Sue Aron

Scene follows a group of five friends - Teresa, Lisa, Marlene, Caroline and Susan through a week of their lives. How does each of them fit into the group, and what do they get out of it?

If you lived in a children's home, had step-parents, just one parent or lived in a 'community' what would the word 'family' mean to you?

Nick Thorpe, who has been the BBC's correspondent in Budapest for the past two years, presents his personal view of teenage life in Hungary today. Hungarian teenagers have more freedom than their parents' generation, and their country is rapidly changing. What are their hopes and dreams?