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Airdate: Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2015

All the pomp, ceremony and bagpipes of Scotland's fair lads & lassies screens on ABC.

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Usually the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo screens around New Year’s, but the 2015 event will be shown tomorrow night on ABC. The event takes place in August each year in front of Edinburgh Castle.

In 2014 ABC moved it to September with a New Year’s rerun, meaning this is likely to get another repeat.

From the unique setting of the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, the 2015 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, with the Massed Bands of the RAF and the Queen’s Colour Squadron taking centre stage.

East meets West at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, with the east represented by a Bollywood dance extravaganza, the Military Band of the People’s Liberation Army of China, and the Changxing Lotus Dragon Dance Folklore Group.

From the West, the UK home team is joined by the Citadel Regimental Band and Pipes from Charleston in South Carolina and the United States Air Force Honor Guard, based in Washington DC.

Other highlights include a spectacular display from the Tattoo Highland dancers; precision percussion from Basel’s Top Secret Drum Corps; and the unforgettable sight and sound of the Massed Pipes and Drums.

The programme is narrated by Bill Paterson.

8:30pm Saturday on ABC.

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