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This week Philippa Perry joins Robin as co-host and they chat with writer and performer Rebecca Peyton.
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Jump Scares and Spidercide – Brain Yapping
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15 years ago, Michael Legge went to a pub whilst wearing a t-shirt featuring a picture of Run DMC and the words Walk This Way on it. He was told it was the only cover better than the original...
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Why Archaeologists Don’t Want You to Floss – Brenna Hassett
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Broken Symmetries – Jon Butterworth
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Geneticist, author and broadcaster Dr Adam Rutherford joins Robin and Josie in the studio this week to talk about many things including his latest book, The Book of Humans.
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Sandman Hugs and Final Dens
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To celebrate the co-host of this year's RI Christmas Lectures, we dug into the archives again. Here's Prof Aoife McLysaght.
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An Interview with J Wilgoose Esq
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A Chicken in a Cup
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Robin Ince’s 1000 Book Purge
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Prof Chris Lintott & Steve Pretty’s Universe (of Music)
What’s the connection between astronomy and jazz? Professor Chris Lintott and Steve Pretty are on a mission to find out. Work in Progress shows on sale now.
Sandman Hugs and Final Dens
Dec 24, 2018 | All, Documentaries & Specials, Featured, Video | 0
As a special Christmas Eve treat we decided to film Robin doing his often requested poem, in the very woods he talks about in it. We hope you enjoy it.
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An Infinite Unboxing
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Rebecca Peyton and Philippa Perry – Book Shambles
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This week Philippa Perry joins Robin as co-host and they chat with writer and performer Rebecca Peyton.
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Alice Roberts – Chaos of Delight
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We dug into the Cosmic Genome archives this week to celebrate Alice Roberts' RI Christmas Lectures. Here is here episode of Chaos of Delights from 2013.
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