Behind the Proms’ celestial opening number
The 1969 moon arrivals are a running theme in this year’s Proms season, with highlightings including a Sci-Fi prom featuring ratings from cinemas such as Gravity and Alien: Covenant. Elsewhere, Public Service Broadcasting will debut an orchestral arranging of their 2015 album The Race for Space, which aspects archive cinema recordings and vintage electronic instruments. The BBC Proms are to be able to outer space Apollo Moon landing: 13 minutes…