Cross-Generational Fare: 'Doctor Who' at the Proms
by Zoe Strimpel
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 at 10:50 PM
Those who assume the BBC Proms are a stuffy classical music festival with nothing to offer anyone under 40 should think again. Last night's concert was nothing less than a paean to the "Doctor Who" television series, complete with the Tardis lit up in the middle of the stage, Daleks, Cybermen, and other aliens running around. The cult of the BBC show goes deep and wide in British culture, crossing right between the generations so that it was unclear on Sunday who was more excited to be there: the parents or their children. The concert kicked off with a specially filmed scene before moving into theme songs from the series. There was Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man," Holst's "The Planets" (Jupiter), and Wagner's stupendous "Ride of the Valkyries." History, heritage, aliens, and Wagner. What's not to love?
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