Our very best wishes, and many happy returns, to David Gilmour today, who will be enjoying his 68th birthday in the spring sunshine!

Born and raised in Cambridge, David became involved with various bands in the area, principally Jokers Wild who were a popular draw when they played, before joining Pink Floyd in 1968. More recent years have seen David concentrating on his solo career, and helping out chums on their musical projects on an ad hoc basis - such as appearing on stage with Phil Manzanera at the legendary Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, with Amadou & Mariam at the Crisis "hidden" charity show, with Jeff Beck at the Royal Albert Hall, and most recently - just after his birthday two years ago - the Douglas Adams 60th Birthday concert at London's Hammersmith Apollo.

With it being now exactly eight years to the day since the release of his last solo album, On An Island, with his previous album About Face reaching its (quite astonishing) 30th anniversary yesterday, many people's thoughts are on whether we might see a follow up to that. From comments made by various people, such as Graham Nash, it is clear that work is ongoing on new material, so I guess we'll all need to remain patient. In the meantime, of course, we wish David a very happy day!

Much respected North American syndicated radio show In The Studio interviews David Gilmour and Nick Mason for their latest episode, a look at Pink Floyd on the 20th anniversary of their final album The Division Bell.

In the discussion with In The Studio host Redbeard, Nick Mason acknowledges the division of opinion amongst Floyd fans on the post-Roger Waters material. "There will always be people who feel Pink Floyd ended when Roger left, just as there are people who feel Pink Floyd ended when Syd Barrett left (after the first album). You can't change that, and for them that is the case. As much as I would like to convince them otherwise, I understand that is the case."

This program includes Redbeard's interview with the late Richard Wright as well as touching tributes from David Gilmour and Nick Mason. The show (without the music from the album which you'll hear in the radio broadcast) is available now to stream worldwide at www.inthestudio.net.

Our friends in Italy, no doubt excited by the prospects of The Pink Floyd Exhibition - Their Mortal Remains in Milan, from September 19th, have another, much sooner opportunity to dive into the world of the Floyd next month with a special two-day event organised by Floyd specialists The Lunatics.

At the end of March, on the 29th and 30th, the Hotel Atlantic Borgaro in the town of Borgaro Torinese, near Turin, hosts Pink Floyd Storie e Segreti in Mostra, an exhibition of rarities and collectables in the presence of film director Adrian Maben, best known by Floyd fans for Live At Pompeii.

The exhibition, which opens at 3pm on Saturday 29th March, will feature hundreds of original historical documents relating to the band. These will range from the hardest to find posters to vintage handbills, from the tour programs to the most amazing memorabilia, and a selection of the rarest records from the private collection of the Lunatics, five of the biggest Floyd historians and collectors in Italy. That evening, Turin tribute band Time Machine will perform a three-hour show.

On Sunday, 30th March, at 3pm, Adrian Maben will be the special guest, interviewed by Riccardo Bertoncelli, alongside projections and open discussion to relive the history, trivia and a look behind the scenes of Pompeii. There will also be the opportunity for audience members to ask questions too. More details can be found at storieesegretiinmostra.it.

Details have just been announced for The Pink Floyd Exhibition - Their Mortal Remains, which opens in Italy on September 19th, 2014. With Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason all involved, along with Aubrey 'Po' Powell from the Hipgnosis team, and the exhibition being designed by none other than Stufish, the world's most respected stage and entertainment designers, it all sounds rather wonderful. Without further ado, here's what the announcement has revealed.

Fran Tomasi, Pink Floyd's Italian promoter, has announced plans for The Pink Floyd Exhibition – Their Mortal Remains which will open in Milan's La Fabbrica Del Vapore on September 19th 2014. This vast and innovative exhibition will take the visitor on a surreal, multi-sensory journey through Pink Floyd's extraordinary worlds, chronicling the music and art of Pink Floyd, from their debut album The Piper At The Gates of Dawn to the present. The Pink Floyd Exhibition is a major international retrospective of one of the world's most pioneering and influential bands and the active involvement and collaboration of the three band members in all planning aspects has been crucial to the execution of it. Tickets for the four week residency in Milan will be priced at 15 euros, and are on sale this Thursday, February 27th, via www.pinkfloydexhibition.com.

Po, who with his late partner Storm Thorgerson, designed many of the Floyd's revolutionary album art, is the exhibition's curator and creative director, Paula Stainton is the co-creative director. Powell has worked in close consultation with Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason on the content of the exhibition, which will feature over 300 artefacts from the band's four decades. The Pink Floyd Exhibition - Their Mortal Remains is being designed by Stufish, the world's most successful entertainment architects, and longtime stage designers for Pink Floyd. Stufish is the company founded by Mark Fisher who died in 2013.