Many of you will recall Phil Manzanera's excellent, twelve-part "A is for Axe" series which was broadcast on Planet Rock radio from the start of August, 2007. The show celebrated the world's best guitarists past and present, and was essential listening.

Well, some good news! Phil returns to Planet Rock on Sunday (September 7th) for the first show in his new series, "6 Strings & A Plank Of Wood". With a focus on the art of the guitar and its role within various genres of rock music, Phil speaks to the pioneers and the purveyors of the instrument, and looks at their styles, their influences and their role in making the guitar such a popular instrument.

With analysis of the worlds of the blues, prog, art rock, and psychedelia, we'd be surprised if he didn't cover things close to the hearts of visitors to this site! The first show airs at 7pm this Sunday, and is repeated at 7pm next Friday.

For more details, visit www.PlanetRock.com. The radio station is broadcast in the UK on DAB Digital Radio, Sky Channel 0110 and Virgin Media cable 924. They have a live stream on the internet, allowing listeners worldwide to tune in.

Starting tonight on Belgium television is a re-run of the excellent, twelve-part first series of Live From Abbey Road. An excellent showcase, focusing on the music, and the musicians, it had some of the best present-day musicians treading the boards in the hallowed London recording studio - including, of course, David Gilmour and his band.

Airing at 11:20pm (Dutch time) on Canvas Television, they are curiously kicking off things with the 11th show of the series (featuring Paul Simon, Corinne Bailey Rae and Primal Scream) which is followed next Thursday by the 10th show of the series. As a reminder, the show which featured David Gilmour was the 5th, and at the moment it is anyone's guess as to which week Canvas will be showing it, so keep an eye on local listings! If you can't wait, a 2-disc DVD was released in October 2007 with highlights of the series (more details here). Our thanks to Henk Deen for the info.

With The City Wakes, the Syd Barrett tribute event, taking part over 11 days next month in Cambridge, there's a couple of video previews of the guided tours which will be running throughout which you can view online now. First, a four-minute feature on the area's local TV news, which can be viewed online at www.itvlocal.com/anglia. There is also an article on the tours, accompanied by a short video interview with David Gale (who was a friend of Syd's), on the Cambridge Evening News website.

With the build of activity in the run-up to the release of David Gilmour's Live In Gdansk, we've got a couple more dates for your diaries in case you weren't already aware of them...

First, there will be a live "Echoes" exclusive and interview with David on the always entertaining Radcliffe & Maconie show, which airs between 8pm and 10pm weekdays on the UK's BBC Radio 2; it is their Wednesday, September 24th show that has David guesting. You can tune in to BBC Radio 2 on 88-91 FM analogue, DAB Digital Radio, Freeview, Virgin Media cable/Sky satellite, or online at www.BBC.co.uk/Radio2. The show will also be available on the BBC iPlayer service (at the BBC website and on Virgin Media) for seven days following broadcast.

UPDATE, Sept 21st: This interview has been cancelled.

Two days later, on Friday, September 26th, David is interviewed on UK digital radio station Planet Rock. We'll update this story when the exact time has been confirmed but we suspect that David's interview will either be in the 6pm "Feature" slot, or the 7pm-11pm Nicky Horne show. You can tune in to Planet Rock on DAB Digital Radio, Virgin Media cable/Sky satellite, or online worldwide at www.PlanetRock.co.uk. They also have a "Listen Again" on-demand service, allowing you to listen to the show for seven days following broadcast.

UPDATE, Sept 22nd: The interview is still going ahead but is now at 5pm on Sunday, September 28th.