Lonely Nights by Falling Tree Productions published on 2014-12-11T15:56:19Z Completing an accurate map of all the stars in the night sky is the lifelong goal of astronomer 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 asteroids' and pursues his "filing project of astronomical proportions". First broadcast on 26th May 2008 BBC Radio 4 Produced by Diane Hope and Alan Hall "Its blend of night sounds - frogs, elks, coyotes, and the clunking of heavy telescopes - melted into ambient music to make a hypnotic, sensual tapestry." - The Guardian 27th May 2008 Genre Astronomy