Plot: BBC1 kicks off this centrepiece of the classical calendar for the first time, as Promenaders don their finery for the start of the 111th season of Henry Wood concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Tonight's music is performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Roger Norrington, and begins on a maritime theme with Berlioz's exuberant The Corsair overture

BBC Proms - Season 59 - First Night of the Proms Part One (Episode 1)
Episode Aired On:
Friday, July 15 2005
19 years ago
Friday, July 15 2005
19 years ago
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