Spider Pig on the wing!
Written by Dave Gaylor   
Tuesday, 11 December 2007

spiderpigThose of you in the area of London around Battersea Power Station this lunchtime should look to the beautiful blue skies... aloft between the chimneys is the large, inflatable Spider Pig, recreating the cover of Pink Floyd's 1977 album Animals! Many of you will recall that recent bad weather forced a last minute cancellation of the flight of the character from The Simpson's Movie, but today's clear conditions proved perfect. Our thanks to Jamey Khan for the pcture to the left - click the thumbnail to see it in more detail...

UPDATE: Pictures can be seen at the BBC and Guardian websites, and a great selection can be found at HolyMoly! Video can be seen at ITN's website, and the following official video of the event: