The Infinite Monkey Cage
| Genre | Comedy |
|---|---|
| Running time | approx. 30 minutes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring | Brian Cox Robin Ince |
| Produced by | Alexandra Feachem |
| Executive producer(s) | Deborah Cohen |
| Recording studio | Radio Theatre, Broadcasting House, London |
| Original release | 30 Nov 2009 |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 30[1] |
| Website | The Infinite Monkey Cage website |
| Podcast | xml 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Series 1, Episode 1" | TBA | 30 November 2009 |
| 2 | 2 | "Series 1, Episode 2" | TBA | 7 December 2009 |
| 3 | 3 | "Series 1, Episode 3" | TBA | 14 December 2009 |
| 4 | 4 | "Series 1, Episode 4" | TBA | 21 December 2009 |
Series Two
| Total | No. | Title | Guest(s) | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | "Series 2, Episode 1" | TBA | 14 June 2010 |
| 6 | 2 | "Series 2, Episode 2" | TBA | 21 June 2010 |
| 7 | 3 | "Series 2, Episode 3" | TBA | 28 June 2010 |
| 8 | 4 | "Series 2, Episode 4" | TBA | 5 July 2010 |
Series Three
| Total | No. | Title | Guest(s) | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Apocalypse" | TBA | 15 November 2010 |
| 10 | 2 | "Modern World" | TBA | 22 November 2010 |
| 11 | 3 | "Randomness, Probability and Chance" | TBA | 29 November 2010 |
| 12 | 4 | "Is Philosophy Dead?" | TBA | 6 December 2010 |
Series Four
| Total | No. | Title | Guest(s) | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "What Don't We Know?" | TBA | 30 May 2011 |
| 14 | 2 | "Six Degrees of Separation?" | TBA | 6 June 2011 |
| 15 | 3 | "So you want to be an astronaut?" | TBA | 13 June 2011 |
| 16 | 4 | "Is Cosmology really a science?" | TBA | 20 June 2011 |
| 17 | 5 | "Glastonbury Special" | TBA | 27 June 2011 |
| 18 | 6 | "Science and the supernatural" | TBA | 5 July 2011 |
Series Five
| Total | No. | Title | Guest(s) | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | "What's the North Ever Done for Us?" | TBA | 28 November 2011 |
| 20 | 2 | "A Balanced Programme on Balance" | TBA | 5 December 2011 |
| 21 | 3 | "The Origins of Life" | TBA | 12 December 2011 |
| 22 | 4 | "The Science of Sound" | TBA | 19 December 2011 |
| 23 | 5 | "I'm a Chemist Get Me Out of Here" | TBA | 26 December 2011 |
| 24 | 6 | "The Science of Christmas" | TBA | 1 January 2012 |
Series Six
| Total | No. | Title | Guest(s) | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "Oceans: The Last Great Unexplored Frontier?" | TBA | 18 June 2012 |
| 26 | 2 | "Science Mavericks" | TBA | 25 June 2012 |
| 27 | 3 | "Does Size Matter" | TBA | 2 July 2012 |
| 28 | 4 | "The Science of Symmetry" | TBA | 9 July 2012 |
| 29 | 5 | "Parallel Universes" | TBA | 16 July 2012 |
| 30 | 6 | "Science v Art" | TBA | 23 July 2012 |
References
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/series
- ^ Ince, Robin (27 August 2010). "A cat in a wheelie bin can help us ponder how the universe works". The Telegraph.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Radio GaGa: Infinite Monkey Cage, Moyles & Bacon!". Tim Minchin.com. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ "Frank Skinner and Jason Byrne win at Sony Awards 2011". The British Comedy Guide. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "TV scientist scoops top radio award". Express & Star. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/episodes
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