The Infinite Monkey Cage
Hosted by Brian Cox and Robin Ince and Adam Rutherford and Jessica Fostekew · BBC Radio 4
4.8from 6,315 ratings
- 247
- Episodes
- 56
- Transcribed
- 6,315
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2009
- First episode
About The Infinite Monkey Cage
A witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes, guest hosted by Prof. Adam Rutherford and Jess Fostekew.
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 4
- Category
- comedy · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 Nov 2009
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
56 of 247 episodes have a transcript.
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Leaf it to Nature
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And in the ground and sometimes in the field walls of this village is a rock called Rhine Chert, which is a bit like a flint. And it turns out that this contains fossils of some of the earliest known plants, 430 million years old. And they include these tiny little things that have stems and no leaves. […]
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- Tracy Lawson
- Jonathan Silvertown
- Alex Kealy
- Isy Suttie
- Laurence Rickard
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 1,861 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 4,454 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100
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- Quality
- 81
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 94
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Who hosts The Infinite Monkey Cage?
Brian Cox and Robin Ince and Adam Rutherford and Jessica Fostekew host the show. Published by BBC Radio 4.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Infinite Monkey Cage take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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