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BBC Proms Guide 2013 (Doctor Who Proms Listings)
BBC Proms Guide 2013
Release date: 18/04/2013
Whether you’re a first-time visitor or an experienced Prommer, plan your summer through the 2013 BBC Proms season with the official Proms Guide.
In its 50th-anniversary year, Doctor Who returns to the Proms with a spectacular concert featuring Murray Gold’s music for the series
Contains:
- brand-new articles on featured composers, insights on performers, new music and Proms Plus events
- introduction to the season from Roger Wright, Director of the BBC Proms and Controller of BBC Radio 3
- full listings for every concert and event – repertoire, performers, time, location, ticket and broadcast information
- details on how to book tickets
For full information and booking times visit www.bbc.co.uk/proms.
Prom 2: Saturday 13th July Doctor Who Prom 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall
In its 50th-anniversary year, Doctor Who returns to the Proms with a spectacular concert featuring Murray Gold’s music for the series, plus pieces by Bach, Bizet and Debussy, and a special performance of one of the most iconic theme tunes in television history. Performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Ben Foster, the Prom includes a host of alien friends and foes plus a very special appearance by Matt Smith.
Prom 3 Sunday 14th July 10.30am, Royal Albert Hall
In its 50th-anniversary year, Doctor Who returns to the Proms with a spectacular concert featuring Murray Gold’s music for the series, plus pieces by Bach, Bizet and Debussy, and a special performance of one of the most iconic theme tunes in television history. Performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Ben Foster, the Prom includes a host of alien friends and foes plus a very special appearance by Matt Smith.
You can see images from the 2010 proms below…
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booboo
May 16th, 2013 - 9:31amDespite the message saying its sold out If any one doesn’t mind sitting with others there are quite a few single tickets available in the back of the 2nd tier boxes which hold 5 people.
Maybe better than nothing
So quess what – we get to go after all!
joanne
May 16th, 2013 - 1:48pmHi, do happen to know if any more of those tickets are available in the boxes?
booboo
May 16th, 2013 - 1:49pmthere was at 12.00Pm, give them a ring they are very helpful
joanne
May 16th, 2013 - 2:57pmthank you. sadly no tickets were left, but the Royal Albert Hall were really helpful
Andrew
May 14th, 2013 - 8:59pmAny event is extremely difficult to get good tickets for, if any tickets at all.
Personally, although it would be cool to go, I’m perfectly content to stay at home and watch it on TV.
booboo
May 14th, 2013 - 9:03pmi would have much rather have been their, we went to the 2010 (where we had no problem getting tickets) it was fantastic
Anonymous
May 11th, 2013 - 3:59pmTerribly organised booking. Not telling people that the waiting room opened earlier than booking disgraceful. We queued for 4 hours from 9am and when we finally got there no tickets!!!! If this “get me in” have been buying large quantities of tickets to sell then that is disgraceful. I can live (although I am disappointed) but think if there were children who tried to get in but then were robbed of this by some dirty website profiteer who bought a large amount of tickets.
Lisa smith
May 15th, 2013 - 11:32amI am so mad about the way the tickets were sold what was the point of putting tickets in the basket weeks before they went on sale now get me in have them now and asking lots of money for them it should not be aloud to happen.from a very disapointed family.
Marion Simmons
May 11th, 2013 - 12:02pmWish the RAH website had made it clear that you can submit your proms plan to the waiting room long before tickets went on sale at 9am this morning, then I wouldn’t have missed out! 🙁
yana
May 11th, 2013 - 3:49pmdont feel too bad about that, I queued,did the planner,still didnt get tickets – by time I got to submit my planner (1 hr of queueing online) all the tickets I’d reserved had gone. I ended taking seats way up where we wont see anything – disappointing for children.
I’m very disappointed – what’s the point of a proms planner,reserving tickets when its meaningless?
soon as I logged off I saw that ‘get me in’ are selling tickets for 4 x as much! so I guess- they bought my tickets!
Nic
May 11th, 2013 - 10:11pmI agree, the booking was appalling. My husband and I both set up an account, entered best available tickets on the Proms Planner so we had more of a chance, and waited an hour to get in the waiting room and find ourselves 5500th and 5370th (really!) in the queue. Then another hour of waiting to find out they had unsurprisingly sold out. We’ve been hoping to take the kids to this since the last one. Who the heck actually got tickets?
Mark
May 14th, 2013 - 8:20pmDon’t mean to sound harsh here but here goes. This was always going to be massively over subscribed and any way they organised ticket sales was going to be slated as per the Olympics, anyone not getting what they wanted was bound to be critical. I kept trying to log in from 9am, eventually got into the queue at place 1700 which got me in to book after 30 mins wait, had to pay more than planned but still got my 5 tickets next to the stage. Ok I got lucky but genuine fans did get through and will be there.
booboo
May 14th, 2013 - 8:28pmYou must be joking
Many genuine fans did NOT get through and will NOT be there unless they pay a fortune.
I should know i’m one of them.
I spent 4 hours on the phone and internet continuous ringing and trying to even get in the waiting room from 9.00 and got nothing as they sold out in 2 and a half hours and then we find sites selling tickets for £100 +
At one time we were at 114 in the waiting room and it reset to 5000 and we did not loose the internet connection.
Davidsensei
May 15th, 2013 - 10:41amHi! I’m so sorry for all of you people who could get tickets for this marvellous concert. Hopefully, I could get tickets for me and my wife after 45min in the waiting room. I had planned it before on the website but I’m not sure this really helped. Reading your comments, I realize I’m lucky. As I’m french, I’ll drive from Normandy to London just this concert…(well, the next day, i’ll reach Cardiff to visit Doctor Who Experience…I don’t come this often in UK to avoid it!) So sorry again, I hope you’ll finally get yours by another way…
Anonymous
May 11th, 2013 - 11:18amOf course they sold out by the time I realized they where going on sale today 🙁
DoctorWhoFan101
April 22nd, 2013 - 7:19pmI would love to go :3 but I’m going on holiday…
TheDoctorGallifrey
April 21st, 2013 - 11:10amI hope we get to see the new cybermen, by the time of the prom, Nightmare in Silver will be long past!
TheDoctorGallifrey
April 21st, 2013 - 11:03amWhats that place in the centre where you stand called.
TheDoctorGallifrey
April 21st, 2013 - 11:04amIts just that I’m probably going and I want a place there, even though you have to stand.
TheDoctorGallifrey
April 21st, 2013 - 11:07amIt’s around the place where the weeping angels, daleks and Matt Smith come up. You can see it in the gallery on this post.
Anonymous
April 23rd, 2013 - 9:32amIt’s called the stalls. You can get a “promming ticket” there on the day (can’t book it in advance) for a fiver. 🙂 Maybe you can still get advance places in the stalls, but they won’t be a fiver.
TheDoctorGallifrey
April 24th, 2013 - 8:34amthanks!
NABlaze
April 18th, 2013 - 11:04pmI’m hoping to go, I went to the Doctor Who 2010 prom, it was an amazing experience! 🙂
TheDoctorGallifrey
April 21st, 2013 - 11:08amI bet it was!
trenzalore
April 18th, 2013 - 5:16pmi probably won’t be going because they are usually on the christmas dvd as a special feature hopefully they will be on doctor who christmas special 2013
SeanMozzy
April 18th, 2013 - 4:50pmWhen/Where can we actually purchase tickets?! Confused aha 🙂
booboo
April 18th, 2013 - 4:52pmyou can book from 11th May on the site linked to or on the phone then
Timelord3
April 18th, 2013 - 3:58pmWill there be a chance to actually meet Matt Smith and get a signature or not?
booboo
April 18th, 2013 - 4:00pmnot very likely but Ben Foster and some of the singers were sighing programmes at the end outs side
drjakeyoung
April 18th, 2013 - 2:44pmwhen will the doctor who one air on TV?
booboo
April 18th, 2013 - 2:49pmwe dont know it will, it was on the red button at one time
Andrew
May 14th, 2013 - 9:02pmYes, it will be broadcast on TV. Both of the previous proms were, so it is inevitable that this one will too.
pathdw98
April 18th, 2013 - 2:05pmOK last questions. Do the £14 tickets give you a decent view?
And Do you know the complete price list as it just says £14-£57?
booboo
April 18th, 2013 - 2:07pmnot sure what goes where, we got a box last in 2010 which was spectacular
pathdw98
April 18th, 2013 - 2:16pmThanks for all that booboo. I appreciate your advice. Just out of interest, Will you and Luke be going again this year?
booboo
April 18th, 2013 - 2:17pmmost definitely on The Saturday if we get ticket OK
Sugardoc5
April 18th, 2013 - 2:01pmDoes anyone know a price roughly for tickets yet
pathdw98
April 18th, 2013 - 1:38pmbooboo, I saw this on the proms website.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/whats-on/2013/july-13/14610
What does “Promming on the day for £5” mean?
Also when do tickets go on sale as I can’t see it on the website?
booboo
April 18th, 2013 - 1:41pmyou can book from 11th May
there are £5 tickets if you just turn up on the day in the hope of there being spare capacity but i seriously wouldn’t for these.
If you can go then do its brilliant.
pathdw98
April 18th, 2013 - 1:45pmAll the previous proms were complete sell outs, weren’t they?
Is it true they sold out the day the tickets went on sale?
booboo
April 18th, 2013 - 1:50pmwell almost but people inevitably dont turn up for whatever but these tickets for £5 are for those who turn up on spec and you go on the centre in front of the stage and stand so the view may not be good
No guarantees you will get in, i wouldn’t leave these to chance especially this year