The famous Pink Floyd pig has flown above Battersea Power Station once more.

The inflatable oinker first took to the skies above the iconic landmark in 1976 during a photoshoot for the cover of the band's Animals album, which hit problems when it escaped its moorings and drifted away.

It was later recovered from a field in Kent and was stored in a Halesowen workshop, but was found to be leaky when the new photoshoot was commissioned.

But today, a new, 30ft-long pig had no such trouble.

A Pink Floyd spokeswoman said: "Sadly, two weeks prior to the event, the original neoprene glued pig was officially declared not airworthy and a brand new high-frequency welded PVC replica Pink Floyd pig has been made for the occasion."

The band's 14 studio albums have been remastered and will be available on CD from today.

Click here to see a picture gallery of the pig above Battersea Power Station