We have received many enquiries since the excellent Pink Floyd And Syd Barrett Story DVD was released in Europe and Australia, asking when it might appear in other regions.

We now understand that plans are at an advanced stage to release this excellent documentary in the US, Canada, Japan, Brazil and Israel, hopefully before the end of the year. The release should be the same as the European/Australian versions - although the Australian version does feature longer interviews in the extras. It is therefore hoped that this will be the version our worldwide friends will get.

Those in the US will have seen an edited version of the documentary on music TV station, VH1, but as yet have not seen the whole thing. Thankfully, not long to wait now hopefully...

The latest edition of the UK's Q magazine (cover date: July 2004) features their "50 best British albums ever" chart. Only one Pink Floyd album makes the top 50, and, unsurprisingly, it is Dark Side of the Moon, which hit number 14. Describing the album as "[Pink Floyd's] hifi-expanding amble through the national psyche", they talk of Roger Waters, who "penned elegantly neurotic lyrics about class, materialism and madness, while the band pared down its prog to manageable four minute tunes." They also comment that it was "America that really sat up and took notice, particularly of the anti-materialist Money, which, ironically, made Pink Floyd vulgarly rich".

The BBC have three different shows coming soon on their radio stations, which feature varying degrees of Pink Floyd involvement. Here are the dates for your diaries:

Etienne Roda-Gil, renowned French lyricist, who wrote the libretto for Roger Waters forthcoming opera, Ca Ira, sadly passed away in Paris, France, aged 62, last weekend following a stroke.