Referred to by the Scots as the Merry Dancers, the Aurora Borealis have caught the imagination of people across
the globe.
Dr Chris Lintott travels to a radar facility in northern Norway to discover how these magical lights are created,
while Sir Patrick Moore discusses how our sun calls the tune for the Merry Dancers..

The Alley Cats - by Radley Metzger (1966)

A couple about to be married are both having affairs, with women. This campy sex-romp takes place in some European city where everyone appears to be sex crazed and speaks with a different accent.

The Saddest Boy in the World - by Jamie Travis (2006)

Timothy Higgins, the saddest boy in the world, prepares to hang himself at his ninth birthday party.

Femmes femmes - by Paul Vecchiali (1974)

A curiosity shot in 16mm, with the personnel working for free and using Brechtian acting techniques, the same year that Jacques Rivette released his fascinating story about other two femmes: "Céline et Julie vont en bateau". Paul Vecchiali though is a French director seldom mentioned in the circles of film buffs, but his name should be added to their ruminations, at least for this title, which relies upon the leading actresses' improvisations of dialogue and situations. Hélène Surgère and Sonia Saviange play two mature actresses living in a Parisian flat. While one still tries to work on the stage and in television, the other stays at home sewing dresses for a client or two: both Hélène and Sonia are alcoholics and little by little they are detaching from reality. Characters appear and disappear only to reinforce their isolation, while the story-telling recourse of change of fortune is mainly used as a joke.