An update has been posted this afternoon on the Pink Floyd Facebook page, concerning the airing of the Pink Floyd themed episode of US televison drama, 'Cold Case'.

The US debut screening of the episode in question - 'Flashover' (specifically season 7, episode 17) - will now be on March 21st at 10pm EST (Eastern Standard Time) on the CBS Network. The series runs on Sky 3 in the UK, and in a number of other countries, including the Netherlands, Argentina, Chile, Hungary and Spain, but we have no information yet on specific dates, times, or networks. Please check your local TV listings for airing details.

There's a couple of UK music-related magazines that may be of interest to Pink Floyd fans at the moment, both with a March 2010 cover date.

The first, in Record Collector, has a feature looking at the background to the discovery (and recovery) of the flawed but beautiful footage of Pink Floyd making their debut on the BBC's Top Of The Pops. Their performance of "See Emily Play" was aired twice at the British Film Institute at the start of January to a rapt audience, the first time it'd been seen by the public in over 42 years! The article looks at the painstaking work it took to get from disintegrating tape, onto the big screen.

The other publication of interest is the equally respected magazine The Word. In a somewhat prescient article, David Hepworth takes a detailed look at the decline of the recording studio, which "are closing every week. Abbey Road, the most famous of all, may be next". Of course, events this week have shown that Abbey Road has been saved, but the fate of many others isn't so certain. It's a fascinating article, and of particular interest to Pink Floyd fans is a (previously unpublished?) picture of the band during the 1975 WYWH sessions, sitting behind an Abbey Road mixing desk.

Both magazines are available now in the UK, and in selected countries worldwide as an import.

Just announced is "Live At Knebworth", a 2CD package marking the 20th anniversary of the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy benefit concert, which featured a stellar line-up including Genesis, Robert Plant, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Paul McCartney, and, topping the bill, Pink Floyd. The artists were all recipients of the charity's Silver Clef Award for an outstanding contribution to the British Music Industry.

As with the original concert, and subsequent album and video releases, funds from this reissue will again benefit Nordoff-Robbins, along with the Brit School of Performing Arts (joint beneficiaries of the original show).

The album will be available from March 22nd in the UK/Europe, and March 23rd in the US. You can pre-order it now through these special links: Amazon UK, Amazon US/International, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, or Amazon France. Incidentally, our European friends may choose to order from Amazon Germany as they are selling it currently for around half the price of Amazon France!

Posted this afternoon by the Pink Floyd Facebook account is some news of an upcoming television show that might be of interest.

They note: "US TV crime series Cold Case occasionally creates themed episodes featuring songs from one artist and in March it will be Pink Floyd's turn. Broadcast in the US at 9PM on Sunday March 14th, the episode will include extracts of seven songs: Comfortably Numb, Hey You, Mother, Marooned, Wish You Were Here, Time and The Thin Ice. Please check local listings for broadcasts outside of US."

Songs played in each episode generally come from the year the crime took place, with some notable exceptions where the soundtrack features a particular artist or theme instead of a year - as with the upcoming Pink Floyd episode. Other single artist shows have focused on the music of Frank Sinatra, Nirvana, U2, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen.

The show is aired in the US on CBS, and in selected countries (including the UK, the Netherlands, Argentina, Chile, Hungary and Spain). Our thanks to Bill Haun and James for the info.