Music by British composers launches this Silver Jubilee 83rd Henry Wood Promenade Concerts season, in the presence of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent.

BBC2 joins Radio 3 in stereo for a live relay of the first half of this evening's Henry Wood Promenade Concert from tne Koyai Albert Hall , London

Humphrey Burton introduces part of one of the concerts of British music that opened this year's Jubilee season at the Henry Wood Proms.

Joan Bakewell introduces part of one of the concerts of British music that opened this year's Jubilee season at the Henry Wood Proms.

Angela Rippon introduces the St Thomas Wake:

Michael Rodd introduces part of a concert from this Jubilee Season of Henry Wood Proms in which

Brian Redhead introduces the Te Deum by Berlioz

Esther Rantzen introduces the last of this year's series of Sunday Proms, the ever popular Viennese Night

Beethoven: Symphony No 9,inD minor (Choral) Beethoven's mightiest symphony on the last-but-one night of the Henry Wood Proms season - a tradition that remains unchanged since Sir Henry's day.

BBC 1 joins Radio 3 in stereo and quadraphony for the second half of tonight's closing concert of the 83rd season of Henry Wood Promenade concerts live from the Royal Albert Hall. James Loughran conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader BELA DEKANY

Robin Ray introduces