Visitors may be aware of the charity Teenage Cancer Trust in which David Gilmour played a fundraising concert at The Royal Albert Hall early on in 2016, This time however it is Nick Mason that is providing his support in a way that you too can also help.

Teenage Cancer Trust makes sure the seven young people aged 13 to 24 diagnosed with cancer every day don’t face it alone. They help young people and their families deal with the many ways cancer affects your body, mind and life. They work in partnership with the NHS, providing expert staff and specialist units in Principal Treatment Centres for cancer and bring young people together so they can support each other.

On January 22nd, 2018, the British Film Institute (BFI) are releasing When The Wind Blows on Blu-ray/DVD in a Dual Format Edition, packed with special features including interviews, a making-of documentary and the public information film Protect and Survive (1975).

The Film is about Jim and Hilda Bloggs (Sir John Mills and Dame Peggy Ashcroft) who are a middle-aged couple, who believe that the British government is in control as they prepare for Nuclear War. When the countdown begins they roll up their shirtsleeves and follow government guidelines that were actually distributed to households around Britain in the 1970s. They paint their windows white, build a fortress of doors and pillows, take the washing in and put away two packets of ginger nuts, one tin of pineapple chunks and a good supply of tea.

This cautionary tale is both humorous and macabre in its consideration of one of the most horrific possibilities of modern life. When the Wind Blows is a story about love, tenderness, humanity and hope. Adapted by Raymond Briggs (The Snowman) from his best-selling book, When the Wind Blows features an original soundtrack by Roger Waters, and title song by David Bowie.

15 tracks are written by Waters and for this first time included in the Blu-ray/DVD  features an ‘isolated music and effects track’ which means we should be able to hear the songs in stunning clear quality.

Blu-ray Special features

• Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition
• Audio commentary with first assistant editor Joe Fordham and film historian Nick Redman
• Jimmy Murakami: Non Alien (2010, 77 mins): feature-length documentary about the film’s director
• Interview with Raymond Briggs (2005, 14 mins): writer Raymond Briggs discusses When the Wind Blows and other works
• The Wind and the Bomb (1986, 25 mins): the making-of When the Wind Blows featuring interviews with producer John Coates, director Jimmy T Murakami and writer Raymond Briggs
• Protect and Survive (1975, 50 mins): public information film about how to survive in the event of a nuclear attack
• Isolated music and effects track
• Illustrated booklet with new introduction by Raymond Briggs, an essay by executive producer Iain Harvey, writing by Jez Stewart, Claire Kitson and Bella Todd, and full film credits

Almost a year since his last release, Acclaimed British guitarist Snowy White presents his new studio album !!

For his previous album, Released , Snowy spent two years working mainly on his own in his home studio; this time around however, he recorded the bulk of the tracks with his tried and trusted pals Kuma Harada (bass), Max Middleton (keys), Juan van Emmerloot, Richard Bailey (both drums) and Walter Latupeirissa (bass).

In Snowy’s own words: “When I play music with friends that I respect and admire, both as players and as people, either doing live shows or in a recording environment, I feel that I’m exactly where I want to be. I feel at home. It’s been a year or two since I last got together with the musicians who appear on this new album, called, for obvious reasons,’Reunited’. We had a great time working together again and I’m very happy with the way they interpreted my ideas, helping me evolve the songs from the simple outlines that I took into the studio into complete pieces of music. So I would like to thank my friends Kuma, Max, Walter, Juan and Richard for adding their good vibes to the sessions. I feel very honoured that my music was transformed and improved by these fine musicians, and I consider myself very lucky to have had the opportunity to work with them once again. Because of them, recording ‘Reunited’ was a lot of fun and has created yet another store of good memories, and, for me, that’s what it’s all about.”

Music and musicians evolve and change over time, so this album is just snapshot of how it was at that moment in Snowy’s career. Tracks like ‘Have I Got Blues For You‘, ‘Headful Of Blues‘ and ‘Emptyhanded‘ cover the bluesier side of things, whereas ‘Where Will You Belong‘ and ‘In California‘ are more reflective. ‘Nuff Said‘ and ‘I Know Our Time Ain’t Long‘ are examples of the more up-tempo and rockier Snowy White. There’s something for everybody, from the weird ‘Long Time No C‘ to the tight latin groove of ‘Heard It All Before‘. Whatever the tempo and the groove, Snowy’s distinctive soulful guitar runs like a golden thread throughout the album, connecting all together and making for a satisfying and very listenable offering.

The album is available to purchase online by clicking here