BBC Radio 4 - The Infinite Monkey Cage, Watch: Lucy Beaumont's Close Encounters Homepage Accessibility links * Skip to content * Accessibility Help BBC Account Notifications * Home * News * Sport * Weather * iPlayer * Sounds * Bitesize * CBeebies * CBBC * Food * Home * News * Sport * Business * Technology * Health * Culture * Arts * Travel * Earth * Audio * Video * Live More menu Search BBC * Home * News * Sport * Weather * iPlayer * Sounds * Bitesize * CBeebies * CBBC * Food * Home * News * Sport * Business * Technology * Health * Culture * Arts * Travel * Earth * Audio * Video * Live Close menu BBC Radio 4 The Infinite Monkey Cage * Home * Episodes * Clips * Galleries * Podcast * Features * Contact Us Main content Watch: Lucy Beaumont's Close Encounters Brian Cox and Robin Ince send comedian Lucy Beaumont to investigate 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 prolific UFO sightings in and around the East Yorkshire area. Release date: 12 February 2020 Duration: 12 minutes This clip is from The Infinite Monkey Cage Show available episodes More clips from The Infinite Monkey Cage * Sharks v Crocs -- Series 30 , 'Beastly Bodies' Kids Special - Steve Backshall, Jess French and Adam Kay Duration: 00:52 * 'If you get rid of the flies, you are going to be swimming around in a lot of faeces' Duration: 01:04 * 'I've popped one out of my friend's head!' - Dr Erica McAlister on her fascination with botflies Duration: 01:56 * It's a middle-aged star, about 4.5 billion years old... Duration: 01:15 See all clips from The Infinite Monkey Cage (39) Related Content Similar programmes By genre: * Comedy * Comedy > Chat * Entertainment * Factual > Science & Nature By format: * Podcasts * Schedule Explore the BBC * Home * News * Sport * Weather * iPlayer * Sounds * Bitesize * CBeebies * CBBC * Food * Home * News * Sport * Business * Technology * Health * Culture * Arts * Travel * Earth * Audio * Video * Live * Terms of Use * About the BBC * Privacy Policy * Privacy Policy * Cookies * Cookies * Accessibility Help * Parental Guidance * Contact the BBC * Make an editorial complaint * Careers * BBC emails for you * Advertise with us Copyright (c) 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.