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11th July, 2025
7:00pm
Cheltenhem Town Hall
Friday Night is Music Night: 80 Years of Spying in Cheltenham
Secret missions, international espionage and dubious disguises: the sound of spying comes to Cheltenham for a special broadcast from the Town Hall. Featuring the full might of the BBC Concert Orchestra, the Festival hosts the world’s longest-running orchestral show for an evening of hits from great spy soundtracks of the last 80 years. There will be something for everyone, from classic James Bond bangers to scores that are hot off the press. Get a cocktail, don some sunglasses, and try not to draw any attention to yourself.
Clare Teal host
Karen Ní Bhroin conductor
BBC Concert Orchestra
26th July, 2025
3pm & 7:30pm
Royal Albert Hall, London
The Traitors
By order of the Traitors, you’re invited to a spine-tingling celebration of musical treachery! Claudia Winkleman is our host as we explore this worldwide television phenomenon, with its tense and haunting sound-world. From epic classical orchestral favourites to opera excerpts with betrayal at their heart, this unique Prom also features melodramatic chart tracks heard on The Traitors – with a gothic, symphonic twist.
Conjuring the misty intrigue worthy of a Highlands castle are the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers, as well as special-guest vocalists. There’s a new take on that famous theme tune, a selection of music from the show and some familiar figures and faces from the challenges and Round Tables. A musical invitation into the world of The Traitors for all fans – whether you’re a Faithful or a Traitor. Don a cloak, fingerless gloves and eyeliner to lose yourself in a concert like no other.
Friday Night Is Music Night: Bridgerton and Beyond
26th September, 2025
7:30pm
Royal Festival Hall
This author beckons you to delve into the enchanting world of Regency-era England and beyond to relive the timeless music from your favourite period dramas.
Under the baton of conductor Karen Ní Bhroin, the BBC Concert Orchestra brings to life evocative music from Bridgerton, Downton Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma and Sherlock.
As well as featuring best-loved orchestral arrangements of contemporary pop songs featured in period dramas, this special edition of BBC Radio 3’s Friday Night is Music Night is filled with original music for screen that has captured the hearts of audiences worldwide.
Join us for a night of nostalgia, elegance and perhaps even a little romance, as the BBC Concert Orchestra whisks you away to 19th-century England.
BBC Concert Orchestra
Karen Ní Bhroin conductor
to be announced presenter, narrator