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The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 10

Episode 1: Numbers Numbers Everywhere

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Dave Gorman and maths author Alex Bellos to discuss the joy of numbers and why we are all closet mathematicians at heart. Show more

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 10

Episode 2: Are Humans Uniquely Unique?

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined on stage by comedian Ross Noble and evolutionary psychologists Keith Jensen and Katie Slocombe to discuss if humans are uniquely unique. Show more

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 10

Episode 3: Does Science Need War?

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Katy Brand and science writers Philip Ball and Dr Kevin Fong to ask whether scientific progress needs war to drive it. Show more

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 10

Episode 4: Can Science Save Us?

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by Stephen Fry, Eric Idle, Prof Tony Ryan and Dr Lucie Green to ask, 'Can science save us?'. Show more

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 10

Episode 6: Irrationality

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedians Josie Long and Paul Foot, psychologist Richard Wiseman and neuroscientist Stuart Ritchie to ask, 'Is irrationality genetic?'. Show more

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 10

Episode 5: Before the Big Bang

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Brian Cox and Robin Ince transport the cage of infinite proportions to the Edinburgh Festival to ask what happened before the big bang. Show more