The much-anticipated 4 DVD release of the Live 8 concerts was fully announced today, giving full detail of the tracklisting and extra features, and additional international single discs, concentrating on individual shows, were also announced.

There is fantastic news for Pink Floyd fans, as the headline-making reunion with Roger Waters is included in full on the main set.

What makes the release particularly important (apart from the proceeds going to charity), and interesting, is that they are also including footage of the Floyd's rehearsals for the concert!

As mentioned previously, the much anticipated DVD release of Raymond Briggs' cartoon, When The Wind Blows, finally gets its release in the UK and Europe on September 26th.

The movie, released in 1986, is a chilling tale, given extra momentum with a wonderful, atmospheric soundtrack by Roger Waters.

Today marks the 62nd birthday of Roger Waters - many happy returns, Roger! He was born in 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey, where he lived until the age of two, when his family moved to Cambridge.

Roger is currently busying himself with the run-up to the release of his opera Ca Ira, and, as a reminder, tickets for the performance at the Auditorium Parco Della Musica in Rome, on November 17th, went on sale yesterday morning.

Ticket prices range from €120, for stalls seats, down to €40, for gallery seats. The show itself starts at 9pm. Tickets can be ordered via the Auditorium.com website, by telephone (most operators speak English as well as Italian), along with other normal ticket agents for the venue.

The October 2005 issue of the UK's Word Magazine, published this coming Thursday, is a treat for Roger Waters fans.

From the striking cover shot of Roger, to the in-depth interview with him that covers six pages, the conversation covers his forthcoming opera, Ca Ira, the Live 8 reunion, and his feelings about David and Nick's decision to continue the band without him.