we're celebrating 50 years of pink floyd. they're one of the most influential bands in rock history. take a listen. ♪ >> the psychedelic music first made pink floyd famous but the british art rockers were also innovative visually. now a pink floyd retrospective has opened its doors at the albert museum. military visitors on an audiovisual journey from the -- through the group posterior. >> the show aims to let visitors experience the band's history and all of its aspects. we asked pink floyd cofounder and drummer nick mason why the time was right for this somewhat different pink floyd show. >> it seems like a good moment. the truth of the matter is we are not all here forever. it is so important to do it while people are still around. >> the debut album came out 50 years ago and the summer of love in 1967. the singer and guitarist syd barrett was initially be creative driving force. he was replaced by david gilmour. >> pink floyd went on to become a rock superstar with albums the dark side of the moon and the wall. in the lat

pink floyd turns 50.he anthem and loads of rock 'n roll memorabilia are at the heart of a special exhibition on the band in london. ♪ brent: i am brent golf, it is good to have you with us. new hope for somalia, the government struck a agreement with the international community to bring stability to the country. it will focus on training and building a national army to fight against our shabbat militants. -- al shebab militants. the secretary-general has high hopes that the decisions made in london will have a real and lasting impact. >> this conference was an unmitigated success. an opportunity to defeat terrorism and to establish peace. an opportunity to allow for the buildup of national somali institutions and lay the foundations of a normal economic and social development process. these opportunities are possible because we have in somalia a government that has a strategy that makes sense and deserves the support of the international community. brent: that was you and secretary-general antonio guterre

how pink floyd's covers and props are found in display in london. ♪ welcome to our viewers on publicision and around the globe. it is the story that refuses to die. today it became even more compensated as president trump took to the airwaves with his version of events at odds with , what has been coming out of the white house in the past few comey's fateat mr. was sealed. >> this presidential handshake not an act of friendship, but the beginning of an end for the fbi director. pres. trump: he is a showboat, he is a grandstander. this was the directly from the president. pres. trump: i was going to fire comey, my decision. >> you had made the decision already? pres. trump: i was going to fire comey. >> yesterday, the white house claims that james comey had no support in the fbi. >> the rank and file had lost confidence in their director. director says acting today sitting in for his boss at the senate intelligence committee. "i hold james comey in the highest regard, he has considerable abilities and integrity. i can tell you also that director comey enjoyed broad support within the

and then along came pink floyd.laborate stage designs, the giant inflatable pig, the album covers. the visuals were vital for a band that was increasingly becoming almost anonymous. i do remember that when we went on the road there was a big resistance to publicity and to... i think we were a bit po—faced and snotty. it is in many ways a record of an era that has now passed. when albums ruled and no one was counting the cost of rock excess. david sillito, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here is evan with details. tonight, a draft of the labour ma nifesto tonight, a draft of the labour manifesto has leaked, we will have an extended peep at what is in it. join me on bbc two. on hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines tonight. arsenal keep alive their hopes of a top four finish in the premier league as goals from sanchez and giroud give them a win at southampton. an isco away goal helps real resist atletico‘s fightback as the holders reach the champions league final. have england dr

it's 50 years since pink floyd released their debut album.weekend to celebrate the rock band. it features memorabilia including instruments, musical scores and album covers. our arts correspondent david sillito has had a sneak preview. london, may 1967. the queen elizabeth hall, a classical music venue, hosted what was to become a landmark in rock history. the lights, the surround sound, the psychedelia. the summer of love had arrived. and was being featured on the bbc. the pink floyd, they have an audience, and people who have an audience ought to be heard. perhaps it's my fault that i don't appreciate them. 50 years on, this exhibition tells the story of how pink floyd helped turn rock music into a visual spectacle by retreating from the spotlight. it was a gradual slide into obscurity. we just found that it worked better to utilise sort of effects and video and strange lighting devices and so on to augment the music. it was an era of massive experimentation and there was a whole generation of designers and architects creating things that t

it's 50 years since pink floyd released their debut album.to celebrate the rock band. our arts correspondent, david sillito, has had a sneak preview. london, may 1967. the queen elizabeth hall, a classical music venue, hosted what was to become a landmark in rock history. the lights, the surround sound, the psychedelia. the summer of love had arrived. and was being featured on the bbc. the pink floyd, they have an audience, and people who have an audience ought to be heard. perhaps it's my fault that i don't appreciate them. 50 years on, this exhibition tells the story of how pink floyd helped turn rock music into a visual spectacle by retreating we would have the maddest i fear that follow them through, obviously some worth too mad. there was no one to tell us that we could do it that way. we were young, arrogant, and we had some pretty good times. was a whole generation of designers and architects creating things that they thought no one would ever built. and then along came pink floyd. the stage designs, the giant inflatable pig. the album

it's 50 years since pink floyd released their debut album.ding instruments, musical scores and album covers. our arts correspondent david sillito has had a sneak preview. london, may 1967. the queen elizabeth hall, a classical music venue, hosted what was to become a landmark in rock history. the lights, the surround sound, the psychedelia. the summer of love had arrived. and was being featured on the bbc. the pink floyd, they have an audience, and people who have an audience ought to be heard. perhaps it's my fault that i don't appreciate them. 50 years on, this exhibition tells the story of how pink floyd helped turn rock music into a visual spectacle by retreating from the spotlight. it was a gradual slide into obscurity. we just found that it worked better to utilise sort of effects and video and strange lighting devices and so on to augment the music. it was an era of massive experimentation and there was a whole generation of designers and architects creating things that they thought no one would ever built. one would ever build. and th

it's 50 years since pink floyd released their debut album.bert museum this weekend to celebrate the rock band. it features memorabilia including instruments, musical scores and album covers. our arts correspondent david sillito has had a sneak preview. london, may 1967. the queen elizabeth hall, a classical music venue, hosted what was to become a landmark in rock history. the lights, the surround sound, the psychedelia. the summer of love had arrived. and was being featured on the bbc. the pink floyd, they have an audience, and people who have an audience ought to be heard. perhaps it's my fault that i don't appreciate them. 50 years on, this exhibition tells the story of how pink floyd helped turn rock music into a visual spectacle by retreating from the spotlight. we would have the maddest ideas and would follow them through a long way. obviously some of them were too mad and discarded, but there's no one to tell us, you can't do it that way. we were young and arrogant and they were some brilliant times. way. we were young and arrogant and

the foreign fighters trying to get back to europe. 50 years after their debut album, we talk to pink floydthe opening of a new exhibition charting the band's success. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news, atletico madrid needed an almighty comeback to beat city rivals real. who would be joining juventus for the champions league final in cardiff? good evening. president trump has defended his decision to fire the head of the fbi, insisting that james comey‘s replacement would do a far betterjob. the president claims america's most senior law enforcement official had lost the confidence of almost everyone in washington and said republicans and democrats alike would eventually thank him. james comey was leading an fbi investigation into alleged links between the trump campaign team and russia. his abrupt removal has brought charges from some quarters of a cover—up. here's our north america editorjon sopel. this is a fox news alert. fbi directorjames comey has been fired by the president of the united states. the term breaking news is banded around with abandon. last night, it was justified.

of course pink floyd is playing throughout the exhibit. it runs through october. a personalized rock and roll hall of fame. >>> all righty. well some good news for amazon users. online retailer is lowering its free shipping minimum to just 25 bucks. there's a catch though. you'll have to wait five to eight days to get your offer. this is not for the prime membership crew. it's the second time in recent months amazon has lowered the shipping threshold it comes as target just increased theirs to $35. they're always watching. >> competition is a good thing, right target testing next day delivery right now the service called target restock is being tested with some employees at the company headquarters in minneapolis. target says it influence open the service to shoppers and red card loyalty program in the same area this summer and then if it works, maybe it will go nationwide. we'll see. >>> all righty. you know for the first time yesterday that amazon locker thing, it's amazing. what will they think of next? but just ways to simplify our shopping and returning exper

. >> stephenu members of pink floyd.lease welcome roger waters! ( cheers and applause ) ♪ ♪ ♪ if i had been god i would've rearranged the veins ♪ in the face to make them more resistant to ♪ alcohol and less prone to aging ♪ if i had been god i would've sired many sons ♪ and i would not have suffered the romans to kill even one of ♪ them if i had been god ♪ with my staff and my rod ♪ ♪ if i had been given the nod ♪ i believe i could have done a better job ♪ and if i were a drone patrolling foreign skies ♪ with my electronic eyes for guidance ♪ and the element of surprise i would be afraid ♪ to find someone home ♪ ♪ maybe a woman at a stove ♪ baking bread, making rice or just boiling down some bones ♪ if i were a drone ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the temple's in ruins the bankers get fat ♪ the buffalo's gone and the mountain top's flat ♪ the trout in the streams are all hermaphrodite ♪ you lean to the left but you vote to the right ♪ and it feels like dÉjÀ vu the sun goes down and i'm still ♪ missing you counting the cost of a love that ♪

. >> i once read that you were called the pink floyd of the '80s. what do you think of that?f the '80s. ♪ >> the holy trinity of alternative british music is the cure, depeche mode, and the smiths. all three of them started out as these fringe bands that by the end of the '80s were selling out stadiums. ♪ and will you return it ♪ >> what's new? computer programmers or musicians? >> i'd say neither, actually. >> what are you, then? >> bank robbers. ♪ how does it feel ♪ to treat me like you do >> in the u.k. disco did not suck. it never sucked. and bands like new order combined it with the new synthesizer sound and they gave us these incredible songs that got us out on the dance floor. ♪ what i need to say ♪ >> i like what's happening at dance places now, over the last year or two. i think the music is becoming very healthy. ugh, no bars. oh no, looks like somebody needs a new network. when i got this unlimited plan they told me they were all the same. they're not. verizon has the largest, most-reliable 4g lte network in america. it's basically made for places like this. honey,

. >> i once read that you were called the pink floyd of the '80s. what do you think of that? holy trinity of alternative british music is the cure, depeche mode, and the smiths. all three of them started out as these fringe bands that by the end of the '80s were selling out stadiums. ♪ ♪ and will you return it >> what's new? computer programmers or musicians? >> i'd say neither, actually. >> what are you, then? >> bank robbers. ♪ how does it feel ♪ to treat me like you do >> in the uk, disco did not suck. it never sucked. and bands like new order combined it with the new synthesizer sound, and they gave us these incredible songs that got us out on the dance floor. ♪ >> i like what's happening at dance places now, over the last year or two. i think the music is becoming very healthy. >>> it has done wonders for the sagging record industry. it has made overnight stars out of rock groups whose records had been gathering dust. >> the first since 1978, business is up and the reason is music videos. ♪ >> we had no idea that music videos would have that much of an impact on the musi

and 50 years after pink floyd's debut album — the new exhibition at london's victoria and albert museumnoon and welcome to bbc news. president trump has defended his decision to sack the head of the fbi without warning saying he'd lost the confidence of almost everyone in washington. james comey learned of his fate last night when he was handed a note as he briefed fbi agents in los angeles. mr comey had been leading an investigation into alleged links between mr trump's election campaign last year and russia. but the white house insists he was dismissed for mishandling an inquiry into hillary clinton's emails last year. from washington, here's aleem maqbool. absolutely explosive news out of washington tonight... this is a fox news alert. fbi directorjames comey has been fired by the president of the united states. americans have learned to expect almost anything from their president, but this really was high drama. fbi directorjames comey wasn't even in washington. he was addressing fbi staff in los angeles when he learned he had been sacked. a short while later, a letter arrived at fb

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