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A chance to hear highlights from the first ever Progressive Rock Prom at the BBC Proms 2026.

A chance to hear highlights from the first ever Progressive Rock Prom at the BBC Proms 2026.

Curated and presented by the Freak Zone's very own Stuart Maconie, it features brand new orchestral arrangements of music by Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Jethro Tull, Soft Machine, Genesis, Renaissance, the Moody Blues, Van Der Graaf Generator, Yes, Mike Oldfield, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, the Incredible String band, Pink Floyd and Supertramp.

Performed by The BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and conducted by Robert Ames, it also features guest appearances by Carl Palmer, Peter Hammill, Jane Weaver, Gruff Rhys, the Staves, Vanessa Haynes and Guy Garvey.

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BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Robert Ames & Carl Palmer

    Fanfare for the Common Man

  • Gruff Rhys, BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames

    Living in the Past

  • BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames

    Out-Bloody-Rageous

  • Guy Garvey, BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames

    I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)

  • Jane Weaver, BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames

    Northern Lights

  • Jane Weaver, BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames

    Nights in White Satin

  • Peter Hammill, BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames

    Refugees

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Robert Ames & The Staves

    And You And I

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Robert Ames & Matt Berry

    Tubular Bells - Part 1 (except)

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Robert Ames & Greg Lake

    Karn Evil 9 - First Impression Part 2

  • Guy Garvey, BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames

    21st Century Schizoid Man

  • Guy Garvey, Gruff Rhys, BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames

    I Talk To The Wind

  • Guy Garvey, Gruff Rhys, The Staves, Jane Weaver, BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames

    The Court of the Crimson King

  • Guy Garvey, Jane Weaver, BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames

    Entangled

  • BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames

    On Reflection

  • Gruff Rhys, BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames

    Maker of Islands

  • Vanessa Haynes, BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames

    The Great Gig In The Sky

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Robert Ames & The Staves

    Crime Of The Century

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Robert Ames & Carl Palmer

    Pictures at an Exhibition - The Great Gate of Kiev

  • The Durutti Column

    Sketch for Winter

    • London Music Stream/Because Music.

Broadcast

  • Last Sunday 20:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music