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January
- Late Night Laughs 2016: introducing new funny faces at the Royal Albert Hall
- 11 June 1965: Allen Ginsberg and the beat poets create a cultural storm at the Hall
- 18 June 1966: rowdyism, vandalism and ten gallons of paraffin lead to Hall poetry ban
- New music, new menu: Live Music Brunch returns in 2016
- See stunning images from 20 years of Cirque du Soleil in a new free exhibition
- Jono McCleery and RHAIN kick off Independent Venue Week 2016 in the Elgar Room
- 29 May 2006: David Bowie's only Royal Albert Hall appearance, and his final UK performance
- Beyond the Main Stage: Jono McCleery, Clint Mansell and Mark Kermode headline the new season
- New National Poetry Slam Champion 2016 crowned at the Royal Albert Hall
- In numbers: preparing the Royal Albert Hall for the arrival of Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Amaluna’
- 21 April 1969: Janis Joplin makes her only solo British performance, at the Royal Albert Hall
- Your Instagram pictures: January 2016 at the Royal Albert Hall
- In pictures: Cirque du Soleil’s spectacular Amaluna opens at the Royal Albert Hall
- Royal Albert Hall awarded Prog Magazine's Venue of the Year
- 8 July 1971: Mott the Hoople, and the Royal Albert Hall's rock and roll ban
- Seven days of unmissable gigs in London at Independent Venue Week
- Songlines returns to the Elgar Room for a night of exceptional Middle Eastern music
- National Breakfast Week: How to make the perfect hollandaise sauce
- In Pictures: Jono McCleery and RHAIN kick off Independent Venue Week in the Elgar Room
- The story of Amaluna: Cirque du Soleil's breathtaking retelling of Shakespeare's The Tempest
- Iggy Pop and Josh Homme present Post Pop Depression at exclusive Royal Albert Hall show
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February
- A thirst for quality – East India Company and Royal Albert Hall sign two-year tea deal
- Exclusive photos behind the scenes at Cirque du Soleil at the Royal Albert Hall
- The Magnificent Five: Classic moments in Western movie music
- Birds and bees, and a flying trapeze: things to do in South Kensington this Valentine's Day
- The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful: A brief history of Western cinema (in seven films)
- David Arnold, aliens and a full orchestra invade the Royal Albert Hall
- 8 top tips for photographing live music by Christie Goodwin
- Five essential film scores by award-winning composer Clint Mansell
- New Order to return for Royal Albert Hall charity show after 30-year absence
- WORLD PREMIERE: Jurassic Park to open at the Royal Albert Hall with a live orchestra
- Family fun and activities for the kids at the Royal Albert Hall this half term 2016
- Folk Awards Hall of Fame's Sandy Denny's appearances at the Royal Albert Hall
- Full line-up announced for 2016 Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall season
- Superstar pianist Lang Lang returns to the Royal Albert Hall for an exclusive kids' concert
- Simply Red make their long-awaited return to the Hall for one-off Teenage Cancer Trust gig
- Royal Albert Hall to host Aliens Live – 30th anniversary orchestral screening of the classic action film
- From the Archives: fan-shaped programme from the Versaille Ball, 5 June 1913
- Meet two young piano protégés who performed alongside Lang Lang at the Royal Albert Hall
- In pictures: An evening of spellbinding Middle Eastern music with Songlines Magazine
- ‘An ectoplasm of sound’: Jimi Hendrix’s Royal Albert Hall history
- Royal Albert Hall named category winner at 2016 Superbrands UK
- Art students make final preparations ahead of unique Cirque-inspired immersive performance
- Your Instagram pictures: February 2016 at the Royal Albert Hall
- Kids to discover classical greats – in search of a magic baton
- “I felt a great disturbance in the Hall” – Space Spectacular celebrates sci-fi scores
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March
- Away with the Circus: an Open Stages takeover of the Royal Albert Hall
- 1977: The Damned are denied a chance to perform at the Hall
- From Elgar Room artist to main stage headliner: Miloš Karadaglić at the Royal Albert Hall
- Ballet superstar Carlos Acosta set to make his swansong at special Royal Albert Hall performance
- From the Archives: 3 unique artefacts from the Grand Sumo Tournament
- The unseen Weller, Madness and Macca at Rockarchive’s new exhibition
- In pictures: The Dodge Brothers celebrate 1928 silent classic 'Beggars of Life' in Elgar Room screening
- Indiana Jones Associate Producer Robert Watts’ best films – in his words
- Happy Birthday Jerusalem! Celebrating the life of England’s unofficial National Anthem
- Albert’s Band inspire local schoolchildren through music ahead of special Classical Spectacular performance
- Lianne La Havas holds music workshop for teenagers ahead of debut Hall headline gig
- In pictures: Lianne La Havas shines as she takes centre stage in unforgettable Albert Session
- Young half term visitors tell us about their day at the Royal Albert Hall 2016
- In pictures: Folk star Mick Flannery plays a sold out St Patrick’s Day show in the Elgar Room
- Young dancers offered the chance to perform at the Royal Albert Hall for Dance Proms 2016
- Royal Choral Society and the Royal Albert Hall: sharing histories since 1871
- Haçienda Classical brings legendary Manchester nightclub back to life at the Royal Albert Hall
- Behind the Scenes: Abbey Road studio being reconstructed for special Hall show
- Electro-pop trio Chvrches inspire music students at Albert Sessions workshop
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April
- Listen to Sarah Neufeld's enchanting new album ahead of her Elgar Room show
- Queen Elizabeth II at 90: Britain's longest-reigning monarch and her history at the Hall
- Royal Albert Hall partners with CERN to bring hadron collider to the UK
- In pictures: Electropop trio Chvrches thrill at debut Royal Albert Hall Albert Sessions concert
- Your Instagram pictures: March 2016 at the Royal Albert Hall
- In pictures: The Sessions invites Beatles fans into their Abbey Road studio
- Submit your questions to superstar pianist Lang Lang
- Albert's Band are heading to the Camp Bestival main stage with a space symphony
- Royal Albert Hall hosts first Festival of Film
- Delightful dancing and big-band classics at the Hall's first Tea Dance
- From Boulez to Bowie & Steve Reich in a car park: The world's biggest classical music festival unveils its 122nd BBC Proms season
- Barenboim, Brazil and CBeebies - Katie Derham takes us through the 122nd BBC Proms season
- BBC Proms 2016: 6 top picks for a classical music novice
- From the Archives: the Boxing Championship of the British Empire programme, 1948
- World-renowned pianist Lang Lang returns to the Royal Albert Hall in 2017
- In pictures: music students inspired by superstar pianist Lang Lang at concert for kids
- From the Archives: the James Caird lifeboat, and Sir Ernest Shackleton's doomed Trans-Antarctic Expedition
- Red Bull Hold the Line: Skate event on the steps of the Royal Albert Hall
- Remembering Victoria Wood: the Royal Albert Hall's record-breaking comedian
- Teenage Cancer Gigs: five nights of music kick off with The Vaccines and Everything Everything
- Major donation to the Royal Albert Hall from The Hans & Julia Rausing Trust
- Looking back on genius violinist Yehudi Menuhin's 115 performances at the Royal Albert Hall
- Simply Red return to the Hall to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust
- Teenage Cancer Trust week 2016: headline stars turn out to support music workshops
- Exclusive photos: Metal meets orchestra as Bring Me The Horizon rock the Hall for Teenage Cancer Trust
- Exclusive photos: New Order make their long awaited return to the Hall for Teenage Cancer Trust
- Pictures and Setlist: Explosions in the Sky fill the Royal Albert Hall with instrumental post-rock
- BBC Proms 2016: Fantastic concerts for the whole family
- Video: Art students and older residents take over the Hall in Open Stages
- Exclusive photos: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards attract the genre's best performers and biggest celebrity fans
- While his guitar gently sings – Classical guitar superstar MILOŠ brings Beatles and Bach to the Royal Albert Hall
- Sarah Neufeld, top comics and the world’s best skateboarders – beyond the main stage at the Royal Albert Hall
- From the Archives: The 'Holloway' brooch presented at historic Suffragette meeting, 29 April 1909
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May
- Your Instagram photos: April 2016 at the Royal Albert Hall
- "It was so impressive...!": Lang Lang's exclusive concert for kids inspires young music fans
- Pictures and setlist: Chris Cornell's Higher Truth at the Royal Albert Hall
- BBC Proms 2016: Five unmissable concerts for cello lovers
- Royal Albert Hall returns to Brighton's The Great Escape in 2016
- BBC Proms 2016: stand-out Proms for piano fans
- Photos and setlist: Above & Beyond bring acoustic trance music to the Royal Albert Hall
- Bookings open for BBC Proms 2016: live blog
- Floral jackets, the Fab Four and a mini-riot: The Rolling Stones at the Royal Albert Hall
- BBC Proms 2016: Five Late Night Proms worth staying up for
- Royal Albert Hall Seven Seeds concert scoops national Learning & Participation award
- Exclusive Q&A with José Carreras ahead of his landmark Royal Albert Hall concert
- The Black Eyed Peas reunite for will.i.am's exclusive ANeedA Night Out shows at the Royal Albert Hall
- 6 April 1968: The Royal Albert Hall hosts the 13th Eurovision Song Contest
- Exclusive photos and playlist: Iggy Pop's Post Pop Depression at the Royal Albert Hall
- From the archive: Paul Simon’s Royal Albert Hall history
- Exclusive photos & setlist: Manic Street Preachers celebrate 20 years of Everything Must Go
- Exclusive behind the scenes photos from José Carreras' A Life in Music at the Royal Albert Hall
- Eight things you need to know about Buster Keaton
- Exclusive photos and setlist: punk pioneers The Damned make their long-awaited Hall debut
- In pictures: Royal Albert Hall hosts Red Bull's first Hold The Line skateboarding competition in the UK
- In pictures: Stars of the West End turn out for Magic Radio’s musical extravaganza
- From the Archives: the trumpet played at the opening of the Royal Albert Hall, 29 March 1871
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June
- Albert's Band, Arabian Nights and a new classical concert for kids: a Royal Albert Hall half-term round-up
- The greatest heavyweight of all time: Muhammad Ali at the Royal Albert Hall
- Hunger Games, Dark Knight, Pretty Woman and Harry Potter composer announces World Premiere of ‘Greatest Hits’ show
- Blockbuster film composer James Newton Howard in five essential soundtracks
- Meet the choirs: 500 young voices from 4 continents will come together for the International Youth Choir Festival
- Watch: Royal College of Music surprise Science Museum visitors with a flashmob performance of The Planets
- From the Archives: meet Albert the organ cat
- 22 October 1995: Kylie Minogue and Elton John join forces for Stonewall UK's largest charity concert
- Recipe: Try two tasty cocktails from our new Afternoon Tea menu!
- From the Archives: Early photo of Queen Elizabeth II discovered at the Royal Albert Hall
- Five career defining songs from Colombian pop superstar Carlos Vives
- In pictures: John Grant makes a powerful Royal Albert Hall headline debut, with special guest Kylie Minogue
- BBC Proms 2016: Explore this season's new alternative venues
- From the archives: Post-war repairs at the Royal Albert Hall
- Chief Steward's 30 years of Royal Albert Hall service honoured
- In pictures: The Tallest Man on Earth makes his Royal Albert Hall debut as part of the Albert Sessions
- Behind the scenes: meet Frank, the Royal Albert Hall's full-time painter
- Watch: Kate Simko & London Electronic Orchestra showcase new music ahead of their Elgar Room debut
- Watch Benedict Mason's MELD: Aurora Orchestra perform spellbinding sound theatre at the BBC Proms 2014
- Exclusive photos: Glaswegian indie heroes Belle & Sebastian celebrate 20 years of music
- Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man celebrates its 2000th performance, at the Royal Albert Hall
- Your photos: Colombian pop pioneer Carlos Vives brings a Latin dance party to the Royal Albert Hall
- 23 January 1973: Bubbles flow as spirit of Wimbledon comes to the Royal Albert Hall
- Get a flavour of the EFG London Jazz Festival 2016 with these five picks of the festival
- Watch: Top photographer Christie Goodwin celebrates 150 shows at the Royal Albert Hall
- 8 July 1923: A Great Concert in aid of the Somme Battlefields Memorial
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July
- Guy Barker’s Big Band Christmas coming to the Royal Albert Hall
- Royal Albert Hall sends tickets into space for Independence Day Live world premiere
- Chill out with our Classical Coffee Mornings playlist
- Royal Albert Hall tries to invite aliens to Independence Day Live. Fails.
- Titanic returns to the Royal Albert Hall with live orchestra for its 20th anniversary
- BBC Proms: Website saying 'Tickets not available'? Don't give up!
- European premiere of new Disney show at the Royal Albert Hall announced
- WIN: Two Independence Day Live tickets that have been into space, plus dinner for two at Coda!
- In pictures & videos: Royal Albert Hall holds its first Tea Dance in the auditorium
- Prince Albert's cultural vision and the history of South Kensington: What is Albertopolis?
- 75 years of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in pictures: cooking in the Promming queue
- Behind the scenes: Creating Europe's largest cinema in the Royal Albert Hall
- Behind the scenes: The magic of live film at the Royal Albert Hall
- BBC Proms: Q+A with conductor Karen Gibson ahead of the Late Night Gospel Prom
- Watch and listen to highlights from the first night of the 75th season of BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall
- Watch: Michelle Williams and YolanDa Brown join an elite UK superchoir in late night Gospel Prom
- Behind the scenes: meet Gerry, the Royal Albert Hall's piano tuner
- Watch: 400 young musicians perform Verdi classic at Ten Pieces Prom
- The Who set to give Tommy the acoustic treatment in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust
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August
- 75 years of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in pictures: 1949's Last Night celebrations
- Listen: Kick-start your weekend with our jazz playlist and a laid-back brunch
- Late Night Jazz: Discover stars of the London jazz scene with our Spotify playlist
- Watch: BBC Proms Late Night tribute to David Bowie in 3 minutes
- Watch: Neil Hannon, Amanda Palmer and Conor O'Brien perform 'Station to Station' at the Late Night Bowie Prom
- Watch: Anna Calvi sings 'Lady Grinning Soul' at the Late Night Bowie Prom
- Watch: Paul Buchanan sings 'Ashes to Ashes' at the Late Night Bowie Prom
- Watch: Joe Bonamassa joined by Clapton at Royal Albert Hall debut - 4 May 2009
- From the Archives: Programme from the Grand Military and Patriotic Concert 1899
- Special Offer: Afternoon Tea Week at the Royal Albert Hall
- 75 years of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in pictures: queuing for the Last Night concert in 1974
- Albert's Band take their Space Symphony on the road to Camp Bestival and Canary Wharf
- Watch: John Wilson Orchestra have been bringing glitz and glamour to the BBC Proms since 2009!
- Watch: recreated Gershwin manuscripts performed by the John Wilson Orchestra at the BBC Proms
- Coming to the Hall on Open House weekend? Don't miss these 6 highlights
- Harry Potter Film Concert Series to make spellbinding debut at the Royal Albert Hall
- Win: £50 voucher to spend at the Royal Albert Hall on World Photo Day
- WIN: James Horner: 'Collage - The Last Work', featuring Horner's final composition and acclaimed film music
- What to expect from a night at the Wam Bam Cabaret
- From the archives: the first Last Night of the Proms, 23 August 1941
- Watch: Michael Jackson classic re-imagined by Jacob Collier and Cory Henry at the Quincy Jones Prom
- Watch: Quincy Jones' iconic 'Soul Bossa Nova' performed at the BBC Proms
- Watch: Cory Henry kills it on the jazz organ, playing 'Call Me Mr Tibbs' at the Quincy Jones Prom
- 75 years of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall: The Queen marks her 80th birthday with a special Proms concert, 19 July 2006
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September
- Interview: Explore one man's memories of 60 years at the BBC Proms
- 3 September 2012: Kirsty Young joined by Sir David Attenborough, Darcey Bussell and Bryn Terfel at the Desert Island Discs Prom
- #RPO70 - 8 classic moments from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's 70 years of Hall performances
- 12 September 2009: Sir David Attenborough plays the floor polisher at the Last Night of the Proms
- Neil Brand's Sound of Cinema: what does love sound like?
- Björk, Bond and Cumberbatch: Top Hollywood composer David Arnold on his six favourite scores
- BBC Proms 2016 in numbers: the world's greatest classical music festival's 75th season at the Hall
- In pictures: 75 years of the Last Night of the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall
- Watch: the Last Night of the Proms 2016 in 3 minutes
- Watch: highlights from the 75th BBC Proms season at the Hall in 3 minutes
- Behind the scenes: Meet Hall steward Cudjoe Asare
- World’s top youth choirs unite in London for inaugural festival
- Royal Albert Hall invests in the brand new Robe DL7F Wash 7 colour wash light
- Builders of the Royal Albert Hall set off on an epic cycle ride to celebrate their tercentenary
- ‘Scorsese, Brokeback Mountain and how Levi jeans saved my movie’: Exclusive Q&A with Amadeus producer Michael Hausman
- Royalty, controversy and a crown of thorns: blockbuster screening at the Hall leads to the creation of the BBFC
- Interview: We speak to genre-busting composer Kate Simko ahead of her show with London Electronic Orchestra
- VIDEO: 'The Passenger' from Iggy Pop's Royal Albert Hall live release
- From the Archives: Raising funds for injured animals with the Blue Cross during the First World War
- WIN: Miloš' new release 'Blackbird – The Beatles Album', by submitting your questions for the classical guitarist
- In pictures: Björk joined by Aurora Orchestra for mesmerising Royal Albert Hall debut
- Watch: David Gilmour pays tribute to Prince at a concert for Teenage Cancer Trust, 24 April 2016
- Watch pop-royalty Jay-Z and Beyonce at the Hall's first hip-hop concert, featuring Nas, Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow
- Songaminute Man teams up with Guy Barker to release Alzheimer’s fundraiser single
- LISTEN: 'Tell Me, Momma' from Bob Dylan's forthcoming 1966 Royal Albert Hall concert release
- Royal Albert Hall hosts networking event for professionals in the charity and arts sectors
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October
- Santa Claus is coming back to town! Visit Father Christmas at the Royal Albert Hall this winter
- WATCH: 'You Got the Love' with the Manchester Camerata ahead of Haçienda Classical documentary and album release
- Interview: AJ Brown answers our questions ahead of his Late Night Jazz gig
- Coming to the Hall this month? Don't miss the free Music to the Eyes exhibition on the Ground Floor corridor
- Coming to the Hall this month? Don't miss the free BAFTA: For The Love Of Film exhibition on the Ground Floor corridor
- Royal Albert Hall beats international competition to be named the Most Prestigious Christmas Venue
- Scandal and nudity - an "Adult Only" film screening at the Hall in 1922!
- Luxurious Loseley takes centre stage - Beechdean becomes the Royal Albert Hall's new ice cream partner
- Tim Peake to touch down at the Royal Albert Hall with Science in Space
- A Kylie Christmas at the Royal Albert Hall
- Brassed Off to get birthday bash at the Royal Albert Hall
- The history of the Central School of Speech and Drama, established in the Royal Albert Hall in 1906
- Spooktacular new Halloween tour set for famous Victorian venue
- In pictures: Astronauts Tim Peake and Tim Kopra touch down in the Hall for an inspirational Science in Space event
- WATCH: The Telegraph take you on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Hall
- In pictures: Kate Simko and the London Electronic Orchestra make their genre-bending debut in the Elgar Room
- Appointment of Chief Executive
- Exclusive photos: Italian rock legend Zucchero brings his Black Cat World Tour to London
- WATCH: Iggy Pop’s Post Pop Depression live at the Hall awarded UK Music Video Award!
