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We’ve just received the finished ballet CD. The “book” format designed by Farrow looks very smart. Neil x

I’ll be taking part in David Walliams’ 24-hour live TV marathon for Comic Relief in a special edition of the music quiz “Never Mind The Buzzcocks”. You can watch it online from 10.30 am this morning. Link below. Neil

An interview with us and Javier De Frutos discussing the ballet will be broadcast on “Front Row” on BBC Radio 4 tonight at 7.15pm. You will also be able to hear it later on the “Front Row” podcast.

Today is International Women’s Day. Click on the link below to see a thought-provoking short film, directed by Sam Taylor-Wood with a voice-over by Judi Dench, in which Daniel Craig undergoes a dramatic makeover as he puts himself, quite literally, in a woman’s shoes.

There’s an interview with Neil and ballet choreographer Javier De Frutos in the Guardian newspaper today. Link below. (This photograph by Hugo Glendinning for the Guardian shows Aaron Sillis rehearsing the role of the clockmaker in “The Most Incredible Thing”.) Also below is a link to a review of the ballet CD by The Arts Desk.

Neil and Javier De Frutos can be heard discussing “The Most Incredible Thing” this evening on Radio 2 at 10 pm on The Radio 2 Arts Show With Claudia Winkleman. There’s also an interview on the BBC news website.

You can hear Neil talking to Nick Ferrari about life, music and the ballet in The Classic FM Interview tomorrow, Sunday March 13^th, at 7 pm on Classic FM radio in the UK. Link below.

Chris and I have donated our Roland JD800 keyboard to be auctioned for Comic Relief. The keyboard (pictured here) was played by Chris throughout the Release tour in 2002 and has some unique PSB sounds stored in its memory. To go with this, Parlophone have kindly given a complete set on CD of the entire PSB back catalogue from “Please” to “The Most Incredible Thing”. Go to the link below if you’d like to bid in this amazing auction. All proceeds go to Comic Relief. Neil x

A review of the new ballet CD in “Music Week”, the music industry journal.

Exciting first preview performance of “The Most Incredible Thing” tonight. Still some work to be done but a great start and thanks for the fantastic reaction at the end and to the PSB fans from all over the world who attended. Neil x

Thanks to everyone who bid for our old Roland JD800 keyboard in the auction on Ebay for Comic Relief. The keyboard was finally sold for £4452 which is a fantastic result. Neil x

Me, Chris and Ivan Putrov after the press night of the ballet. A great night after so much planning and work. Neil x

Go to the Facebook link below to enter The Most Incredible Dance Competition. Download a free piece of music from the ballet and create your own dance to it, individually or with a group. Then video it and upload it to The Most Incredible Thing Facebook page… The winner will get two tickets to a Sadler’s Wells production, a signed Most Incredible Thing poster, programme and CD, and £250 of dance wear and accessories.

From today’s Daily Star newspaper.

Ballet review in the Sunday Express.

Midnight on Saturday: the ballet set is loaded out from Sadler’s Wells. Back in a year.