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A Good Read

Phill Jupitus and Robin Ince

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Comedians Phill Jupitus and Robin Ince talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they love. Dada, Soviet-era science fiction and a dark new crime novel make the cut. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Phill Jupitus
Interviewed Guest:
Robin Ince
Producer:
Beth O'Dea

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Comedy series in which Rob Brydon plays himself as host of a panel show. The news that Annually Retentive is to be shot in HD causes Rob to become concerned about his hair loss. Show more

Never Mind the Full Stops

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Julian Fellowes presides as Sue Perkins and David Aaronovitch take on Gillian Reynolds and Robin Ince in a panel game dedicated to eradicating poor punctuation.

Just a Minute

Series 71

Episode 4

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Sheila Hancock, Graham Norton, Paul Merton and The Infinite Monkey Cage's Robin Ince try their hand at speaking without repetition, hesitation and deviation. Nicholas Parsons hosts. Show more

Contributors

Panellist:
Sheila Hancock
Panellist:
Graham Norton
Panellist:
Paul Merton
Panellist:
Robin Ince

Just a Minute

Series 71

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Nicholas Parsons hosts this classic comedy panel game as Alun Cochrane, Tony Hawks, Josie Lawrence and Paul Merton try on subjects without repetition, hesitation or deviation. Show more

Contributors

Panellist:
Sheila Hancock
Panellist:
Graham Norton
Panellist:
Paul Merton
Panellist:
Robin Ince

Just a Minute

Series 71

Episode 7

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Nicholas Parsons hosts the popular panel game. With Sheila Hancock, Robin Ince, Paul Merton and Graham Norton. Show more

Contributors

Panellist:
Sheila Hancock
Panellist:
Robin Ince
Panellist:
Paul Merton
Panellist:
Graham Norton

Wordaholics

Series 2

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Milton Jones, Natalie Haynes, Lloyd Langford and Robin Ince vie for verbal supremacy. Chaired by Gyles Brandreth. From May 2013. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gyles Brandreth
Writer:
Jon Hunter
Producer:
Claire Jones
Panellist:
Milton Jones
Panellist:
Robin Ince
Panellist:
Natalie Haynes
Panellist:
Lloyd Langford

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for years

Susan Calman tries to learn how to unwind, by taking a trip to Latitude music festival with Robin Ince. From December 2017. Show more

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Janie Dee, Richard Ingrams, Vivienne Parry and Robin Ince. From August 2013. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nigel Rees
Panellist:
Richard Ingrams
Panellist:
Janie Dee
Panellist:
Vivienne Parry
Panellist:
Robin Ince
Producer:
Carl Cooper

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Janie Dee, Richard Ingrams, Vivienne Parry and Robin Ince. From September 2013. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nigel Rees
Panellist:
Janie Dee
Panellist:
Richard Ingrams
Panellist:
Vivienne Parry
Panellist:
Robin Ince
Producer:
Carl Cooper

Life: An Idiot's Guide

Series 3

Mortality

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 19 days

Stephen K Amos, plus Jason Cook, Brendon Burns and Robin Ince present a guide to mortality. From June 2014. Show more

Lab Rats

Episode 2: A Donor

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Comedy. Within St Dunstan's University sits the Arnolfini Research Laboratory... staffed by idiots. Why is there an annoying man in pink mohair in the pink freezer? Show more

Contributors

Dr Alex Beenyman:
Chris Addison
Professor John Mycroft:
Geoff McGivern
Sir Andrew Chother:
Robin Ince
Les Goodman:
Kim Wall
Director:
Adam Tandy

Series

Lab Rats

Lab Rats

Episode 3: A Protest

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Chaotic sitcom. Can Alex stop hippies from storming the lab? Why has the Dean filled every oven in the college with Dutch cakes? And who exactly booked Joan Armatrading? Show more

Contributors

Dr Alex Beenyman:
Chris Addison
Professor John Mycroft:
Geoff McGivern
Sir Andrew Chother:
Robin Ince
Les Goodman:
Kim Wall
Director:
Adam Tandy

Series

Lab Rats

Lab Rats

Episode 4: A Bee

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Thinking his rival, Dr Vaabit, has sabotaged his avocado plants, the Professor wants revenge. Alex and Cara get into trouble when farming some of Dr Vaabit's bees in a cabinet. Show more

Contributors

Dr Alex Beenyman:
Chris Addison
Professor John Mycroft:
Geoff McGivern
Sir Andrew Chother:
Robin Ince
Dr Vaabit:
Michael McShane
Director:
Adam Tandy

Series

Lab Rats

Lab Rats

A Snail

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Within St Dunstan's University sits the Arnolfini Research Laboratory... staffed by idiots. Can Alex and Brian help a Russian professor clone his dead grandmother? Show more

Contributors

Dr Alex Beenyman:
Chris Addison
Professor John Mycroft:
Geoff McGivern
Sir Andrew Chother:
Robin Ince
Les Goodman:
Kim Wall
Director:
Adam Tandy

Series

Lab Rats

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Eric Idle persuades Professor Brian Cox to present a lecture on the birth of the entire universe. Brian soon realises Eric is actually hosting a comedy and musical extravaganza. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Presenter:
Eric Idle
The Big Bang:
Warwick Davis
Einstein:
Noel Fielding
Time & Space:
Hannah Waddingham
Participant:
Robin Ince
Eric Morecambe:
Jonty Stephens
Ernie Wise:
Ian Ashpitel
Participant:
Tim Peake
Participant:
Stephen Hawking
Producer:
Lisa Clark
Director:
Matthew Amos

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Christmas Special 2017: The Science of Magic

Duration: 48 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 guests, including Andy Nyman and Diane Morgan, to reveal the science behind some of our best-loved magic tricks and illusions. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Presenter:
Robin Ince
Interviewed Guest:
Andy Nyman
Interviewed Guest:
Diane Morgan
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Wiseman
Interviewed Guest:
Francesca Stavrakopoulou

This Week

06/12/2018

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament

Andrew Neil reviews the political week with Michael Portillo, Liz Kendall and Miranda Green. Their guests are Sam Gymiah and Robin Ince. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Neil
Panellist:
Liz Kendall
Panellist:
Miranda Green
Interviewed Guest:
Sam Gyimah
Interviewed Guest:
Robin Ince
Producer:
Ian Lauchlan
Producer:
Arryn Moy
Assistant Producer:
Scarlett Maguire
Director:
Leah Puplett
Assistant Editor:
Andrew Gilhooly
Editor:
Rob Burley
Editor:
Samir Shah
Production Company:
Juniper TV