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Series 17

When Two Stars Collide

Brian Cox and Robin Ince and guests including Dara O'Briain look at gravitational waves.

• 40 mins

Series 17

The Secret Life of Birds

Brian Cox and Robin Ince explore the secret life of birds.

• 46 mins

Series 17

Antibiotics

Brian Cox and Robin Ince look at the history and future of antibiotics.

• 38 mins

Series 17

Teenage Brain

Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests uncover the science of why teenagers are so teenagery.

• 43 mins

Series 17

How Animals Behave

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Rufus Hound to look at animal behaviour.

• 43 mins

Series 17

Volcanoes

Brian Cox, Robin Ince and special guest Jo Brand look at the science of volcanoes.

• 42 mins

Special Bonus Edition

Brian Cox and Robin Ince reminisce about their favourite Monkey Cage moments.

• 17 mins

Series 18

The Infinite Monkey Cage 100

Brian Cox and Robin Ince celebrate their 100th episode with some very special guests.

• 60 mins

Series 18

Big Data

Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask: what is big data, and how big is big?

• 44 mins

Series 18

Invasion

Brian Cox and Robin Ince talk alien invasion, although not of the little green men kind.

• 41 mins

Series 18

Immune System

Brian Cox and Robin Ince look at our amazingly complex and clever immune system.

• 40 mins

Series 18

The Human Voice

Brian Cox and Robin Ince get vocal on the science of the human voice.

• 38 mins

Series 18

GCHQ

Brian Cox and Robin Ince transport The Infinite Monkey Cage to GCHQ.

• 38 mins

Series 19

Microbes: Secret Rulers of the World?

Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series. This week Ed Byrne joins the panel.

• 46 mins

Series 19

The Future of Humanity

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Chris Addison to discuss the future of humanity.

• 35 mins

Series 19

Origin of Numbers

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Hannah Fry to look at the origin of numbers

• 35 mins

Series 19

Are humans still evolving?

Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask whether human beings are still evolving?

• 47 mins

Series 19

How to Build a Bionic Human

Brian Cox and Robin Ince learn how to build a bionic human.

• 42 mins

Series 19

How We Measure the Universe

Brian Cox and Robin Ince explore how we measure the universe.

• 38 mins

Introducing The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

Hannah Fry and Adam Rutherford investigate scientific mysteries sent in by listeners.

• 5 mins

The Infinite Moonkey Cage

Brian Cox and Robin Ince celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landings.

• 58 mins

Astronaut Special (Repeat)

In this 2017 episode, Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by a panel of space travellers.

• 29 mins

Dinosaurs

Brian Cox and Robin Ince return to chat dinosaurs with, amongst others, Rufus Hound.

• 46 mins

Clever Creatures

Brian Cox and Robin Ince discuss intelligent creatures from clever crows to cunning squid.

• 41 mins

Series 20

Science of Dreaming

Brian Cox and Robin Ince have a sleepy look at the science of dreaming.

• 44 mins

Series 20

Anniversary of the Periodic Table

Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table.

• 37 mins

Series 20

Brits in Space

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by British astronauts Tim Peake and Helen Sharman.

• 59 mins

Series 21

Science of Laughter

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Frank Skinner to discuss the science of laughter.

• 43 mins

Series 21

Conspiracy Theories

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Shazia Mirza as they discuss conspiracy theories.

• 33 mins

Series 21

Coral Reefs

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Marcus Brigstocke to talk about the magic of coral.

• 45 mins