Completing an accurate map of all the stars in the night sky is the lifelong goal of astonomer and self-confessed nocturnal hermit, Brian Skiff. He spends an average of 150 nights a year 'at the eye piece'.

In Lonely Nights, we experience a typical night in the life of one of this dwindling number of professionals as Brian searches for comets, locates 'near to earth orbiting astroids' and pursues his "filing project of astronomical proportions".

"... a wonderful documentary ..."
BBC Radio 4 Pick of the Week 1.6.08

"Its blend of night sounds - frogs, elks, coyotes, and the clunking of heavy telescopes - melted into ambient music to make a hypnotic, sensual tapestry."
Elisabeth Mahoney, The Guardian 27.5.08