The Proms at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport suggested "that the Proms was one of several big cultural events that many people did not feel comfortable attending" and advocated an increase in multicultural works and an effort to broaden the audience. Her comments received wide criticism in the musical world and media as being a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of the Proms, with Gordon Brown even distancing himself from her remarks. In the 2009 season, which ran from 17 July to 12 September 2009, the total number of concerts reached 100 for the first time. The principal anniversary composers
In the Forests of the Night her Light Line magic out of anger, she set Mayhem a-blaze, as fire is the specialty of those in the Light Line. Lila Light, although unknown to Risika that Charcoal is her mother, currently resides in New Mayhem. Awater-Rhodes released the sequel to "In the Forests of the Night" in 2000 entitled, "Demon in My View", which takes place three years after the events of "In the Forests of the Night". "In the Forests of the Night" is also mentioned in "Demon in My View" under the fictional title, "Tiger, Tiger". Risika does not make an appearance in the novel