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Prime time Battle of the Bands on BBC1

Prime time Bank Holiday television viewing on BBC1 on Monday will be the battle for the 2019 Welsh Regional title featuring Cory and Tredegar Bands...

Battle of the Bands
  The Battle of the Bands is part of the BBC 'Our Lives' series

Brass bands will be holding centre stage on national television on Bank Holiday Monday (27th May) when a BCC Wales commissioned broadcast called 'Battle of the Bands' will be aired on BBC1 at 7.30pm.

Part of the 'Our Lives' series, it follows Welsh heavyweights Cory and Tredegar as they prepare for their appearance at the recent 2019 Welsh Regional Championships in Wrexham.

Conductors, players and supporters are featured and interviewed as well as action from the competition itself.

Trailer

A trailer has already been aired, which can be seen at:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p079wzy6?fbclid=IwAR1u3TAJHLk5iC-sbowtnCJsE-Va1oCSeYmSyna5j_u_ZDKLvXROsPikJpc

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