Doctor Who at.the Proms 8

Doctor Who Proms was a concert showcasing incidental music from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, along with classical music, performed as part of the BBC's annual Proms season on 27 July 2008 in the Royal Albert Hall in London. The Proms are a series of classical concerts presented yearly at the Royal Albert Hall, aimed at a broader and more populist audience than typically attends classical music concerts, with tickets available at a low cost. The Doctor Who Prom was the thirteenth concert in the 2008 Proms season, and was "expressly designed to introduce young children to concert-going.

The Doctor Who Prom showcased the work of Murray Gold, who has composed the incidental music for Doctor Who since its return in 2005. Other classical pieces were also played. The concert was conducted by Ben Foster and Stephen Bell, and performed by the BBC Philharmonic. It was presented by actress Freema Agyeman, who played companion Martha Jones on Doctor Who. Other Doctor Who actors and performers dressed as Doctor Who monsters also made appearances on stage and in the audience. The concert included video montages of scenes from Doctor Who and a specially filmed "mini-episode" of Doctor Who called "Music of the Spheres", which was presented on a screen above the orchestra and included live interactive elements.

The Doctor Who Prom was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and recorded for subsequent television broadcast on BBC One on 1 January 2009. It was positively reviewed in several newspapers.

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[SoraxRikulover]

Doomsday still brings tears to my eyes.

[kesomon]

I think I love the Gallifrey piece the most, out of the ones played for this concert. The gentle beat, the almost haunting clarinet, the images it envokes in my head.

[Sortasplodge]

best par 4:45

[dondi50]

6:30

[FlashLightButton]

I love 'This is Gallifrey' it's really a Brilliant piece of music

[elmorox35]

galifrey brings tears to my eyes

[allaurae]

that singer looks completley and utterly bored.

[illyrium24]

I would pay just about any sum of money to see one of these concerts live. It's not only a celebration of some of the most fantastic scores ever written for television, but it's a genuine show that looks like a lot of fun! But really, putting This is Gallifrey and Doomsday back to back... once again I'll be inconsolable for the remainder of the evening.

[CANALIZO]

Totally love Doomsday!

[dracomancer01]

all the music in this series is just amazing, though rose still irks me..she finally got what she wanted, the doctor, a mortal version, one who can age and actually have a life with her..and she still wasn't happy! ugh!...id like to throttle the writer for that lol

[freakwilliams]

I always get tears in my eyes when ever i hear Doomsday both pieces featured here are beautiful, but doomsday always makes me cry.

[yougotyourcherrybomb]

I. Frakking. LOVE This is Gallifrey! It makes me almost cry!

Doomsday... ugh. Two of the most beautiful pieces of music written played in a row. I love this.