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Proms 2025
8 Aug 2025, Ulster Hall
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Proms 2025 100 Years of the Shipping Forecast

100 Years of the Shipping Forecast
100 Years of the Shipping Forecast
21:00 Fri 8 Aug 2025 Ulster Hall, Belfast
The Proms celebrates the centenary of the Shipping Forecast with presenters from Radio 4’s Continuity team, music inspired by the oceans and the elements, and a new work by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and his group LYR
The Proms celebrates the centenary of the Shipping Forecast with presenters from Radio 4’s Continuity team, music inspired by the oceans and the elements, and a new work by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and his group LYR

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Cromarty, Forth, Tyne ... The Proms celebrates the centenary of the Shipping Forecast, heard daily on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4, a lifeline to all those at sea and a poetic salve for countless others on land. With presenters from Radio 4’s Continuity team, music inspired by the oceans and the elements, and a new work by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and his group LYR, this is an event that speaks to the heart of our island nation.

There will be no interval

Simon Armitage © Paul Stuart