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Doctor Who Returns to the BBC Proms, Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 on Saturday 24th July.
Matt Smith and Karen Gillan host Doctor Who extravaganzas this weekend:
Saturday 24th July, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Sunday 25th July, 11.00am – 1.00pm
Doctor Who returns to the BBC Proms for two family spectaculars, bursting with Daleks, Weeping Angels and of course, the famous TARDIS. The concerts will be hosted by stars from the current series – Karen Gillan(Amy Pond), Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams), and special guest Matt Smith (The Doctor).
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, who record the sound-track for the series, present a selection of intergalactic music – including Murray Gold’s music from the TV show, plus a selection of Classical favourites including Wagner’s ‘Ride of the Valkyries’, ‘Mars’ from Holst’s The Planets and Orff’s Carmina Burnana.
Matt Smith says of the Doctor Who Proms ‘Utterly nerve-wracking…I think that Murray Gold is incredible, totally incredibly – a genius – and to hear all that in the Royal Albert Hall will just be one of the most soaring experiences’.
Over 1,000 standing tickets are released on the day and families are encouraged to come along and Prom for £5. Seated tickets are now returns only.
Doctor Who first came to the Proms in 2008 and the concert dedicated to the hit series proved to be one of the hottest tickets that season. This year the concert returns not once, but twice, as part of the BBC Proms rich programme of family-friendly events throughout the 2010 season. The Proms Plus events on Saturday 24 July give families the opportunity to learn to play the Doctor Who music, as well as learning about the series from the behind-the-scenes staff.
The concert (Dalek-inspired!) programme can be viewed at:
and provides full details of the concert, the performer’s biographies and an interview with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan.
Live pictures will be available on the day.
PART 1
Murray Gold:
Prologue: The Madman with a Box
An Untimely Arrival
I Am The Doctor
Battle In The Skies
John Adams:
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Walton:
Overture: Portsmouth Point
Holst:
Mars (From The Planets Suite)
PART 2
Murray Gold:
Amy
Liz, Lizards, Vampires and Vincent
This Is Gallifrey/Vale Decem
Pandorica Suite
Song Of Freedom
Doctor Who Theme
Orff:
O Fortuna (Carmina Burana)
Wagner:
Ride Of The Valkyries (Die Walkure)
Karen Gillan - Host
Matt Smith - Host
London Philharmonic Choir
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Ben Foster - Conductor
Grant Llewellyn - Conductor
The Doctor Who Prom on Saturday 24th July is broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and recorded for broadcast in early September on BBC Three and BBC HD. It is audio-streamed live via the BBC Proms website at bbc.co.uk/proms and available via the BBC iPlayer for on-demand listening for seven days after broadcast.
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