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Revision as of 08:46, 28 July 2012

The Infinite Monkey Cage
GenreComedy
Running timeapprox. 30 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
StarringBrian Cox
Robin Ince
Produced byAlexandra Feachem
Executive producer(s)Deborah Cohen
Recording studioRadio Theatre, Broadcasting House, London
Original release30 Nov 2009
No. of series6
No. of episodes30[1]
WebsiteThe Infinite Monkey Cage website
Podcastxml feed

The Infinite Monkey Cage is a BBC Radio 4 comedy series. Starring physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince,[2] The Independent described it as a "witty and irreverent look at the world according to science".[3][4] The show is into its sixth series.

The programme won a Gold Award in the Best Speech Programme category at the 2011 Sony Radio Awards.[5][6]

Series six began on Monday, 18 June 2012 at 16:30.[7]

Each show has some topic up for discussion (previous topics have included the apocalypse and space travel). Brian Cox and Robin Ince present the show and are always present. There are normally three guests; two of these are scientists with an interest in the topic of discussion. They offer their expert opinion and give information on the subject. The other is often a comedian, who takes a less serious view of the subject, often making scientific inaccuracies. Often Robin Ince and the guest comedian act to make the show more accessible by asking the 'stupid' and often obvious questions that the scientists have overlooked or assumed knowledge of. A feature which appeared in series 3 was the introduction of Matt Parker, the stand up mathematician. Parker gives a short set about the topic of discussion from a mathematical standpoint.

List of episodes

The following is an episode list of the BBC radio series The Infinite Monkey Cage. As of 23 July 2012, there have been 30 episodes spanning 6 series. [8]

Series One

Total No. Title Guest(s) Original airdate
11"Series 1, Episode 1"TBA30 November 2009 (2009-11-30)
22"Series 1, Episode 2"Jon Ronson and Seth Shostak7 December 2009 (2009-12-07)
33"Series 1, Episode 3"Ben Miller14 December 2009 (2009-12-14)
44"Series 1, Episode 4"Victor Stock and Adam Rutherford21 December 2009 (2009-12-21)

Series Two

Total No. Title Guest(s) Original airdate
51"Series 2, Episode 1"TBA14 June 2010 (2010-06-14)
62"Trust Me I'm a Scientist"TBA21 June 2010 (2010-06-21)
73"Science Fact and Science Fiction"TBA28 June 2010 (2010-06-28)
84"Things Can Ony Get Better"TBA5 July 2010 (2010-07-05)

Series Three

Total No. Title Guest(s) Original airdate
91"Apocalypse"TBA15 November 2010 (2010-11-15)
102"Modern World"TBA22 November 2010 (2010-11-22)
113"Randomness, Probability and Chance"TBA29 November 2010 (2010-11-29)
124"Is Philosophy Dead?"TBA6 December 2010 (2010-12-06)

Series Four

Total No. Title Guest(s) Original airdate
131"What Don't We Know?"TBA30 May 2011 (2011-05-30)
142"Six Degrees of Separation?"TBA6 June 2011 (2011-06-06)
153"So you want to be an astronaut?"TBA13 June 2011 (2011-06-13)
164"Is Cosmology really a science?"TBA20 June 2011 (2011-06-20)
175"Glastonbury Special"TBA27 June 2011 (2011-06-27)
186"Science and the supernatural"TBA5 July 2011 (2011-07-05)

Series Five

Total No. Title Guest(s) Original airdate
191"What's the North Ever Done for Us?"TBA28 November 2011 (2011-11-28)
202"A Balanced Programme on Balance"Sir Paul Nurse and Katy Brand5 December 2011 (2011-12-05)
213"The Origins of Life"Tim Minchin12 December 2011 (2011-12-12)
224"The Science of Sound"TBA19 December 2011 (2011-12-19)
235"I'm a Chemist Get Me Out of Here"Dara O Briain26 December 2011 (2011-12-26)
246"The Science of Christmas"Richard Dawkins1 January 2012 (2012-01-01)

Series Six

Total No. Title Guest(s) Original airdate
251"Oceans: The Last Great Unexplored Frontier?"TBA18 June 2012 (2012-06-18)
262"Science Mavericks"Marcus Brigstocke25 June 2012 (2012-06-25)
273"Does Size Matter"TBA2 July 2012 (2012-07-02)
284"The Science of Symmetry"TBA9 July 2012 (2012-07-09)
295"Parallel Universes"TBA16 July 2012 (2012-07-16)
306"Science v Art"Al Murray23 July 2012 (2012-07-23)

References

  1. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/series
  2. ^ Ince, Robin (27 August 2010). "A cat in a wheelie bin can help us ponder how the universe works". The Telegraph.
  3. ^ Maume, Chris (21 November 2010). "The Infinite Monkey Cage, Radio 4, Monday; Take one boffin. Mix with comedy writers, and hear them gently fizz". The Independent.
  4. ^ "Radio GaGa: Infinite Monkey Cage, Moyles & Bacon!". Tim Minchin.com. Retrieved 12 September 2011. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  5. ^ "Frank Skinner and Jason Byrne win at Sony Awards 2011". The British Comedy Guide. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  6. ^ "TV scientist scoops top radio award". Express & Star. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  7. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w
  8. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/episodes


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