As a reminder, tonight David Gilmour: Wider Horizons airs on the UK's BBC2 TV at 9:45pm. Having seen the entire 72-minute programme at the start of this week, we are sure that you will - like we did - find it a fascinating look at the man and musician, taking in the various elements of his life. There are a lot of archive photographs and footage of David from his early days before Pink Floyd, but more than that, it is a warm and relaxed glimpse into life with his family.
The BBC website describes the documentary as follows: 'After a break of nine years, David Gilmour steps back into the spotlight with a number one album and world tour. This film is an intimate portrait of one of the greatest guitarists and singers of all time, exploring his past and present. With unprecedented access, the film crew have captured and detailed key moments in David Gilmour's personal and professional life that have shaped him both as a person and a musician.'
The show airs tonight (Saturday 14th November), at 9:45pm UK time, on BBC2 and BBC2 HD, which is viewable via digital terrestrial, the various digital platforms including Virgin Media and Sky, and online at the BBC website. It will also be available to watch on demand via the BBC's iPlayer service after it has aired on TV.
To give a flavour of the show, other than our exclusive screenshot here, if you've yet to see it, here's a quick video preview:
David, on guitar and accompanied by Guy Pratt on bass, and by 17-year-old pupil Alex Sansbury on drums, started by performing Wish You Were Here to a thrilled audience, of invited guests, parents and pupils. He then went on to play Rattle That Lock, using the college's chamber choir as backing.
The event was the official opening of the College's brand new music school, designed by world-renowned Eric Parry Architects. Director of music at the college Sandy Chenery told the Argus: "I think everyone felt watching David Gilmour live in such a wonderful setting was a very special moment. It marks the end of a long period of hard work by so many people to create a space that is breathtakingly beautiful."
On the UK's BBC Radio 4 this evening, Front Row includes an interesting chat with Roger Waters. The 8-minute interview, which you can also hear below, includes Roger talking about the impact on his life the loss of his father had, and how this impacted his work - in particular, on The Wall.
In the interview, he also talks about Donald Trump's suggestion of building a wall between the US and Mexico, and discusses his new album and potential arena tour, which centres around the question: "Why are we killing the children?"
BBC Radio 4 can be heard on FM and DAB radio, digital cable, satellite and Freeview, and via the BBC website where they have the excellent "Listen Live" and "Listen Again" facilities, allowing you to hear the broadcasts for up to seven days following transmission.
David Gilmour's third solo album, On An Island - which was released in 2006 - hit the number one spot on the UK album charts, and was certified platinum. At the time it came out, for a limited time you could get your hands on the album on a very nicely put together vinyl package, which included a large poster within its gatefold loveliness.
As is common with many such things, this edition quickly sold out in most places, and if you take a look around now, those offering decent quality examples of the album normally put a price of up to £200 for it.
As we told you last month, on October 9th, a limited edition, 180 gram heavyweight vinyl reissue took place, with copies available to order now through this direct link and from initial comments we've had, it's a reissue that if you've not got the original version, you will definitely want to snap up soon before these all go as well and start commanding high prices too!
With thanks to a few correspondents, such as BD visitor Tim, we now know that the reissue is presented in the same way as the original - i.e. with the gatefold sleeve, and large poster. Most importantly, sonically it is said to be superb, with a depth and quality that shows great care was taken of this heavyweight vinyl presentation of David's third album. Amazon UK will ship the record worldwide and use oversized packaging to hopefully help it arrive at its destination in great shape (of course, as ever dependent on local postal handlers!).
From the BBC website, the show is described as follows: 'After a break of nine years, David Gilmour steps back into the spotlight with a number one album and world tour. This film is an intimate portrait of one of the greatest guitarists and singers of all time, exploring his past and present. With unprecedented access, the film crew have captured and detailed key moments in David Gilmour's personal and professional life that have shaped him both as a person and a musician.'
The show airs on Saturday 14th November, at 9:45pm UK time, on BBC2 and BBC2 HD, which is viewable via digital terrestrial, the various digital platforms including Virgin Media and Sky, and online at the BBC website. It will also be available to watch on demand via the BBC's iPlayer service after it has aired on TV.
To give a flavour of the show, here's a quick preview: