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Zones of the Unknown - Premier Episode

September 2, 2026

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5 min read

“The paranormal is real. It really is real. … what makes the paranormal not real is people in the industry.”

That line arrives about forty minutes into the premiere of Zones of the Unknown, a new fortnightly show on the Paranormal UK Radio Network. Co-hosts David Young (a radio veteran returning after an 18-month hiatus) and Nando Sinon Desario (host of PTTP Paranormal and Cut) are explicitly trying to build something different. Their pitch: skip the exhausted haunted-house canon and the celebrity cases everyone already knows. Instead, they want to dig into lesser-known reports, push each other into unfamiliar territory, and let their generational and experiential differences drive the conversation. This first episode is an extended introduction — a getting-to-know-you session built around their earliest paranormal experiences, their definitions of the field, and their hopes for the show’s direction.

Early encounters: purple mist, glowing grandmother, and a moving star

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (01:29) **Show Introduction & Co-Hosts** - David Young and Nando Sinon Desario launch a new show on the Paranormal UK Radio Network, explaining their goal to cover lesser-known topics in the paranormal and unknown.
  • 2 (05:51) **Personal Earliest Paranormal Experiences** - David and Nando share their first-ever paranormal encounters from childhood, establishing their personal connections to the unknown.
  • 3 (18:34) **Early UFO Encounters & Defining "Paranormal"** - David shares his first UFO sighting as a child and clarifies his personal distinction between UFOs and the paranormal.
  • 4 (25:22) **David's Second UFO Sighting & Nando's Mother-in-Law's Experience** - A more substantial UFO encounter is described, along with a second-hand account, reinforcing the hosts' belief in the phenomenon.
  • 5 (29:29) **A Paranormal Apparition & The Spark of Interest** - David shares a ghostly sighting from his teenage years and traces the origin of his deep interest in the unexplained.
  • 6 (33:10) **Compelling Paranormal Investigation Evidence** - Nando describes two powerful, difficult-to-debunk experiences from an investigation at Manor Farm.
  • 7 (39:22) **The Real vs. The Fake in the Paranormal Field** - The hosts discuss how technology and people within the industry can make the paranormal seem less real.

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Show Notes

David Young, previously of 'Paranormal Dimensions', returns to the Paranormal UK Radio network with a new show as he introduces his new show 'Zones of the Unknown', along with his presenter side-kick Nando De Sario. Nando and David begin this new series by introducing themselves and telling us about their own experiences, and their intentions of taking the listener to some perhaps lesser known incidents into the Unknown and paranormal.

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