As the annual musical jamboree gets under way, Benjamin Poore offers a guide to what’s old, what’s new - and what’s ruffling feathers
Pop at the Proms (and plenty more besides)

The BBC Proms presenting team (from left): Isata Kanneh-Mason, Jakub Jozef Orlinski, Katie Derham, Clive Myrie, Georgia Mann, Nardus Williams and Petroc Trelawny.
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