Regrettably, the Storm Thorgerson and Roger Dean event that was to be held in London on October 28th has today been cancelled. This is due to unforseen circumstances, and the organisers apologise for any inconvenience. Naturally, refunds will be available for those who have bought tickets for the evening...

Since our last story about the second staging of Roger Waters' opera 'Ça Ira' in Holland, plans have moved apace as the concert gets nearer. Some of you will recall that in 2008, there was a special performance of Ça Ira with Roger's full blessing. The event took place on Dutch Liberation Day, and was a very special, full-scale staging of the opera in the largest concert hall in Holland, with all proceeds from the event going to the War Child charity.

With the tragic and brutal death last year of the 14-year-old son of André Post, one of the soloists in "Ça Ira for Warchild", the organiser of the original show, Joke Tuinema, decided to bring Ça Ira back to the stage again. This time not for the benefit of War Child, but for the 'Moed' campaign [see www.moed.nl]. Moed means "courage", and the campaign takes a stand against senseless violence against others.

The Dutch press has recently been full of articles and interviews regarding the show - not least as it has been announced that Queen Beatrix, head of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, will be attending the concert! An example article is shown to the right (click the thumbnail to see it in more detail; written in Dutch).

Tickets are naturally selling well for the show, which takes place on November 17th, 2010, at the Nieuwe Luxor Theater in Rotterdam. You can get tickets direct from the venue as well as other normal outlets.

Many more details of the Foundation Ça Ira Moed, and the concert, are on www.CaIraMoed.nl.

Further to our last exclusive story regarding Gerald Scarfe's "The Making of Pink Floyd: The Wall", which is being published in the UK by Weidenfeld & Nicolson (who published Nick Mason's excellent "Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd") on October 21st 2010, we have another nice little exclusive to share with you.

"The Making of Pink Floyd: The Wall" is the authorized, definitive book about the project and includes new commentaries from the surviving members of Pink Floyd: Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason, together with the director of the film, Sir Alan Parker. Roger Waters has written the foreword. The album imagery, stage performances and film were created in close collaboration with Gerald Scarfe, and his massive archive includes original storyboards, animation cells, concept drawings, models and other three-dimensional material together with photographs of the creation and staging of the live performances and the filming of The Wall.

We have great pleasure in bringing you no less than three special video interviews with Gerald Scarfe, which you can view below. You can also see them on our Facebook page and our YouTube Channel...

Recently published in the UK by Carlton Books in hardback is "Passion For Speed: Twenty Four classic cars that shaped a century of motor sport" by Nick Mason and Mark Hales. It is the new, expanded edition of the ground-breaking and critically acclaimed book "Into the Red". Passion For Speed puts you behind the wheel of some of the world's greatest ever sports and racing cars.

In the book, Nick gives his personal view of the history and heritage of each model, with a modest and witty account of the ups and downs of collecting cars. It is a rare and extremely personal insight into the emotion behind the purchase from a man who is uniquely placed to tell the story. Our review will be here shortly...

Online orders for the book can be made through the following special links, giving up to 38% discount off the recommended retail price: Play.com, Amazon UK, Amazon US/International, Amazon Canada, Amazon France, or Amazon Germany, all of which give a small but vital contribution towards BD site costs, without costing you any extra.

Alternatively, if you are able to make it along to one of the following, you can meet Nick and Mark, and get your copy of "Passion For Speed" signed:

• At: Waterstones, Leadenhall Market, London
  On: Wednesday, October 13th from: 12:30-1:30pm
• At: Motor Books, 13/15 Cecil Court London, WC2N 4AN
  On: Thursday, November 25th from: 1.00pm

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE APPEARANCE TIME AT WATERSTONES HAS CHANGED FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED