The Proms September 2011, a Prom given by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra was severely affected by interruptions from pro-Palestinian protesters. While the Palestine Solidarity Campaign had urged a boycott, they denied being behind the disruption inside the Royal Albert Hall. For the first time ever, the BBC took a Prom concert off the air. Successive Controllers of The Proms after Glock have been Robert Ponsonby (1973–1985), John Drummond (1986–1995), Nicholas Kenyon (1996–2007), and Roger Wright (2007–2014). Edward Blakeman, editor of BBC Radio 3, became interim Proms Director upon Wright's departure in July 2014. In May 2015, the BBC announced the appointment of
The Last Night of a Jockey The Last Night of a Jockey "The Last Night of a Jockey" is an episode of the American television anthology series "The Twilight Zone". In this episode, a diminutive jockey's wish to be tall is granted. The only actor in this entire episode is Mickey Rooney. Rod Serling wrote this episode specifically for Rooney. A jockey named Grady is lying alone in his room after being banned from horse racing for life for fixing races by horse doping. He drinks in his depression, and rues his five foot height, which horse riding had served to compensate for. He then hears