: Sea Sketches with Andrew Manze and BBC NOW2022-07-29
6. Prom 19: Puccini’s Il tabarro2022-07-31
7. Prom 21: Gaming Prom – From 8-Bit to Infinity2022-08-05
8. Prom 28: Leif Ove Andsnes – Mozart Momentum 12022-08-07
9. Prom 19a: Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra2022-08-07
10. Prom 35: Yuja Wang with the Oslo Philharmonic and Klaus Mäkelä2022-08-12
11. Prom 34: Thorvaldsdottir, Elgar and Sibelius2022-08-14
12. Prom 27: NYOGB plays Elfman, Gershwin and Ravel2022-08-19
13. Prom 36: Marin Alsop conducts the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra2022-08-21
14. Prom 47: Aretha Franklin – Queen of Soul2022-08-26
15. Prom 4: Cynthia Erivo – Legendary Voices2022-08-27
16. Prom 49: Rattle conducts Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony2022-08-28
17. Prom 54: Earth Prom with Chris Packham2022-08-29
18. Prom 58: Public Service Broadcasting – This New Noise2022-09-02
19. Prom 61: Chineke! performs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony2022-09-04
20. Prom 67: Nicola Benedetti plays Wynton Marsalis2022-09-09
21. Last Night of the Proms 2022 - Part 12022-09-10
22. Last Night of the Proms - Part 22022-09-10
23. Unmissable Moments2022-09-11
24. CBeebies Prom: Ocean Adventure2022-09-16