Series 22

What is Life?

Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask what is life?

• 28 mins

Series 22

Does Time Exist?

Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask whether time is simply an illusion.

• 43 mins

Series 23

In Praise of Flies

Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover why flies should be celebrated, not swatted.

• 38 mins

Series 23

Under our Night Sky

Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover how our relationship with the night sky has changed.

• 57 mins

Series 23

Neanderthals

Brian Cox and Robin Ince explore the extraordinary lives of the Neanderthals.

• 38 mins

Series 23

The Science of Cooking

Brian Cox and Robin Ince don chef's hats and aprons to look at the science of cooking.

• 43 mins

Series 23

The Fundamentals of Reality

Brian Cox and Robin Ince explore the fundamentals of reality.

• 41 mins

Series 23

A History of Rock

Brian Cox and Robin Ince look at the history of rock. Not Pink Floyd... actual rock.

• 42 mins

Series 24

Bats v Flies

Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series of the hit science/comedy show.

• 42 mins

Series 24

Exploring the Deep

Brian Cox and Robin Ince travel deep below the ocean waves to discover what lies beneath.

• 42 mins

Series 24

The Wood Wide Web

Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover how trees talk to each other using the Wood Wide Web

• 42 mins

Series 24

Black Holes

Brian Cox throws Robin Ince into a black hole to see what happens next.

• 42 mins

Series 24

Astronauts

Brian Cox and Robin Ince look back at Earth with some truly out of this world guests.

• 42 mins

Series 24

Brains

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Alan Davies as they delve inside the human brain.

• 42 mins

Series 24

How to Teach Maths

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Sara Pascoe to get a unique maths lesson.

• 42 mins

Series 25

What have we learnt from Covid?

Brian Cox and Robin Ince wonder what we have learnt from Covid?

• 42 mins

Series 25

Exploring our solar system

Brian Cox and Robin Ince visit Nasa's JPL with comedian Conan O'Brien.

• 42 mins

Series 25

Hunting for Exoplanets

Brian Cox and Robin Ince discuss the hunt for elusive planets outside our solar system.

• 42 mins

Series 25

Can we cure ageing?

Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover whether ageing could really be cured.

• 42 mins

Series 25

The Age of Conspiracy?

Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover if we are living in a golden-age for conspiracy theories

• 42 mins

Series 25

The Deep Space Network

Brian Cox and Robin Ince take the monkey cage to Australia to visit the Deep Space Network

• 43 mins

Series 25

Why does wine taste good?

Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out what science tells us about wine.

• 42 mins

Series 26

Southern Skies

Brian Cox and Robin Ince look up at the stars of the southern hemisphere.

• 42 mins

Series 26

Australia’s Scary Spiders

Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about Australia’s scariest creatures: spiders.

• 42 mins

Series 26

How to think like a mathematician

Brian Cox and Robin Ince apply mathematical thinking to everyday problems.

• 42 mins

Series 26

How to Commit the Perfect Murder

Brian Cox and Robin Ince invent Infinite Monkey Cluedo and try to plot the perfect crime.

• 42 mins

Series 26

How Far Can the Human Body Go?

Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover the limits of human endurance.

• 42 mins

Series 26

Magic Materials

Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about the materials that we couldn’t live without.

• 42 mins

Series 27

Are we what we eat?

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Harry Hill to look at diet and nutrition.

• 42 mins

Series 27

Supervolcanoes

Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out if we should be worried about supervolcanoes.

• 43 mins

Series 27

Bees v Wasps

Which species is 'better': bees or wasps? Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out.

• 42 mins

Series 27

The Magic of Mushrooms

Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover the magic of mushrooms.

• 42 mins

Series 27

The Secret Life of Sharks

Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about the surprising behaviour of sharks.

• 42 mins

Series 27

Ancient DNA Secrets

Brian Cox and Robin Ince look at the amazing story of the discovery of King Richard III.

• 42 mins

Series 27

Cosmic Dust

Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about mysterious dust from space.

• 42 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 1)

Welcome to The Infinite Monkey's Guide To...

