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Notes: Originally shown in 1998, Big Train was the eagerly awaited follow-up to Father Ted from writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews. Resisting the pressure to make another sitcom, Big Train is, instead, a sketch show in the best Monty Python tradition, updated with influences from arch-surrealist Chris Morris as well as the contemporary The Fast Show. The sketches can be joyously odd--Pythonesque firefighting showjumpers, the evil hypnotist, and the outrageous onanistic office workers, for example--but the show never neglects to keep the punchlines coming thick and fast (though the animated staring contest does rather drag after a while). The cast comprises some of the best new names in comedy, including Kevin Eldon, Simon Pegg, Mark Heap, Julia Davis and Amelia Bullmore (who went on to become Alan Partridge's Ukrainian girlfriend).

Series 2 didn't pull into the platform until 2002, by which time Graham Linehan was absent writing Black Books. But Arthur Matthews maintains the quality of the first series on the whole--the man with oversized hands, the creepy cult questionnaire, the zookeeper's recruitment agency--adding some spot-on French art house cinema spoofs and other movie-style take offs somewhat in the manner of Spaced, which Pegg and Heap had gone on to make. That duo return here for more silliness along with new cast members Rebecca Front (The Day Today, Knowing Me, Knowing You) and Tracey-Ann Oberman (better known now as Chrissie Watts in Eastenders).

On the DVD: Big Train belatedly arrives on DVD in a two-disc set which includes a plethora of deleted scenes for both Series 1 and 2. There are cast biogs plus three of the sketches as performed on a German TV sketch show. Commentary on the first series is by both writers, though happily Pegg, Heap and Eldon gatecrash halfway through. Matthews and Eldon join director and producer for the somewhat more straight-faced commentary on the second disc. Menu options thankfully include the treasurable "Play all" facility. --Mark Walker

Region 1 NTSC format. Will only play on multiregion DVD players.

Notes: HAVE YOU GOT IT YET? is the story of Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd, directed by Roddy Bogawa, produced by Orian Williams, and features legendary artist & designer the late Storm Thorgerson as interviewer. Thorgerson, who grew up in Cambridge with Barrett and many of the people who appear in the film, provides an intimate examination of the mysteries and myths surrounding Barrett's puzzling disappearance with rare unseen material, new interviews of the surviving Pink Floyd members, childhood friends, ex-girlfriends, and contemporary musicians. The film is at once a chronicle and a mosaic, an investigation of fame and its personal cost while also exploring the larger social context of the 60s, its hopes and failures, and a compelling story that involves us all in discovery and how one chooses a path in life, measured by the outside. Have You Got It Yet? is narrated by Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter, The Patriot)

This package features "Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd" on DVD and Blu-ray, along with an exclusive poster designed by StormStudios. The DVD and Blu-ray includes a Director & Producers commentary of the film with Roddy Bogawa, Julius Beltrame and Rupert Truman, along with 26 minutes of bonus materials:

"Arnold Layne" Live at The Royal Albert Hall 2006 (with David Gilmour & David Bowie)
"Arnold Layne" Live at The Barbican Centre 2007 with Pink Floyd (David Gilmour, Nick Mason & Richard Wright).
Interview with Director Roddy Bogawa
On Syd's Paintings
On Syd's Lyrics

Bonus features

Some details regarding the bonus features:
"Arnold Layne" Live at The Royal Albert Hall 2006 (with David Gilmour & David Bowie) - This originally appeared on David Gilmour's live video "Remember That Night Live At The Royal Albert Hall", which was released in 2007.
"Arnold Layne" Live at The Barbican Centre 2007 with Pink Floyd (David Gilmour, Nick Mason & Richard Wright). - This is from The Madcap's Last Laugh, a tribute concert for Syd Barrett. This was also Pink Floyd's final performance.

On Syd's Paintings - Discussion of Syd Barrett's Paintings

On Syd's Lyrics - Spoken word performances of Syd's lyrics by:
Noel Fielding (Comedian) - "Dark Globe"
Rob Fitterman (Poet) - "Rats"
Gerard Bell (Actor) - "Lucifer Sam"

Technical info

Discs: DVD9 + BD50
Region Code: NTSC 0 (DVD) / A/B/C (Blu-ray)
TRT: 120 minutes (94 main show + 26 minutes bonus)
Video: 16:9
Audio: (DVD): Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound, DTS / (BD): LPCM Stereo, DTS-HD Master Audio
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
Ratings: BBFC 12 / FSK 12