Saturday, September 13, 2003
Just watched the Last Night of the Proms on telly and despite the waving of the union flag and the singing of a verse of 'Rule Brittania' that has not been technically accurate since somewhere right near the beginning of the Proms, over a century ago, did find it an exciting experience. The BBCs cables were put to good use to allow a medley to start in the Royal Albert Hall, then pass on to the Proms in the (Hyde) Park, then to similar events in Wales, Scotland and Ireland, before back to the Royal Albert for the finale. It all seems to have gone a bit Rocky Horror Show, there is a costume and props to bring and various actions to take part in at various times in the evening, such as blowing an airhorn out of time with the music. There's probably a script for it out there on the Internet somewhere...