Those of you in the UK and Ireland (and selected locations elsewhere who might have reception) have got their Saturday evening (November 21st) viewing sorted! Despite the selections in question being freshly released, the British free-to-air television channel Sky Arts (on Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media and other providers) are treating their viewers to a couple of crackers, perfect for those who haven’t yet bought either to check them out – try before you buy, to a degree. First, at 8pm, is the Restored. Re-Edited. Remixed version of Delicate Sound of Thunder. Running on Sky Arts for two hours, this is the stunning new version which came out in the Later Years box set, and on Friday, November 20th (the day before Sky’s broadcast), a standalone release on Blu-ray, DVD, 2CD, 3LP and deluxe 4-disc box (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/latest/pink-floyds-delicate-sound-of-thunder-unboxing-video.html). For those who are yet to see just how different, and improved, the new version is, prepare to be amazed! Following on from Delicate Sound, at 10pm, is the recently released Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets: Live At The Roundhouse, which is available now on Blu-ray, DVD/2CD, and 2LP (https://www.brain-damage.co.uk/latest/nick-masons-saucerful-of-secrets-live-at-the-roundhouse-2lp-2cd-dvd-blu-ray-ci-2.html), and is (in our view) an essential purchase. The running time on Sky Arts for this is two hours and twenty minutes, but as with Delicate Sound, we don’t know if they will be interrupting proceedings to screen adverts at strategic points during the broadcast…
