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The Infinite Monkey Cage

The Secret Life of Sharks

The Infinite Monkey Cage

BBC

Comedy, Science

4.79.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about the apex predators of the ocean. They are joined by physiological ecologist Lucy Hawkes, shark scientist Isla Hodgson and naturalist Steve Backshall. They learn about the surprising social behaviours of sharks, how they reproduce and exactly how long sharks have been around for - they’re even older than dinosaurs! Brian and Robin hear about Steve’s experience of diving with over 100 species of shark. Is their reputation as cold blooded killers, accurate? 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:05.0

Hello, I'm Brian Cox. I'm Robin Inz, and this is, well,

0:08.0

the show that used to be the Infinite Monkey Cage.

0:11.2

Yeah, because tonight we've been told to widen our audience,

0:14.0

you know, to be a bit more discovery channel,

0:16.5

while still maintaining, though, radio force sensibilities.

0:20.2

So today's show is, when sharks don't attack nearly as often

0:26.8

as many presume due to the way that they portrayed

0:30.0

in popular culture, and, in fact, more often than not,

0:32.8

what sharks do is just sometimes eat much smaller things

0:36.4

than surfers, indeed, many things that are non-mameleon.

0:39.9

So there we are, let's see.

0:47.7

We've got some very exciting interviews.

0:49.4

We've got three surfers who, one day,

0:52.5

who was actually Christmas Day, went out surfing on Bondi Beach

0:57.1

and two and a half hours later, they came back,

1:00.7

and everything was fine.

1:02.7

That had a really nice time, actually.

1:04.5

One of them said it's the best Christmas they'd had.

1:07.8

Yes, today we're exploring the secret life of sharks.

1:10.8

What is the secrets of their evolutionary longevity?

1:13.7

What makes them such great hunters?

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