Background
Sandford was born in London and brought up at Eye Manor in Herefordshire, home of his father, Christopher Sandford, who was the owner of the Golden Cockerel Press.
Sandford was born in London and brought up at Eye Manor in Herefordshire, home of his father, Christopher Sandford, who was the owner of the Golden Cockerel Press.
Eton College; New College.
Later, in 1971, he wrote another successful one-off, Edna, the Inebriate Woman, for The Wednesday Play"s successor series Play for Today. His mother was Lettice Sandford. Sandford was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford, where he read English.
During National Service, he was a Royal Air Force bandsman.
Sandford became interested in gypsy causes and for a time edited their news sheet, Romano Drom (Gypsy Road). He travelled the country seeking out gypsy stories, published as The Gypsies, and later reissued as Rokkering to the Gorjios (Talking to the non-Gypsies).
He died at his home, Hatfield Court in Leominster, Herefordshire, at the age of 72. His last words were: "I think I"ll have a rest now.".