2010 Proms Coming To BBC America

BBC America have announced that this years Doctor Who Proms will be played out across the country on Christmas Day, so it is shaping up well for fans in the US who will be getting a double treat as this year's Christmas Special will also air on the same day.

The proms took place this last July at the Royal Albert Hall in London and were hosted by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill. No times have been announced yet but we will update as soon as we know.

Videos from the Proms

Not everyone was lucky enough to go to the Proms, and even more people were unable to watch on TV due to living elsewhere in the world, but here are some videos of some of the performances that everyone should be able to watch without trouble.

Extended Proms Showing Tonight

Dont forget guys, that an extended version of the Doctor Who Proms will be playing on BBC3 tonight from 7pm. The show runs an extra 30 minutes more than Mondays showing and if you have red button access you can also check out 25 minutes of behind the scenes footage.

Prom Viewing Figures

Last nights showing of the Doctor Who Proms on BBC3 were watched by 0.52 million people, according to overnight figures. with it's 2.2% share of the audience, it was the tenth most watched programme on non terrestrial television for the day.

An Evening Of Who

Just a reminder to people that BBC3 are showing this years Doctor Who Proms at 8.30 this evening. The event was hosted by MAtt Smith, Arthur Darvill and Karen Gillan and features a host of monsters as well as an appearance from the Doctor.

The night starts with Doctor Who's Greatest Moments: The Enemies at 7pm, followed by a showing of the series 5 finale, The Big Bang, at 7.30pm

A longer version, with an extra 30 minutes of footage, will be shown on Friday at 7pm. Viewers can also press the red button to access behind the scenes exclusives, with 25 minutes of back stage footage.

Backstage At The Proms

Monday night sees the 2010 Doctor Who Proms on television for the first ever time, and as reavealed a few weeks back there will extras for viewers who have access to the 'Red Button' service.

It has now been revealed that there will be a backstage video that you can watch. It will be 25 minutes long and give an insight into how the Proms came together as well as interviews with cast and crew. Just because you are all so great, here is a 92 second teaser of what you can expect.

The Doctor Who Proms Given Air Date

Lots of you have asked me about when the Doctor Who Proms will be shown on TV, and in news that should excite the masses, the Radio Times now have it listed.


Doctor Who at the Proms 2010 is due to shown accross the UK on Monday 6th September at 8:30pm on BBC3. The show will run for one hour and will be repeated on Tuesday 7th September 2:45 in the morning on BBC3.

Behind The Scenes At The Proms

The official BBC Doctor Who website has released 2 sets of photographs giving you a look at the antics behind the scenes of this years Doctor Who Proms.


The pictures show what was going on before and during the Proms and feature Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, as well as various actors in their roles as aliens and monsters.

If you fancy having a nosey, you can find the pictures HERE and HERE

Inside The Proms: 2

As promised, here are some more pictures from inside the Doctor Who Proms. There should have been more but the image hoster went kablooey, so there will be an extra couple in the third round of pictures.

Inside The Proms

Some of us just werent lucky enough to be at last nights proms, so for those of you who missed out, we have some brilliant pictures for you from inside the event. Featuring Aliens, orchestras and Matt's new haircut, the event seems like it was bags of fun. The first set of pictures are below, and some more will be following later.

We will be bringing you all some more pictures later courtesy of one of our followers who was lucky enough to attend the event.

The Proms Have Arrived

It has finally arrived. The most muscially alien and glittery Prom of them all. Today Matt Smith and Karen Gillan will take to the stage for the first if the 2010 Doctor Who Proms, and you lot can all have a listen via the BBC iPlayer. It starts around 1830GMT.

The music will be provided by The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, who have recorded the music from the series, and will also play Murray Gold’s music from the show.



Now, if you happen to be in London and fancy going along, you can try for one of the 1000 standing tickets released on the day and available on a first come first served basis at the Royal Albert Hall.

If you are not lucky enough to attend, and you arent in the UK, you can listen to the Proms around the world, and the BBC have given a list of times it will broadcast.

London - 7.30pm
Auckland - 6.30am (Sunday)
Berlin - 8.30pm
Delhi - 12.00am (Sunday)
Los Angeles - 11.30am
Melbourne - 4.30am (Sunday)
New York - 2.30pm
Paris - 8.30pm
Sydney - 4.30am (Sunday)
Tokyo - 3.30am (Sunday)
Toronto - 2.30pm

The 2010 Proms

The official programme for this years Proms is now available on the BBC website for people to have a gander at. It has lists of all the music to be used, the monsters and villains that will be appearing and a Q&A with Matt and Karen.

Other little bits of interest are the notes about all of the musicians and conductors who will be appearing, and the running order for all the music that will be used throughout the show.

If you cant attend the event itself this Saturday, then the show will later be available on iPlayer or live on BBC Radio 3.

To view the full programme and all the details, here is a nifty little link Clickety click

Daleks Return?

I have just recieved a text and an email from two friends in Cardiff who say they have just seen a scene being filmed with a Dalek on the outskirts of Cardiff. Whether this is for the Christmas Special, or something to do with the Proms is as yet unknown. As soon as I find out more I will let you know.