February 7, 1978
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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
February 7, 1978
Season 2
8 episodes
April 8, 1980
Season 3
8 episodes
April 13, 1982
Humphrey Burton, Walter Todds, Roy Tipping
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Season 4
9 episodes
April 12, 1984
Season 5
9 episodes
April 14, 1986
Season 6
11 episodes
April 18, 1988
Season 7
14 episodes
February 19, 1990
Season 8
16 episodes
February 15, 1992
Season 9
17 episodes
February 28, 1994
Season 10
7 episodes
March 24, 1996
Season 11
7 episodes
March 20, 1998
Season 12
6 episodes
May 22, 2000
Season 13
7 episodes
May 19, 2002
Season 14
7 episodes
April 26, 2004
Season 15
6 episodes
May 13, 2006
Season 16
8 episodes
May 4, 2008
Season 17
7 episodes
April 16, 2010
Season 18
6 episodes
April 14, 2012
Season 19
8 episodes
April 18, 2014
Season 20
8 episodes
April 8, 2016
Season 21
8 episodes
April 3, 2018
Season 22
8 episodes
May 4, 2020
Series 23
6 episodes
October 2, 2022
Series 24
7 episodes
September 15, 2024
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