Brian Cox and Robin Ince look back at the best moments from their hit science show.

• 2 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 1)

The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... The Supernatural

A ramble through the Monkey Cage archive for the ultimate guide to the supernatural.

• 21 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 1)

The Infinite Monkey’s Guide To... The Apocalypse

A trawl through the archive to reveal the terrifying ways the universe could end.

• 18 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 1)

The Infinite Monkey’s Guide To... Space Travel

Brian Cox and Robin Ince explore the wonders of space travel.

• 20 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 1)

The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... The Movies

Separating science fact from fiction with a trip to the movies.

• 22 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 1)

The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... Strawberries

Brian Cox and Robin Ince ponder the point when living things die.

• 23 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 1)

The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... Building a Universe

Brian Cox and Robin Ince weigh up the ingredients for building a universe.

• 21 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 1)

The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... Oceans

Brian Cox and Robin Ince dive into what lies beneath.

• 23 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 1)

The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... Being Human

Brian and Robin consider the quirks that make human beings unique.

• 17 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 1)

The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... Infinity

Brian and Robin consider the mind-bending idea of multiple infinities.

• 18 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 1)

The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... Audience Favourites

Brian and Robin present audience favourites from 14 years of The Infinite Monkey Cage.

• 23 mins

Series 28

Octopuses!

Brian Cox and Robin Ince explore the magical world of the octopus.

• 42 mins

Series 28

The Science of Coincidence

Brian Cox and Robin Ince explore the science of coincidence and being lucky.

• 42 mins

Series 28

How I is AI?

Brian Cox and Robin Ince worry about how worried we should be about AI.

• 42 mins

Series 28

The Scale of Life (or were dinosaurs just too big?)

Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover why size really matters if you want to avoid extinction.

• 42 mins

Series 28

Hollywood in Space

Brian Cox and Robin Ince peer review Hollywood movies set in space.

• 42 mins

Series 28

Jo Brand's Quantum World

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are challenged by Jo Brand to explain quantum physics.

• 42 mins

Series 28

The Monkeys meet The Sky at Night

Brian Cox and Robin Ince team up with the Sky at Night team for some backyard astronomy.

• 57 mins

Series 29

Egyptian Mummies

Brian Cox and Robin Ince unwrap the science of Egyptian mummies.

• 42 mins

Series 29

Could it be magic?

Brian Cox and Robin Ince conjure up scientific explanations for magical goings on.

• 42 mins

Series 29

Asteroids

Brian Cox and Robin Ince journey through the asteroid belt and beyond to chat space rocks.

• 41 mins

Series 29

Poison

Brian Cox and Robin Ince unbottle the history of poison.

• 42 mins

Series 29

Cats v Dogs

Brian Cox and Robin Ince claw through the science to find out if cats are better than dogs

• 42 mins

Series 29

Higgs Boson

Brian Cox and Robin Ince go to the Large Hadron Collider in search of the Higgs Boson.

• 42 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 2)

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Murder

A trawl through the Monkey Cage archive for clues to committing the perfect murder.

• 20 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 2)

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Love

Embracing the best Infinite Monkey Cage episodes about love and desire.

• 19 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 2)

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Gardening

Digging deep into the Monkey Cage archive for scientific surprises about flora and fauna.

• 18 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 2)

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Talking to Aliens

Searching for alien life in the Monkey Cage back catalogue.

• 19 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 2)

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… The Gods

Examining the evidence on the difficult relationship between science and religion.

• 22 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 2)

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Gambling

Sifting through the science behind betting and why we gamble.

• 19 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 2)

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Failure

A trawl through the back catalogue reveals some of science’s most epic failures.

• 16 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 2)

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… The Future

Searching back through the Monkey Cage archive to find what the future might hold.

• 19 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 2)

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Tiny Things

Searching through the Monkey Cage back catalogue for the tiniest things in our universe.

• 22 mins

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... (Series 2)

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Audience Favourites (Pt 2)

More listeners' favourite moments from the Infinite Monkey Cage.

• 22 mins