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Sep 13, 1947

BBC Proms

Broadly loved
Reactions
1,898
Score confidence
very high
Score trend
Seasons
80
Next episode
Sep 12, 2026
79
Score

The show

The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and in recent years has explored an innovative series of Proms around the UK with concerts in all four nations. Its aim: to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience, which remains true to founder-conductor Henry Wood’s original vision in 1895. Whether you are a classical connoisseur or think classical music isn’t for you, there is something for everyone in the eight-week stretch of concerts.

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The Real Review

People absolutely love this festival, praising its original, world-class performances and calling it a summer staple. The enthusiasm is a bit scattered, though: while conductor John Wilson and legends like Beethoven and Marvin Gaye get rave reviews, some of the BBC's own orchestras and guest artists like Robert Ames come across as disappointing or flat for a lot of viewers. Still, the overall feeling is overwhelmingly positive, with many saying the Proms live up to its mission of bringing fantastic classical music to everyone.

Synthesized from 1,898 real reactionsvery high confidence
PraisedOriginality · Humor · Acting · Visuals · Story · Pacing

Sentiment split

61% positive
35% mixed
4% negative

By aspect

story88
originality95
acting93
visuals91
humor94
pacing69

How opinion moved

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Buzz

Aug 25517 reactions over two weeksSep 7

How much people are talking about this show: reactions counted per day they were posted. Gold dots mark days a new episode aired.

Names & topics that came up

John Wilsonperson31× · 68%+BBC Promsperson25× · 28%+BBC Symphony Orchestraperson22× · 14%+BBC Concert Orchestraperson21× · 10%+Beethovenperson19× · 58%+Black Dyke Bandperson17× · 12%+Robert Amesperson16× · 0%+Royal Northern Sinfoniaperson16× · 19%+Sakari Oramoperson15× · 20%+Mahlerperson15× · 60%+Tubular Bellsplot_element15× · 53%+Ladysmith Black Mambazoperson15× · 33%+Marvin Gayeperson15× · 73%+BBC Promsplot_element14× · 57%+Guy Garveyperson14× · 14%+

Where the signal came from

Social Media
1,898

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