With apologies for the very short notice; David Gilmour will be appearing on this morning's Andrew Marr Show on BBC1 TV in the UK, starting at 9am. The show is hosted by Marr, former BBC Political Editor, who interviews key newsmakers and analyses current word affairs. The show includes a review of the Sunday newspapers, news and weather.

David will be appearing alongside UK politicians Theresa May and Nigel Farage. If you miss the show, it should be available to view on demand through the BBC iPlayer service, or via The Andrew Marr Show page. Thanks to David Haddock for tipping us off about this show!

Happy Hallowe'en! Regulars to Brain Damage over the years will know that our friend Joe Ringus is a hugely talented pumpkin artist, and each year crafts a Pink Floyd themed pumpkin for Hallowe'en (which is celebrated by many, principally this evening, but in a number of places it covers a number of days).

Those regulars will no doubt be as keen as we have been to see if Joe would be continuing the tradition this year, and if so, what design would be picked. The great news is that Joe has been hard at work yet again, and has done a phenomenal job once again! We're delighted to share his incredible carving with you.

Joe said: "You'll recognize this as one of Gerald Scarfe's animations from The Wall - specifically from "What Shall We do Now?" where this is essentially the "pink" doll crawling out of his skin. Which coincidentally translates quite well to the surface of the orange squash. Happy Hallowe'en!"

Thanks Joe - we think you've done another excellent job! It's a great tradition and we know many of our visitors love to see them. If there are any other pumpkin artists out there who have created Floyd designs, we'd love to see them. In the meantime, click the thumbnail to the left to see Joe's hard, and careful, work in more detail.

Here's some news in particular for our German readership - the new issue of the country's Classic Rock Magazine (cover date November 2015, issue 45) offers some extensive coverage which may be of interest to many of you.

In their cover-featured "50 Years Of Pink Floyd - The Ultimate History On 20 Pages", they take a close look at those five decades, the work and efforts of the band and of course their art. The magazine is now available in German stores and news outlets, or it can be purchased online (shipping to many countries) through this link to their store.

For more information on the magazine, and some of their other features, visit ClassicRock.net. Our thanks to Michael Nickel for letting us know about this.

Announced late yesterday (to a very vocal reaction) was the Super Deluxe Edition of Roger Waters The Wall, which we know a number of you have been holding back on ordering the regular editions, to see what this special edition consists of, and costs, to see if this set would be your preferred purchase.

Without further ado, here are the details of the contents, which are housed in a custom package with hand-applied graphics, and is a limited edition:

• 4 discs of 180 gram audiophile vinyl in red, white, clear and black, with a unique engraving
• Only available in this package, the brand new score by Roger Waters, and the full live soundtrack
• 170 page full colour hard cover book showcasing live and behind the scenes images from the 2010-2013 tour and the film
• 2 CDs containing the full live soundtrack
• 3 Blu-ray discs containing the full feature length film and bonus features: The Simple Facts - A Conversation with Nick Mason and Roger Waters / A new documentary about the making of the tour / Buenos Aires Time Lapse / Athens Time Lapse / A Visit to Frank Thompson / Facebook Films (36 mini episodes) / Comfortably Numb Live at The O2 with special appearance by David Gilmour / Outside The Wall Live at The O2 with special appearance by David Gilmour and Nick Mason
• Download code for digital versions of all music included in the package

Once ordered, customers will receive a hard cover "Save the Date" folio that contains two art prints, which will be shipped in November. The boxes themselves will ship in "early 2016", and they note that the artwork is subject to change. To answer a few similar questions we've had, the box set will ONLY be available from RogerWaters.com/SDE.

Since the announcement, Facebook (in particular, Roger's own Facebook page) has been full of fans' reactions to the set - as has our inbox, which has had a pummelling on the subject. The box set has been fixed at a price of $500 plus shipping and tax (and for many, the package will be subject to import duty and handling fees from their local postal delivery agents) which for some will increase the overall amount by around $200 or so.

We are hoping that some of the exclusive elements within the set (the tour documentary, the Q&A between Nick and Roger, and the book) get a separate release in time, and will suggest this to Roger's team for consideration; in the meantime, we suspect that many people will now push ahead with their pre-orders for the already announced standard editions. Orders for these can be placed through these direct links:

For the audio side of things, below are the links to the physical product. If you prefer things digital, pre-orders can now be placed via this iTunes direct link.