- In pictures: European Premiere of Disney's Broadway Hits fills the Hall with theatrical magic
- WATCH: Bring Me the Horizon's epic orchestral performance of ‘Doomed’, live at the Royal Albert Hall
- British Heroes in film at the Hall – 1919
- Behind the scenes: Meet Linda Clifford, Duty Stewarding Manager
- Pictures and reactions: Thousands of kids embark on a Great Orchestral Adventure at the Royal Albert Hall
- Listen again to the My Great Orchestral Adventure soundtrack
- Exclusive photos: Brian Wilson celebrates 50 years of The Beach Boys' iconic 'Pet Sounds' album
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November
- EE British Academy Film Awards: Royal Albert Hall confirmed as venue for 2017 awards
- Behind the scenes: Films with Live Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall
- Behind the scenes: Conducting a film at the Royal Albert Hall
- WATCH: Wang Ramirez perfect a new routine to premiere at the Royal Albert Hall
- Celebrate Hollywood legend Elmer Bernstein with a magnificent new show
- Exclusive photos from the red carpet: stars turn out for the world premiere of Jurassic Park in Concert
- Audience photos and reactions from the world premiere of Jurassic Park in Concert
- Exclusive photos: Behind the scenes at Jurassic Park in Concert
- Your photos and reactions: Aliens celebrates 30 years with a screening with live orchestra, attended by three very special guests!
- Feel the Christmas spirit: What's on at the Royal Albert Hall this winter
- 7 November 2016: Paul Simon's triumphant return to the Hall - pictures and setlist
- Photos: Film fans head underground for the Royal Albert Hall's first Silent Disco
- Royal Albert Hall's Director of Events Lucy Noble speaks to WOMBA about juggling a career and parenthood
- Take a virtual 360° tour of the Royal Albert Hall's iconic auditorium
- Wake up slowly with our NEW handpicked Classical Coffee Morning playlist
- Q+A: Andi Hall shares stories from his life as a Royal Albert Hall Tour Guide
- Nigel Kennedy confirmed as final headliner for Love Classical 2017
- Order of play announced ahead of the Champions Tennis tournament 2016
- Royal Albert Hall partners with historic hotel
- Meet the extraordinary young performers from the Music for Youth Proms 2016
- Pictures and setlists: Ellie Goulding joined by very special guests for Streets of London fundraiser
- In pictures: Submotion Orchestra, The Pharcyde, Hidden Orchestra + Andreya Triana play Soundcrash mini-festival
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December
- #HallStars - win fabulous prizes ahead of the Hall's Christmas video launch
- Interview: Bandleader Guy Barker on big band music, trumpet tips and performing with Sinatra
- Photos and videos from the red carpet: The British Fashion Awards 2016 saw the Hall covered with Swarovski crystals for our most stylish event of the year
- #HallStars: 14 famous faces recreate the first ever Christmas card
- #HallStars - the 14 faces of the Hall's 2016 Christmas video
- COMPETITION: Hear your piano composition performed by Nicholas McCarthy, as part of the Love Classical festival
- In pictures: Snowflakes, sparkles and special guests as A Kylie Christmas returns to the Royal Albert Hall
- Behind the Scenes: Kylie Minogue brings a very festive spirit to the Hall at A Kylie Christmas
- In pictures: Guy Barker's Big Band gets the Royal Albert Hall swinging
- The East India Company, the Royal Albert Hall's tea supplier, reveal two new bespoke blends
- 2016 in review - our seven most read stories of the year
- Behind the Scenes: Meet Paul, from the Hall's Education & Outreach Team
- 2016 in review - a snapshot of our year in pictures