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Proms Unplucked

How do you get into the biggest classical music festival in the world? Follow composer and comedian Vikki Stone as she unbuttons the BBC Proms and asks the questions everyone else is afraid to ask.

  1. 25

    The Well-Tempered Glass of Wine

    Vikki is backstage with the Stax stars and takes Sophie Ellis-Bextor to her first prom.

  2. 24

    Don't Trust 'em

    Vikki Stone takes singer and composer Imogen Heap on a prom date, reviews the proms Reformation Day and is backstage at the Metropole Orkest prom of the work of Charles Mingus.

  3. 23

    The Corridor Monstrosity

    On the floor at the Proms with a famous psychotherapist, that Daft Punk encore, in depth on the Ravi Shankar/Philip Glass collaboration and DIY Gurrelieder with Sir Simon Rattle.

  4. 22

    Oh, What a Wonderful Podcast

    Pub landlord Al Murray is Vikki Stone's Proms Date, Marcus Brigstocke describes his Proms debut in Oklahoma! and choirs – does size really matter?

  5. 21

    The Interpreter

    Vikki Stone on the art of interpretation, the cadenza, jazz standards and Pointless.

  6. 20

    The Arrangement

    Vikki is backstage at the Scott Walker Prom and explores the many New Pieces of the Week.

  7. 19

    Episode II: A New Episode

    Vikki on tricky scores, film scores, the John Williams phenomenon, and Shostakovich.

  8. 18

    The First Date

    Vikki Stone starts her summer of "Prom Dates" and makes a music quiz obligatory.

  9. 17

    The Last Podcast of the Proms

    Vikki duets with Sir James Galway, rolls with Rick Astley, and queues the last night.

  10. 16

    Programme Notes

    Vikki is on eternity with Daniel Barenboim and the best spot to nap at the Albert Hall.

  11. 15

    Only Fools and Orchestras

    Vikki watches football in a park, a Prom in a car park, and Simon Rattle explains Boulez.

  12. 14

    Talking Stick

    Vikki speaks to the ones with their backs to us, in a conductors' special.

  13. 13

    Name That Spoon

    Vikki explores Mozart conspiracy theories and plays Bizet spoons with Radio 3 controller.

  14. 12

    Quincy Jones Celestial Twin

    Vikki talks parties with the awesome Quincy Jones and his friend Sir Michael Caine.

  15. 11

    The Errors of Comedy

    Vikki takes a special look at the theme of Shakespeare and other potential Prom themes.

  16. 10

    It's Pronounced Purcell

    Vikki swings with the vocalists in a singers' special.

  17. 9

    Of course Jamie Cullum's friends don't clap on 1 and 3

    Vikki is at the Jamie Cullum Prom and tries a binaural v. stereo listening challenge.

  18. 8

    Name That Tune

    Vikki on younger orchestras, science fiction, busking, and the first Proms Name That Tune.

  19. 7

    The Baton Relay

    Vikki runs the inaugural Proms Unplucked (conductor's) Baton Relay athletics event.

  20. 6

    The Saw and The Stone

    Vikki Stone gets playing and meets the flash prommers, a glass rubber and a saw bower.

  21. 5

    It's Pronounced Bowie

    Vikki tries the tabla, talks electric violin and showbiz, and goes backstage at Bowie.

  22. 4

    12 Cellists Walk Into a Green Room

    Vikki Stone focuses on the cello, one of the themes of this year's BBC Proms season.

  23. 3

    The Loneliness of the Late-Night Organist

    The Proms Unplucked tonight features the glitz of Strictly, including encounters with dancers Aljaz Skorjanec and conductor Gavin Sutherland. As the hall operators sweep up the confetti and glitter, Vikki Stone has a play on the RAH organ, courtesy of organist Wayne Marshall. Gabriel Prokofiev explains crabbing and scratching, and BBCPO Principal Percussionist Paul Patrick lets Vikki have a whack on his self-commissioned big Verdi drum.

  24. 2

    Last Minute Changes

    Vikki Stone takes you behind the scenes at the BBC Proms.

  25. 1

    Rig Week

    Vikki Stone is backstage for the first night of the greatest classical music festival.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

How do you get into the biggest classical music festival in the world? Follow composer and comedian Vikki Stone as she unbuttons the BBC Proms and asks the questions everyone else is afraid to ask.

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How do you get into the biggest classical music festival in the world? Follow composer and comedian Vikki Stone as she unbuttons the BBC Proms and asks the questions everyone else is afraid to ask.

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