The Magic of Mushrooms

The Infinite Monkey Cage

BBC

Comedy, Science

4.7 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about the secret world of fungi, hidden beneath our feet. They are joined by biologist Merlin Sheldrake and mycologist Katie Field. They hear about the hidden life of fungi, including their hundreds of mating types, predatory behaviour and crucial role in life beginning on Earth. Katie shares how mycologists like her are using fungi to come up with creative solutions to climate change. 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, I'm Brian Cox. I'm Robyn Inz, and this is the Infinite Monkey Cage,
0:08.8	and this is entirely true by the way before we actually do start doing the show.
0:12.8	I nearly capsize this show because Brian almost doesn't want to do the show we're going to do tonight,
0:19.0	because on the way here, as usual, I stopped off in a secondhand bookshop
0:22.3	and picked up a few things, and I found a book for Brian
0:26.2	that he's been so obsessed with for the whole afternoon.
0:29.3	We've done almost no research whatsoever, right?
0:31.8	And some of you go, oh, I imagine it was a book about the event horizon,
0:35.1	all the grandian mechanics or the delicious wines of the Merseaux area in France,
0:40.4	but it's not. What book did I get you?
0:42.3	Buses illustrated.
0:43.8	LAUGHTER
0:46.1	Fantastic.
0:48.1	I saw that in a shop in Charlie Wood, right?
0:51.3	And I went, if I give that to Brian, he won't even notice the shiny things.
0:54.8	He's been so excited. This is it.
0:56.7	The Gilford Chassie went out to production some years before the war,
1:00.7	but you often still see them on the road.
1:02.6	The Gilford Chassie.
1:03.8	Gilford Chassie fans in.
1:05.2	Yes.
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