Throughout the nearly 90 year history of the BBC Proms we have always done new things each year both with the programme of concerts and the way in which we bring them to audiences. Our digital innovations have been an important element of this in recent years. These range from the first Proms website to online ticket sales and then broadcasting in HD sound online which has made listening online the highest quality audio available.
The season that launches tonight brings with it a raft of new digital offers that will increase the ways in which Proms content can be discovered and enjoyed on all platforms. Here are some highlights which we hope you will use and tell us about:
More Proms to listen to and watch
Every Prom Concert will be available to listen to on demand for longer than ever before in HD Sound. This means many more concerts will be available than in previous years.
The Radio 3 website will offer a range of collections of performance highlights.
There will be more Proms to watch as well. On BBC iPlayer (TV) there will be extensive collections of filmed high profile Proms performances and New Commissions. You will also be able to catch up with the BBC Two Proms Extra programmes and the works they feature as well as the televised concerts. As normalevery Prom will be live in HD sound on the Radio 3 website.
Enjoy the Proms on the move
The BBC Proms now has its own place on the dial on the BBC iPlayerRadio app. This will give access to all the information and audio available.
Remember and replay the music and get recommendations from the experts
BBC Playlister will bring a range of benefits to Proms lovers.
Every work played in the Proms will be featured on a programme page where you can listen to the work in full or save it to your personal playlist.
Radio 3 and Proms presenters, Katie Derham, Sean Rafferty, Petroc Trelawny, Suzy Klein and Clemency Burton-Hill will offer their personal recommendations of Proms performances in their Playlists. You will be able to listen to all these performances by clicking on them in the presenter’s list.
Enjoy finding out more about the Proms Music and Themes with BBC iWonder.
BBC iWonder guides are a new approach pioneered by the BBC to provide thought-provoking answers to the questions sparked in your everyday life. Guides include video, audio, graphics and text. There will be six new guides produced specially for the Proms this year.
The first guide is called ‘Why do we think Elgar’s music sounds English?’ It is presented by Petroc Trelawny and is live now to coincide with The Kingdom performance tonight
The Proms website has all the information about the season and links to buy tickets.
Finally remember you can join in with the Proms on social media
Follow @bbcproms, @bbcradio3 on Twitter and like our Facebook pages (BBCProms and BBCRadio3) for news, photos, commentary and conversation about the festival.
