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Lucy Beaumont's Close Encounters

Brian Cox and Robin Ince send comedian Lucy Beaumont out on the trail of UFO sightings in the extra-terrestrial hotbed of... Hull!

Brian Cox and Robin Ince send writer and comedian Lucy Beaumont out on the trail of UFO sightings in the extra-terrestrial hotspot of... Hull! Lucy is joined by her Mum GIll Adams who claims to have experienced a number of close encounters of the third kind and they return to Longhill Estate where a UFO was reported in the 1960s. Local historian Mike Covell takes Lucy through the documented accounts of the prolific number of UFO sightings in and around the East Yorkshire area.

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Role Contributor
Presenter Lucy Beaumont
Presenter Brian Cox
Presenter Robin Ince
Interviewed Guest Gill Adams
Interviewed Guest Mike Covell
Series Producer Alexandra Feachem
Director David Hillier
Producer Michael Gray

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