Last Night of the Proms loses 40% of its TV viewers
An average of 2.1 million viewers tuned in to watch performances of Rule, Britannia! and Land Of Hope And Glory, which were included in the schedule following an eleventh hour U-turn.
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An average of 2.1 million viewers tuned in to watch performances of Rule, Britannia! and Land Of Hope And Glory, which were included in the schedule following an eleventh hour U-turn.
Scottish violin sensation Nicola Benedetti is to be a late replacement for a star performance at The Last Night Of The Proms. German-based Georgian violinist Lisa Batishvili was due to perform a key piece on the final night on Saturday. But BBC Proms said on Wednesday that it was sorry to announce that she is … Read more
By Robert Hardman for the Daily Mail Deep down, Tim Davie may be rather grateful to whoever came up with the bonkers idea of deleting the words of Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory from this year’s Last Night of the Proms. In his very first week as director-general of the BBC, Mr … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… the BBC’s Proms reversal By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:17 BST, 3 September 2020 | Updated: 02:17 BST, 3 September 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178 Share or comment on this article:
Deep down, Tim Davie may be rather grateful to whoever came up with the bonkers idea of deleting the words of Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory from this year’s Last Night of the Proms. In his very first week as director-general of the BBC, Mr Davie has been handed a very simple, … Read more
BBC announces Proms U-turn: Land of Hope and Glory and Rule, Britannia! WILL now be sung in Royal Albert Hall after huge backlash from British public By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 12:40 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 12:40 BST, 2 September 2020 The songs Rule, Britannia! and Land of Hope and Glory will … Read more
BBC’s new director general Tim Davie ‘is considering reversing decision not to sing Rule Britannia! at Last Night of the Proms’ insiders say Tim Davie is set to take over on Tuesday and could overturn unpopular decision BBC decided to remove lyrics from Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory at the Last Night … Read more
Why are arguments about the love of country always held between BBC-type Britain-hating pinkoes, embarrassed by their own nation, and shouty jingoes, who never think about what patriotism really means? Here we all are in a state of rage about whether the words of Rule, Britannia should be sung at the Last Night Of The … Read more
Revealed: BBC Symphony Orchestra held a panicked meeting over fears it was ‘institutionally racist’ just weeks before the Last Night of the Proms row An emergency action plan was brought in to tackle so-called ‘unconscious bias’ It forged links with first professional orchestra made of mainly black musicians One insider described the move as a … Read more
BBC is blasted for plugging new drill rap track of ex-county lines crack and heroin dealer Potter Payper on 1Xtra Radio station The rapper, real name Jamel Bousbaa, was served time for pushing class A drugs Daily Duppy track played on Radio 1Xtra just as BBC was to axe popular anthems Tory MP David Morris … Read more