Monday 14 September 2009

Last Night Of The Proms Has Finish with its own traditonal way

The 115th BBC Proms period sketch to a close last night with the conventional last night spectacular of patriotic songs and flag-waving - and an curious work featuring Sir David Attenborough playing a floor polisher.
The expert natural history broadcaster said the prospect of performing for a TV and radio audience that could run into hundreds of millions around the world was more frightening than being charged by a rhinoceros.



Joining Sir David on stage at the Royal Albert Hall was comedian Rory Bremner on rifle, drum and bass musician Goldie on vacuum cleaner and journalist Martha Kearney, also on rifle.
Part of the piece involved Bremner 'shooting' Sir David, and he said he was very nervous about gunning down a national treasure.

During rehearsals with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir David said he was worried about his instrument's performance, though conductor David Robertson joked that he had been given the 'Stradivarius of floor polishers'.
Sir David came into view as a guest speaker at a Darwin-themed Prom earlier this summer, but said his presentation will be one of the most intimidating moments in his eminent career.
'This is tough. This is nerve-wracking,' he said.
'A charging rhinoceros is absolutely nothing compared to this.'


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