Rehearsal for the Promenade Concert inside the Queen's Hall, 1927.
"The 'Proms', which since 1895 have been the most popular series of concerts in London, were, for various reasons, to have come to an end last year. However, by arrangement with the B.B.C., it has been found possible to continue the series" - in August 13, 1927.
The 主播大秀 saw that taking them on would provide a full season of concerts for broadcast and would fulfil the Corporation's remit to "inform, educate and entertain".
You can read the full programme as relayed from the Queen's Hall on that night and find out more about the composers and the music that was played on the , where you can delve into their performances archives, containing details of all concerts since 1895 organised by date, seasons, composers and artists.
You can also listen to this clip of Henry Wood, founder-conductor of the Proms, talking about Rule Britannia, which is traditionally performed at the Last Night of the Proms.