The Sandown Clown: Who Or What Was 'All Colours Sam'?
Danny Robins investigates the bizarre mystery of the Sandown Clown - who, or what, was it?
Spring 1973, the Isle of Wight, and two young children have an truly weird encounter.
In marshland near Sandown Airport they meet a 7-foot creature with a yellow hat, three-fingered hands, and triangles for eyes.
He calls himself ‘All Colours Sam’. Was Sam an otherworldly visitor, or merely the product of a child’s imagination? And is there any connection to an epidemic of UFO sightings over the Isle of Wight at the same time?
The truth is out there - Danny, Ciaran O'Keeffe and Evelyn Hollow investigate.
0:00 Coming Up: The Sandown Clown
1:46 “the weirdest case we’ve ever worked on”
2:12 Isle of Wight - Location and ghost stories
2:49 Fay and Marks’ encounter
6:19 Were the children telling the truth?
8:37 The Cottingley Fairies
10:05 Vivid description of creature
10:54 ‘All Colours Sam’ - What does it mean?
11:51 Children entranced by encounter
13:34 Drawings of creature
15:47 Was it an imaginary friend?
17:12 Was it a clown?
18:57 Fay’s dad’s UFO experience
22:24 Isle of Wight UFO sightings
23:49 Was ‘All Colours Sam’ a UFO?
24:27 BUFORA report
25:06 Fay speaks to Uncanny
26:52 Final thoughts
28:38 What Cold Case do you want the team to investigate?
28:58 Next episode: HMS Asp
A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4
Credit - Thumbnail photograph of Danny: Willie Runte
Credit - Thumbnail illustration: Ashley Thorpe