The Infinite Monkey Cage

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Brian Cox and Robin Ince host an irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes.

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The Infinite Monkey Cage: Series 22: Black Holes

Black Holes

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Brian Cox and Robin Ince push Matt Lucas into a black hole, all in the name of science.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Matt Lucas,  Janna Levin and Sean Carroll to talk about the totally weird and wacky things that happen in and around black holes.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince look at the weird and wacky world of black holes as they ask a question that has been troubling scientists for years: What happens if you push   Matt Lucas into a black hole?  They are joined by the very game Matt Lucas, alongside cosmologist Sean Carroll and astrophysicist Janna Levin to discover just how strange  things might get for our intrepid volunteer,  as he ventures into the interior of a black hole.   From holograms to spagettification.  it turns out science fact is far more bizarre than anything that science fiction could possibly imagine. 

Producer: Alexandra Feachem

The Infinite Monkey Cage: Series 22

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