▁at ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Hall ▁was ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁hall ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁bomb s . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁immediately ▁agreed ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁season ▁of ▁Prom s ▁should ▁be ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Albert ▁Hall . ▁It ▁was ▁twice ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Hall , ▁with ▁poor ▁ac oust ics , ▁but ▁a ▁six - week ▁series ▁was ▁jud ged ▁a ▁success , ▁and ▁the ▁Albert ▁Hall ▁remained ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Prom s . ▁Wood , ▁aged ▁sevent y - two , ▁was ▁persu aded ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁associate ▁conduct or ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁him ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁bur den . ▁Bas il ▁Camer on ▁under to ok ▁the ▁task ▁and ▁remained ▁a ▁Prom ▁conduct or ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁aged ▁eight y , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁The ▁BBC ▁brought ▁its ▁sym phony ▁or chestra ▁back ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁res umed ▁its ▁backing ▁of ▁the ▁Prom s ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ; ▁Bou lt ▁joined ▁Camer on ▁as ▁Wood ' s ▁associate ▁conduct or ▁during ▁that ▁season . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Wood ' s ▁health ▁d eter ior ated , ▁and ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁that ▁year ' s ▁season , ▁he ▁col lapsed ▁and ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁month ▁in ▁bed . ▁Despite ▁w art ime ▁vic iss itudes , ▁the