Supervolcanoes

The Infinite Monkey Cage

BBC

Comedy, Science

4.7 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out if supervolcanoes are worth worrying about. They are joined by volcanologist Tamsin Mather, geologist Chris Jackson and comedian Rachel Parris. They learn about the worst eruptions of all time, including the eruption that may have sparked the French revolution. They find out what volcanologists like Tamsin are doing to monitor supervolcanoes and if volcanologists do predict an impending eruption, is there anything we can do about it? New episodes are released on Saturdays. If you're in the UK, listen to the full series first on BBC Sounds: bbc.in/3K3JzyF Producer: Caroline Steel Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.0	Hello, we're back for a brand new series.
0:06.5	New episodes will be released weekly,
0:08.3	but if you're in the UK and can't wait,
0:10.8	you can hear it all right now before anywhere else.
0:13.6	Isn't that right, Brian Cox?
0:14.8	First on BBC Sounds, Robin Ins.
0:17.3	That's teamwork, isn't it?
0:18.5	It really is, yeah, professional.
0:19.9	That's that professional.
0:20.9	I'm Brian Cox.
0:22.0	I'm Robin Ins, and this is the Infinite Monkey Cage.
0:25.0	Now, Brian is, I suppose, more often than not,
0:27.6	known as the adventurer out of the service.
0:29.6	You've been to some very hot places, haven't you?
0:31.4	You've been to some very, very cold places,
0:33.2	and you've seen some big, scary things,
0:35.0	and some tiny little things as well.
0:36.6	And you've pointed at them all.
0:38.0	And I'm not, as well, known for being an adventurer,
0:43.0	but actually I am, even though I don't travel like Brian,
0:45.6	I spend a lot of my time in second-hand bookshops,
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