The Infinite Monkey Cage
- Radio factual
- BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds
- 2009 - 2024
- 196 episodes (31 series)
Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. With Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince. Also features Brian Cox.
- Due to return for Series 32
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Series 18, Episode 5 - GCHQ
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Katy Brand as they transport the cage of infinite proportions to the home of modern day cryptography and codebreaking, GCHQ. They'll be discovering how far we've come from the days of the humble code book and the birth of machines like Enigma. and how the new digital era has turned us all into modern day code breakers and cryptographers, without us even realising it.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 13th August 2018
- Time
- 4:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes