▁on ▁hol iday ▁does ▁not ▁make ▁great ▁television ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 s ▁British ▁television ▁series ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁British ▁television ▁series ▁deb uts ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁British ▁television ▁series ▁end ings ▁Category : English - language ▁television ▁programs <0x0A> </s> ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Joseph ▁Wood ▁ ▁( 3 ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 9 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁conduct or ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁association ▁with ▁London ' s ▁annual ▁series ▁of ▁prom en ade ▁concert s , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Prom s . ▁ ▁He ▁conducted ▁them ▁for ▁nearly ▁half ▁a ▁century , ▁introdu cing ▁hundreds ▁of ▁new ▁works ▁to ▁British ▁aud ien ces . ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁concert s ▁were ▁officially ▁renamed ▁in ▁his ▁honour ▁as ▁the ▁" Hen ry ▁Wood ▁Prom en ade ▁Con cert s ", ▁although ▁they ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁generally ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" the ▁Prom s ". ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁mod est ▁circumstances ▁to ▁parents ▁who ▁encourag ed ▁his ▁musical ▁talent , ▁Wood ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁organ ist . ▁During ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music , ▁he ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁voice ▁teacher ▁Manuel ▁Gar cia ▁and ▁became ▁his ▁accompan ist . ▁After ▁similar ▁work ▁for ▁Richard ▁D ' O y ly ▁Car te ' s ▁opera ▁companies ▁on ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Arthur ▁S ull ivan ▁and ▁others , ▁Wood ▁became