The Infinite Monkey Cage
- Radio factual
- BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds
- 2009 - 2024
- 195 episodes (31 series)
Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. With Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince. Also features Brian Cox.
- Continues on Thursday 28th November on Radio 4 at 11am with Series 31, Episode 3
- Catch-up on Series 31, Episode 2
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Series 18, Episode 1 - Big Data
Brian and Robin are joined on stage by Danny Wallace, Hannah Fry and Timandra Harkness to ask: how big is big data, and what wisdom lies hidden within it?
Further details
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by Danny Wallace, mathematician Hannah Fry and science writer Timandra Harkness. They'll be going big on Big Data, and asking just how big is it?
They'll be looking at where Big Data comes from, should we be worried about it, and what mysteries are hidden within the seemingly endless amounts of information that is collected about us as we go about our daily lives.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 16th July 2018
- Time
- 4:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Katy Brand | Guest |
| Neil De Grasse Tyson | Guest |
| Fay Dowker (as Prof Fay Dowker) | Guest |
| Eric Idle | Guest |
| Brian Blessed | Guest |
| Alice Roberts (as Prof Alice Roberts) | Guest |
| Sue Black (as Prof Sue Black) | Guest |
| Dave Gorman | Guest |
| Andy Hamilton | Guest |
| David Speigelhalter (as Prof David Speigelhalter) | Guest |
| Richard Wiseman (as Prof Richard Wiseman) | Guest |
| Tony Ryan (as Prof Tony Ryan) | Guest |
| Andrea Sella (as Prof Andrea Sella) | Guest |
| Richard Coles (as Rev Richard Coles) | Guest |
| Victor Stock (as Very Rev. Victor Stock) | Guest |
| Michael Gray | Producer |
| Eric Idle | Composer |