BBC Young Musician
BBC Young Musician (Young Musician of the Year) first appeared on our TV screens in 1978. The brainchild of BBC producers Humphrey Burton, Walter Todds and Roy Tipping, the biennial competition has developed an enviable reputation for finding superstar musicians including Nicola Benedetti, Mark Simpson and Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
Season 1
15 episodes
Premiered Feb 7, 1978
Season 2
8 episodes
Premiered Apr 8, 1980
Season 3
8 episodes
Premiered Apr 13, 1982
Season 4
9 episodes
Premiered Apr 12, 1984
Season 5
9 episodes
Premiered Apr 14, 1986
Season 6
11 episodes
Premiered Apr 18, 1988
Season 7
14 episodes
Premiered Feb 19, 1990
Season 8
16 episodes
Premiered Feb 15, 1992
Season 9
17 episodes
Premiered Feb 28, 1994
Season 10
7 episodes
Premiered Mar 24, 1996
Season 11
7 episodes
Premiered Mar 20, 1998
Season 12
6 episodes
Premiered May 22, 2000
Season 13
7 episodes
Premiered May 19, 2002
Season 14
7 episodes
Premiered Apr 26, 2004
Season 15
6 episodes
Premiered May 13, 2006
Season 16
8 episodes
Premiered May 4, 2008
Season 17
7 episodes
Premiered Apr 16, 2010
Season 18
6 episodes
Premiered Apr 14, 2012
Season 19
8 episodes
Premiered Apr 18, 2014
Season 20
8 episodes
Premiered Apr 8, 2016
Season 21
8 episodes
Premiered Apr 3, 2018
Season 22
8 episodes
Premiered May 4, 2020
Series 23
6 episodes
Premiered Oct 2, 2022
Series 24
7 episodes
Premiered Sep 15, 2024
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