The Infinite Monkey Cage Series 25 episode guide

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BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds
2009 - 2025
202 episodes (32 series)

Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. With Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince. Also features Brian Cox.

Returns on Thursday 20th February on Radio 4 at 11am with Series 32, Episode 1

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Series 25

1. What Have We Learnt From Covid?

Saturday 12^th November 2022

Prof. Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests discuss what science has learnt from Covid, and what Covid has taught us about science.

2. Exploring Our Solar System

Saturday 19^th November 2022

The Infinite Monkey Cage teleports to California for this special episode recorded at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Brian and Robin are joined by comedian and talk-show host Conan O'Brien, alongside JPL's Dr Katie Stack Morgan and Dr Kevin Hand, and discuss the incredible missions that are hunting for signs of life within our own solar system.

3. Hunting For Exoplanets

Saturday 26^th November 2022

Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince continue their LA science adventure as they visit Caltech in Pasadena. They are joined by Eric Idle, planet-hunters Jessie Christiansen and Tiffany Kataria and cosmologist Sean Carroll to chat about the search for exoplanets.

4. Can We Cure Ageing?

Saturday 3^rd December 2022

Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Sarah Kendall, Dame Linda Partridge and Dr Andrew Steele to discover whether science is on the brink of curing all the ailments of old age.

5. The Age of Conspiracy?

Saturday 10^th December 2022

Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian and author David Baddiel, psychologist Prof Karen Douglas, biologist Prof Matthew Cobb and philosopher Dr Timotheus Vermeulen to discover why conspiracy theories and conspiracy theorists seem to be booming.

6. The Deep Space Network

Saturday 17^th December 2022

Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince where scientists communicate with, and track the 200 or so spacecraft that are currently exploring our vast solar system and even beyond. They are joined by Astrophysicists Mark Cheung and Alan Duffy, Nobel prize winner Brian Schmidt and comedian Alice Fraser.

Christmas Special: Why Does Wine Taste Good?

Saturday 24^th December 2022

For this special Christmas episode, Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince visit the Australian Wine Research Institute in Adelaide to find out what science can teach us about wine. They are joined by stand-up comedian Tim Minchin, Nobel Prize winner and vineyard owner Brian Schmidt, flavour chemist Mango Parker and sensory and consumer scientist Patricia Williamson.

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