Andrea Simpson writes to point out that TOTP2 is not shown on Wednesdays in Scotland. As ever, check your local TV listings for details.

Have you entered the OMD Competition yet? The competition ends tomorrow so test your OMD knowledge and you could win an OMD album of your choice as well as Navigation art prints signed by Andy McCluskey.

An update on tomorrow's Top Of The Pops 2 OMD appearance: Maid Of Orleans is the song being performed. Thanks to Craig for pointing this out. Top Of The Pops 2 is on tomorrow (Wednesday) at 6pm.

Andy has also confirmed that OMD do feature on the BBC Radio 2 series about the Liverpool music scene. Andy was also interviewed for the programme which starts tomorrow at 10pm.

Neil Taylor has been busy redesigning his OMD pages and the new site now has a new address: www.motionandheart.co.uk. The site features a brand new OMD Forum as well as the ever-popular Chat Room. Other features include sections on songwords, photos, interviews and interactive fun and games. Click here to pay a visit: www.motionandheart.co.uk.

Viewers in the UK should tune into Top Of The Pops 2 this Wednesday at 6pm as an OMD performance will be featured.

Meanwhile, BBC Radio 2 will be presenting a series focussing on the Liverpool music scene starting on 30th January. The programme, presented by Janice Long, will examine the bands that sprung from the legendary Eric's Club and features interviews with many of the main players including Pete Wylie, Julian Cope, Holly Johnson and Ian Broudie. The programme runs from 10pm to 10:30pm. Thanks to Gary Olvanhill for spotting this item.

Gary Hodgson - former guitar player with The Id - is featured in the latest entry in our Id Interviews. Click here to read Gary's recollections of the pioneering pre-OMD band.

Some slight updates to the OMD Discography including the entries for the debut album Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark.

Atomic Kitten are up for 2 Brit awards, including the Best Newcomer award and British Single. Good luck to the girls for the awards ceremony which takes place on February 20th. More deatils at www.brits.co.uk.

Atomic Kitten also feature on Channel 4 this Sunday at 2pm. Atomic Kitten: So Far,So Good follows the Kittens as they prepare for their first-ever live concert in their home town of Liverpool. Thanks to RobB for this snippet.

New additions and updates to the OMD Website:

SONGWORDS
Lyrics to OMD's classic songs, including singles and album tracks. The Songwords section is divided into listing by song title or album with links to the relevant Discography entry. The design of the section has also been updated with new graphics.

The Songwords section covers the majority of the OMD-penned songs where an official source exists. There are also alternative Songwords sources, including fan-transcriptions of more obscure songs, available at Pat Fetty's World Of OMD website at www.omdweb.com and Neil Taylor's OMD pages at www.neiltaylor.co.uk.

DISCOGRAPHY
Updated to include 2 brand new sections: Collaborations and Laserdiscs. A lot of the info for the other releases has also been updated and there are also links to the new Songwords section. The Discography section also boasts a new splash page and updated navigation graphics.

Special thanks to Steve Barnes and Pat Fetty for their invaluable assistance with information and pictures for the Laserdiscs section.

FAQ
The FAQ pages have been updated with new questions, updated answers and new graphics.

PHOTO GALLERY
This section been updated with a new splash page as well as improved navigation graphics.

PROMO GALLERY
Updated with a new splash page as well as improved navigation graphics.

Q & A
Updated with improved navigation graphics.

More updates and additions to the OMD Website are on the way - keep watching this space for details.

A new OMD Survey is now up: What's your favourite Organisation track?

Don't forget that we also have a new Competition to test your OMD knowledge. Get all the answers correct and you could win an OMD album of your choice as well as Navigation art prints signed by Andy McCluskey.

A Happy New Year to all visitors to the Official OMD Website!

Hopefully, you'll like the new look for the News page. There are more changes and updates on the way shortly so keep watching this space.

After that, Andy and Stuart will be knuckling down to continue work on the new Atomic Kitten album.

At some point in-between, the long-awaited release of The ID EP should become a reality once work has finished on cleaning up the original tracks.

Trilby - another band that Andy and Stuart have helped out - are planning on releasing their own CD EP on Engine Records this year. The EP will feature 3 songs, as well as a bonus video track. The current plan is to distribute the CD via Pinnacle, or via one of the major labels who have shown interest as well. The band's own website is at www.trilbyrock.com.

Neil Taylor writes with an update on his OMD Fan Gathering 2002 scheduled for 30th March 2002. Neil has booked the hotel function room for the event which will start at around 7.30pm on the day. The bar will be open until 1am as well, although the residents bar will be open later for people staying at the hotel. The ticket price for the event will be £12.50. A special room rate has also been arranged for the hotel and Neil is hoping to get 100 OMD Fans to attend which will cover the costs of hiring the function room. More details on how to obtain tickets etc will be available soon.

More information is available on the OMD Fan Gathering 2002 website at www.neiltaylor.co.uk/omdevent200215.htm