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And you join us at Glyndebourne for Music in the Round.

All this, just for winning a Webby!

Blow when you see the whites of their eyes!

"Wait 'til you see the white's on their thighs."

And if the Marines ever found out who'd nicked their chairs there would be hell to pay!

A unseasonal chill forces the band to adopt the 'Penguin' formation.

Circle the brass, boys, and protect our tom toms!

And now over to the new musical extravaganza "Custer’s last stand!"

The few, the loud, the Marines...

Is that a horn in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?

Roman, couldn't you just have an iPod like everyone else?

The world microchip shortage produces a novel solution to 'Surround Sound'.

Next time we book a proper bandstand

As the soldiers prepared for battle, Richard Sharpe looked on in disbelief. "Great!That means the Grimethorpe Colliery Band has got all our rifles."

You put your left leg in....

Louder, boys! I can still hear the bagpipes from the beer tent.

Do you play the trumpet voluntary? No I was conscripted like everyone else.

Oh no, I think we've been infiltrated by the Germans

"I'm sure I asked for a '99' cornet."

This was the best evidence yet that excessive brass playing casuses ricketts.

That's odd. I thought Wayne and Coleen would have had a disco.

The Satalongo wedding regretted having booked the band online

When I asked for a fanfare, I meant I wanted you to pay for me to see the George Michael concert.

If General Custer says this is going to work, it's good enough for me.

Early attempts at a hovercraft were largely unsuccessful..

Are you sure this is what Wayne wanted for his stag do? Yeah, he said he wanted something big round and brassy.

As the captain gave the order to fire, #12 blow-gunner couldn’t help but feel blow-cannons might not have been such a good idea.

Ridley Scott's remake of Zulu proved bold and brassy

Government archives reveal the real secret of the defence of Rorkes Drift.

the brass limbo squad ended up bemusing everyone

No, I didn’t tell you all to kneel, I was just announcing that Mr. Kinnock was here

Squat attention!

But I asked for band-players, not bandy players

The Eric Kemsley Trio demonstrate the world's first outdoor Hall of Mirrors

No one leaves until we find the bass drum

The band leader's signal to lower the tone was not having the desired effect

And if you all sit down onto each other's knees at the same time...

Why Victoria Beckham can’t just have an ordinary car horn I do not know

And now we'd like to play one of John Philip Sousa's later pieces, The Old Men with Rickets March.

The Millenium Falcon's camouflage had worked a treat

I always found pea shooters juvenile.

In an effort to save money for President Bush's next visit, The Philippines orchestrates its security force, to be conducted by President Bush himself.

The marines take on Chamber (pot) music?

I know I asked you to play a bit lower, but are you trying to be funny?

Jericho creates new defence force

Custers last music stand.

Playing the regimental march may have been a knee-jerk reaction

"On your marks; get set; blow!"

The band decided to propose to the Dagenham Girl Pipers en masse

Taliban are terified as America deploys it's latest weapon in Afghanistan.

No lads, when the conductor said you're a bit flat he meant....

Meteorologists noted the unusual effect that the mini-tornado had on the band..

The band closes ranks after one member mishears a suggestion that they be orchestrated

Big Tribute Bands - 'The 360 Degrees'.

I’m worried about Smithers, he want's to join band of the Grenadier Guards..

The Guinness Book of Records verified the claim for the largest number of musical wedding proposals at the same time

Much like their counterparts on the Titanic had many years before, the band continued to play in dire circumstances, as the quicksand dragged them under.

Famous WWII re-enactments - 'The Battle of The Bugle'.

Finishing touches were being put to the Olympic Synchronised Swing Team.

Music ringing in the ears took on a new meaning.

And when the music stopped, they would discover MSgt Graham had just raised the bar in the musical chairs competition

Well, everyone knows what a daffodil trumpet looks like, so we thought we'd do a trumpet daffodil.

'Round the Horn.

Semper Pi

The Seven Bean and Cabbage Soup of the previous evening nicely masked the non-appearance of the euphonium players.

The band could not think of a caption - but were unable to resist the offer of 'a small quantity of kazoos'.

The Glenn Miller Band? No, this is Trumpton’s Windy Miller Band.

The Salvation Army always upped their game when on tour...

"Full Metal Jacket - the Musical" was somewhat camper than Kubrick's masterpiece.

After the Prawn Vindaloo last night Private Smethurst becomes a martyr to flatulence but his mates cover for him as best they can.

If we ever meet the guy who starched these trousers.....

The band members were all ex-miners at a colliery with very low ceilings

The final test of the Holiday Diarrhoea Patch nears its completion'

The military band had been trained to play even when there were bullets whizzing overhead

They love us everywhere we go. So when in doubt ...

The band were beginning to regret getting Busby Berkeley to do the choreography for their latest outing.

"I'm not sure about these new rifles, Sarge"

"Just wait till they see the new tanks Corporal..."

And remember your pants next time, George. We can’t always cover for you.

The 24-hour brass band marathon brought a new meaning to to "Heavy Metal"

The US team had come up with an interesting way to receive the All-Blacks' Haka.

The American Pie Re-enactment Society were pleased with the show as 'the players tried to take the field'.....

Following the recent defeat at Crewe and Nantwich, Labour tries to hide its loudspeaker van.

The boys agreed that wind power would always be better than a tidal barrage.

The band was playing the duck section from Peter and the Wolf. Unfortunately they misunderstood the musical directions.

There was a short intermission while the band waited for the arrival of the doors for their Portaloos.

Knees bent, arms stretched, Raa raa raa

'Grabbing the Brass Ring' re-imagined for the 21st century.

Their strange gait was due to the size and weight of their genetalia. After several 'self-help' groups, they decided to form a band.

I’m afraid we don’t do ‘sotto voce,’ mate

Bloodied but unbowed, they rallied once again against the frenzied attacks of the string quintet, and vowing, at all costs, to protect the euphoniums.

"Then, when I give the signal, we all jump out of the giant cake."

The pacifist firing squad formed up for their mornings work....

The Marching Spartans fall back and form an impenetrable phalanx after suffering multiple casualties in this year's Battle of the Bands.

Reveille would never be the same after Rumsfeld left

As the finale of 'The Full Monte' reaches its climax, the boys brace themselves for the inevitable stampede.

Corporal Smith was relieved the piece only called for trumpets and euphoniums, he couldn't stand the thought of one of them getting the horn.

You think if we make a big scene like this no one will notice our lack of drums?

I said TUNA, not TUBA! now what are we to serve the guests?

The Roy Castle tribute show was in full swing

The Battle of the Little n' Big Horn