Cheeky 1970s British sex comedy. Barry Andrews stars as virginal nerd Jon Pigeon, who manages to secure a job in a sex research institute where the patients run about the corridors naked, nude aerobics are encouraged & no man is safe from the crotch-grabbing tea lady. In his attempts to seduce pretty office secretary Cheryl (Sally Faulkner), Pigeon invents a machine called Agnes that emits a 'sonic aphrodisiac' guaranteed to turn any man or woman into an slathering sex maniac. Although his attempts to zap Cheryl are singularly unsuccessful, Pigeon gets some interesting results when he accidentally turns the 'sex ray' on his bullying boss Nutbrown (James Booth) & the prudish Mary Watchtower (Geraldine Hart). ...

Philip Whitmarsh was four years old when he was struck down by poliomyelitis. A nightmare of isolation wards & surgery, was followed by the long slow climb to recovery, & eventually a successful career, becoming Mayor of Frome. This book tells the story of his triumph over illness & prejudice. ...

Eighty-one-year-old Nat Moyer (Walter Matthau) is a fanciful philosopher & troublemaker. His companion Midge Carter (Ossie Davis) is the exact opposite, being realistic & down to earth. Together they deal with life's ups & downs, as they sit on a bench in New York's Central Park, taking on the threats of modern society (muggers, drug dealers & precocious children) with their own unique flair. ...