Catherine Tate as Donna Noble

Catherine Tate to host Doctor Who Proms

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According to an interview with Doctor Who composer Murray Gold in Radio Times magazine, Catherine Tate is set to host the Doctor Who Proms this coming 26 August at Royal Albert Hall.

“I’m really happy it’s her because she’s an icon of the show.,” Gold said of the Proms host. “She actually dropped me a note after the specials aired, saying nice things about what I’d done. Oh God, she’s great!”

Tate was last seen on Doctor Who reprising her role as the Doctor’s companion Donna Noble in three anniversary specials which aired in November 2023.

Gold promised fan-pleasing favourites but the text of the interview also stated, “cues from the recent Ncuti Gatwa series that haven’t been released yet.”

“There’s a lot of new stuff,” Gold revealed to RT. “This isn’t going to be a jukebox musical. People aren’t necessarily coming in already humming the pieces.”

Specially-filmed videos of Fifteenth Doctor actor Ncuti Gatwa will be shown at the Proms. Musical suites include the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials, lighter music from the 2024 series episodes, darker favourites from 73 Yards and Boom, and horror and melodrama from the series finale. There will also be a Segun Akinola suite and a few old favourites such as Vale Decem and Abigail’s Song performed by Russian soprano Aida Garifullina. There will be no music from the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special Joy to the World.

Doctor Who Proms, hosted by Catherine Tate with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Alastair John King, and soprano Aida Garifullina will have two performances at the Royal Albert Hall Monday 26 August 2024 at 14:30 an 19:00, to be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. The Doctor Who Proms performance will also be available on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer during the holiday season.