BFI and Flipside bring hippy psych drama Season of the Witch to the big screen

If you fancy a rare night at the flicks, make sure it's Wednesday 19th May, when the Flipside and the BFI screen The Season of the Witch in London.

A Donovan song covered by Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger - and it's the latter pairing that feature in this former Wednesday play. The Seaso of the Witch is a rarely-seen, location-shot BBC piece, with Julie Driscoll playing Meredith, dropping out of the automated world of the typing pool and heading off on a quest for 'good vibes and personal freedom' - ending up in the underground haunts and clubs of Brighton, as well as hooking up with hobos Jake and Shaun (Paul Nicholas and Robert Powell). Music of course, is by Brian Auger.

Also showing at the NFT1 on the same bill is some footage of Brian and Julie onm both Top of the Pops and Frist on Sunday. Tickets presumably on sale soon - get in touch with them for more details. In the meantime, enjoy this video of the song below.

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Rat Scabies - Grailhunter

Who needs Tony Robinson when you can get the Damned's drummer for your historical research? Yes, you heard right, this is Rat Scabies - Grailhunter.

Newly-released online, this is a three-minute taster film, with our hero off in search of the Holy Grail and 'other oddities along the way'. Check it out now and if you're a TV exec, get it commissioned - it's got to be preferable to anther series of Freaky Eaters or Snog, Marry, Avoid.

The Night James Brown Saved Boston

If it wasn't for BBC4, music on TV would be a pretty sorry affair of 4music, Later Live... and the occasional bit of festival coverage. We wouldn't get something like The Night James Brown Saved Boston.

Here's the story - April 5th 1968, the morning after the assassination of Martin Luther King. The mayor of Boston is about to cancel a long-scheduled James Brown concert to avoid confrontation, but after warnings he has a change of heart and asks if there is 'something James Brown can do to help', by accident realising that by televising the concert they could keep people indoors that night and prevent widespread rioting.