Battle of the Bagpipes: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Battle of the Bagpipes will lift the lid on piping traditions, culture, and its star players as they all compete for the ultimate piping prize. Following military and civilian pipe bands all striving to be the best of the best, this new series proves that piping is not for the faint-hearted.

Viewers will uncover the fiercely competitive audition process for the Lone Piper at the Royal Military Tattoo and follow new recruits taking part in their first piping competition in the hope to be selected for a once-in-a-lifetime piping opportunity to perform for the King. Meanwhile, long-time rival pipe bands go head-to-head at the fiercest competition in the piping world: Glasgow's World Pipe Band Championships.

Series details

• Title: Battle of the Bagpipes
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 2024-07-03
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky Arts
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 70840
• TVDB ID: 450316

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-07-03; final listed air date 2024-07-17; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Battle of the Bagpipes on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.