Proms

BBC ‘is considering dropping Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory from Last Night of the Proms’

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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 a backlash because of their apparent links to colonialism and slavery, … Read more

Calls for Rule, Britannia! to be banned from Last Night of the Proms

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Rule, Britannia originates from the poem of the same name by Scottish poet and playwright James Thomson, and was set to music by English composer Thomas Arne in 1740. It gained popularity in the UK after it was first played in London in 1745 and became symbolic of the British Empire, most closely associated with … Read more