Proms Unplucked

Composer and comedian Vikki Stone unbuttons the BBC Proms and asks the questions everyone else is afraid to ask.

Radio 3,8 episodes

Episodes

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The Well-Tempered Glass of Wine
Vikki is backstage with the Stax stars and takes Sophie Ellis-Bextor to her first prom.
03 Sep 2017,35 mins
Don't Trust 'em
Vikki takes Imogen Heap to a prom and travels from the Reformation to a jazz revolution.
27 Aug 2017,28 mins
The Corridor Monstrosity
Vikki encounters a massive drum, some unexpected Daft Punk, chains and scaffold poles.
20 Aug 2017,26 mins
Oh, What a Wonderful Podcast
Vikki hangs with the Chaps in Chaps, backstage for a complete Oklahoma! prom.
13 Aug 2017,25 mins
The Interpreter
Vikki Stone on the art of interpretation, the cadenza, jazz standards and Pointless.
06 Aug 2017,29 mins
The Arrangement
Vikki is backstage at the Scott Walker Prom and explores the many New Pieces of the Week.
30 Jul 2017,29 mins
Episode II: A New Episode
Vikki on tricky scores, film scores, the John Williams phenomenon, and Shostakovich.
23 Jul 2017,23 mins
The First Date
Vikki Stone starts her summer of "Prom Dates" and makes a music quiz obligatory.
16 Jul 2017,27 mins