TV BBC Proms - Season 63 Episode 14 : Prom 47: Handel's Samson BBC Proms - Season 63 Episode 14 : Prom 47: Handel's Samson 7.7/10 by 3 users Suzy Klein introduces a performance of Handel's oratorio Samson, which tells the dramatic story of the last days of the great Israelite warrior. Composed within a few weeks of Handel's Messiah and based on a text by John Milton, it became one of Handel's most successful and popular oratorios. Harry Bicket conducts a starry line-up of British singers, including Susan Gritton as Dalila and Mark Padmore as Samson Details Casts Posters Images Title BBC Proms - Season 63 Episode 14 : Prom 47: Handel's Samson Alternative Titles The Proms, Proms First Air Date 1947-09-13 Last Air Date 2026-07-26 Number of Episodes 1169 Number of Seasons 80 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC One, CBBC, BBC Four, CBeebies, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Television, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List BBC Proms Season 63 :Episode 1 First Night at the Proms First Night at the Proms 2009-07-17 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 63 :Episode 2 Prom 9: Elgar Anniversary Prom 9: Elgar Anniversary 2009-07-23 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... 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