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The Infinite Monkey Cage

Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists’ eyes. Joined by a panel of scientists, experts and celebrity science enthusiasts they investigate life, the universe and everything in between on The Infinite Monkey Cage from the BBC. From the smallest building blocks of life to the furthest stars, the curious monkeys pull apart the latest science to reveal fascinating

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Guano: Liquid Gold - Zoe Lyons, Tim Birkhead and Kate Jones
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Leaf it to Nature
Nov 2026 · 3 books
Cover of Nature's Magicians: The Hidden Powers of Leaves
Nature's Magicians: The Hidden Powers of Leaves
Jonathan Silvertown
“I'm a professor at the University of Edinburgh. and author of a new book called Nature's magicians. There you go. The hidden powers of leaves”
Cover of The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham
“I loved Day of the Triffids”
Cover of Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
“Join me. Colin Morgan. As I read Frankenstein. By Mary Shelley”
Ghosts - Isy Suttie, Laurence Rickard, Ciarán O'Keeffe and Chris French
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Cover of Usborne Book of Ghosts
Usborne Book of Ghosts
Usborne Publishing
“I had a similar experience. to to Gier and you know loved Ghostbusters and really got into it and the Osborne book of ghosts and all of those things”
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