[LeatherTrumpet]

BBC 'is considering dropping Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and
Glory from Last Night of the Proms in wake of BLM protests' because organisers
fear backlash over their links to colonialism and slavery

• Conductor Dalia Stasevska 'believes concert is perfect moment to bring change'
• Crowds will be absent from the Last Night on September 12 amid Covid-19 crisis
• Rule, Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory are traditionally performed at event

British anthems Rule, Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory could be axed
from the BBC Proms amid the Black Lives Matter movement, an insider has
claimed.

The broadcaster is considering dropping the patriotic songs from the Last
Night concert due to fears of criticism because of their apparent links to
colonialism and slavery, the Times reported.

Dalia Stasevska, who is conducting the Last Night on September 12, is said
to believe 'a ceremony without an audience is the perfect moment to bring
change.'

'Dalia is a big supporter of Black Lives Matter,' a source added.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ght-Proms.html

[Kizzy]

Oof I can smell the backlash, far too progressive I welcome it but I'll be very surprised if it comes off.

[joeysteele]

I've never liked Rule Brittania.

I love Land of Hope and Glory also Jerusalem.
So would like them intact.

[bitontheslide]

this is manufactured nonsense

[Liam-]

Nobody is asking for this

[Ammi]

...the article also says...

‘But this year, the orchestra is expected to be around half its usual size due to social distancing guidelines introduced by the Government in the wake of the pandemic.

Only 18 singers are expected to perform.

In other measures introduced amid the Covid-19 outbreak, performers will have their temperatures checked on arrival and robotic cameras will replace human operators.

Jan Younghusband, head of BBC music TV commissioning, has confirmed the content of the Last Night concert is still under review.

She said: 'We have a lot of problems about how many instruments we can have. It is hard to know whether it is physically possible to do [Rule Britannia].

'Some of the traditional tunes, like Jerusalem, are easier to perform … We also don't know if we'll be in a worse situation in two weeks' time.'


...a few changes this year, obviously, due to COVID related restrictions...and just a typical DM headline...

[LeatherTrumpet]

SKY NEWS:

Last Night Of The Proms: Rule Britannia and Land Of Hope And Glory face the axe

THE TIMES

Rule Britannia faces axe in BBC's 'Black Lives Matter Proms'

THE EXPRESS

BBC could axe Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory from The Proms after BLM protest


MSM

Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory 'could be axed from BBC Proms after Black Lives Matter protests'

BIRMINGHAM LIVE

Rule Britannia could be scrapped from Last Night of the Proms - report

CURRANT BUN

Rule, Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory ‘could be axed from BBC Proms in wake of Black Lives Matter

[arista]

Yes it's a Left Wing Problem.

[LeatherTrumpet]

time to defund the BBC

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes it's a Left Wing Problem.

......we got 99 problems but left leaning ain’t one...

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes it's a Left Wing Problem.

No, it’s not, they’re doing it off their own backs.

This is the problem with hollow gestures by big businesses, it generates bad feelings towards minorities that have no interest in what they’re saying they’ll do

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Liam-

No, it’s not, they’re doing it off their own backs.

This is the problem with hollow gestures by big businesses, it generates bad feelings towards minorities that have no interest in what they’re saying they’ll do

...I guess that it gets it talked about so a great promo...?...as Simon Cowell would say...all publicity is good publicity etc...

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

time to defund the BBC

time to defund every british tv channel then


no more tv in britain

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

time to defund every british tv channel then


no more tv in britain

not Dave

[Oliver_W]

Bit pointless really - the kind of people who whinge about Rule Britannia probably wouldn't be able to sit through orchestral and choral music anyway

What's more, black people born in Britain are Britons, so the songs apply to them too.

[arista]

Live on LBC Radio
they are going to debate this next

[The Slim Reaper]

Rule britannia,
britannia rule the waves,
we shall paaaaaaayaaaaayyaaaaaay France to keep us safe

From the dinghies
As we all cower down
Cos we are all scared of skin that's black and brown

[arista]

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

time to defund every british tv channel then





no more tv in britain

The other channels are self-funded through advertising revenue/optional subscriptions Nicky... The BBC is funded by a non-optional license fee. It's the only one that can be defunded. For all the others, people can "vote with their feet" by simply not watching the channel, if they have reason to.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The other channels are self-funded through advertising revenue/optional subscriptions Nicky... The BBC is funded by a non-optional license fee. It's the only one that can be defunded. For all the others, people can "vote with their feet" by simply not watching the channel, if they have reason to.

ITV, C4, C5 confirmed as non-existing tv channels then

[bitontheslide]

the bbc are on borrowed time now, the license fee will be gone at the next charter renewal

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

ITV, C4, C5 confirmed as non-existing tv channels then

They're not funded by the license fee, they're funded by ads. ITV (traditionally "channel 3" when there weren't things like cable and satellite) stands for "Independent Television" because they were the first self-funded channel separate to the BBC. Ch4 and Ch5 didn't exist until much later and neither have anything to do with the BBC license fee.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

the bbc are on borrowed time now, the license fee will be gone at the next charter renewal

Their big-name shows (e.g. Doctor Who) will likely be snapped up by the various streaming companies and the rest... . Either that or the BBC itself will restructure as a subscription-based streaming service, where they'd probably do fine (downsized).

[Livia]

Just close the proms down all together if that's the feeling.

In fact, let's ban all patriotic songs the world over.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Livia

Just close the proms down all together if that's the feeling.

In fact, let's ban all patriotic songs the world over.

yes and then more especially those whom are ancient, what rule britannia, land hope & glory are

britain is no longer an empire, so no need for these songs anymore