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Battle of the Brass Bands continues tonight

The second episode of the Sky Arts series is being aired tonight, with the spotlight on the 2018 British Open Championship.

Battle
  The second episode of Battle of the Brass Bands takes place this evening.

The second episode of Battle of the Brass Bands will be broadcast this evening (8.00pm) on the Sky Arts channel.

It features Cory, Fairey and Black Dyke bands as they battle to claim the honours at the 2018 British Open Championship held at Symphony Hall in Birmingham.

The series produced by Twofour has already received a great deal of critical acclaim, so don't miss it.

If you do miss the first broadcast at 8.00pm you can watch it again at midnight and again at 10.00pm on Thursday 29th August.

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