Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.

Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.

Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.

Poet Jackie Kay and novelist Ali Smith discuss one of the great Scottish novels, Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, the first part of his Scots Quair trilogy, set in a Scottish farming community.

Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.

Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.

Christine Rice concludes the series of events in which musicians from this year’s Proms season introduce readings from their favourite works of fiction and poetry.

Russian Vladimir Jurowski conducts Tchaikovsky’s Byron-inspired Manfred; Alice Coote is the soloist in Mahler’s wayfaring songs.

Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.

Novelist Pat Barker and Revd Giles Fraser discuss what British writers can learn from the Russian classics, with readings from their personal favourites.

Glenda Jackson MP and film critic Mark Kermode celebrate the work of the late Ken Russell, the film director of groundbreaking and controversial films about Delius, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Liszt, Mahler and Strauss.

Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.

Clive James, poet, essayist and lyricist, Tell Me on a Sunday lyricist Don Black and singer-songwriter Barb Jungr discuss the great musical wordsmiths and reveal their personal favourites, as well as the great lyrics that work even though they really shouldn’t. Matthew Sweet presents.

John Deathridge explores the personal writing of Mendelssohn, including letters, diaries, autobiography and reviews.

Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.

Mariella Frostrup is joined by Sir Tim Rice to explore the regular favourites of guests’ book choices on Desert Island Discs.

Award-winning poet Wendy Cope and Ian McMillan introduce the winning entries in this year’s Proms Poetry competition. Juliet Stevenson reads the winning poems.