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The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 16

Episode 2: Astronaut Special

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Brian Cox and Robin Ince present an astronaut special. Every member of the panel has travelled to space, including Apollo 16's Charlie Duke, the 10th person to walk on the moon. Show more

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 16

Episode 3: Oxygen: A Matter of Life and Death

Duration: 39 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Brian Cox and Robin Ince dabble with some chemistry, as they talk about the life and death properties of oxygen: the toxic molecule we cannot live without. Show more

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 16

Episode 1: What Particles Remain to be Discovered?

Duration: 45 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 Eric Idle and physicists Jonathan Butterworth and Catherine Heymans to find out what the next great discovery in particle physics might be. Show more

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 16

Episode 6: The Mind v the Brain

Duration: 51 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 comedian Katy Brand and neuroscientists Professor Uta Frith and Professor Sophie Scott to look at our minds and brains. Show more

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 16

Episode 4: Will insects inherit the earth?

Duration: 43 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, zoologist Tim Cockerill and forensic entomologist Amoret Whitaker to ask why insects are just so darn successful. Show more

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 16

Episode 5: Are We Living in a Simulation?

Duration: 38 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 Phill Jupitus, Prof Nick Bostrom and Prof Anil Seth to ask if we are simply the product of an advanced computer simulation. Show more