BBC Proms 2016 on BBC Radio, Television and DigitalIn the spirit of its founding mission to make the best music available to everyone, the BBC Proms - the world’s largest broadcast classical music festival - will reach millions of music lovers in 2016, beyond the concert hall, whenever and wherever they are, via BBC Radio, Television and Digital. How to listen to the BBC Proms The whole BBC Proms season live on BBC Radio 3. Throughout the Proms season BBC Radio 3 will also provide extensive context around the festival’s concerts and accompanying events in a wide range of programming featuring interviews and performance by many of the artists performing during the season, including on In Tune (weekdays, 4.30pm), Record Review (Saturdays, 9am) and Composer Of The Week (weekdays, 12pm and 6.30pm). Further context can be found through Proms Extra - coverage of pre-Prom talks given by Radio 3 presenters and other experts and Twenty Minutes - related interval features exploring themes of the concerts. BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 Music will also broadcast Proms in 2016 and the festival will reach international radio audiences through BBC World Service and European Broadcasting Union broadcasts of selected Proms. Alan Davey, Controller, BBC Radio 3, says: "The Proms is a key part of the Radio 3 family’s mission to connect people with remarkable music and culture. By broadcasting every prom in superb sound, and by offering extensive contextual talks and discussions, we bring this already democratic music festival to the reach of everyone. This year is no exception, and with extensive coverage on TV, online and other radio networks, this is going to be another glorious summer of music." How to watch the BBC Proms BBC Proms concerts on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, CBBC, CBeebies and BBC iPlayer. Proms Extra will return to Saturday nights on BBC Two for seven episodes, presented by Katie Derham, covering performances from the previous week’s Proms, interviewing artists, looking forward to the musical week ahead and featuring studio performances. All television broadcasts will be in HD and surround sound and viewers will be able to watch performances of all the individual works from any Prom filmed for TV, available for 30 days on BBC iPlayer via the Proms website, bbc.co.uk/proms The full line-up of 2016 BBC Proms television presenters will be announced shortly. Jan Younghusband, BBC Head of Music Television Commissioning, says: "Our commitment to filming and showcasing the Proms allows audiences, wherever they are in the UK, to access a broad selection of remarkable music from the platform of the world’s largest broadcast festival. Putting musicians centre stage and showcasing the best quality music-making is at the heart of what we do, and bringing great performances to the audience watching at home." Digital Andrew Caspari, Head of Speech Radio and Classical Music Interactive says: "The Digital Proms are becoming more significant each year and following a 50 percent increase in viewing and listening online in 2015, we have made further improvements to the website and app offer. There will be more content to read this year as well as extra podcasts, quizzes and articles through the season." For more information about the Proms 2016 digital offering go to bbc.co.uk/proms
April 13, 2016 12:53pm ET by BBC One
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