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- there's not much to the article yet but it's a BBC4 Radio Programme that's very popular. I can't find much hard information about it (credits etc) but I would like others to contribute to it to build it up.
Since it's a mainstream Radio Programme from the BBC I don't think the article should be deleted. We should allow it the time to be expanded. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frankiethefrank ( talk • contribs)
- With the Sony award I think the subject is now noteworthy (so I've removed the "notability" tag).-- A bit iffy ( talk) 17:21, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
...whence the title? Chrisrus ( talk) 06:41, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
- I mean, why is it called that? It seems like it's probably a reference to something. Is the reason not citably known? Chrisrus ( talk) 18:12, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
- I don't know if it was ever citably and/or officially explained, but an infinite monkey cage would be the ideal place to contain
your infinite number of Shakespeare-writing monkeys, although it does raise the question of whether an infinite cage can be correctly described as a cage.
FlowerpotmaN·(
t)
21:55, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
- Interesting! Thank you. Please anyone who reads these words, if you can find in their archives or anywhere a citable answer to this question, please be
WP:BOLD and do add the answer to this article, as doing so would definately improve the article. I liked your speculation very much and would enjoy hearing about those of others.
Chrisrus (
talk)
05:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
- @
Chrisrus: I'm sure
Flowerpotman is on the right lines. I also expect
H. L. Mencken's quip "Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage"
[1] comes into it somewhere too.
Thincat (
talk)
22:22, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
- Funnily enough I watched the video for Eric Idle-penned theme to the programme today, which makes a reference to the Infinite Monkey theorem. Not sure if a muppet counts as a source ;), but the video is on the BBC website here FlowerpotmaN·( t) 01:00, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
- @
Chrisrus: I'm sure
Flowerpotman is on the right lines. I also expect
H. L. Mencken's quip "Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage"
[1] comes into it somewhere too.
Thincat (
talk)
22:22, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
- Interesting! Thank you. Please anyone who reads these words, if you can find in their archives or anywhere a citable answer to this question, please be
WP:BOLD and do add the answer to this article, as doing so would definately improve the article. I liked your speculation very much and would enjoy hearing about those of others.
Chrisrus (
talk)
05:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
- I don't know if it was ever citably and/or officially explained, but an infinite monkey cage would be the ideal place to contain
your infinite number of Shakespeare-writing monkeys, although it does raise the question of whether an infinite cage can be correctly described as a cage.
FlowerpotmaN·(
t)
21:55, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
Should this article really introduce this programme as a comedy programme? I always thought of it is as a science programme. OK, I know it is always a light-hearted look at science and has its fair share of humour, but it still does explore issues in various fields of science. ACEOREVIVED ( talk) 16:47, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
Two episode special, broadcast on December 8 & 15 2015. Should probably get a mention. Mr Larrington ( talk) 15:39, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
Done. I have added these. I am not certain what the numbering system is intended to represent, nor how it is to be used, so I have not given them numbers since this would have involved re-numbering all the following episodes. --
Gronk Oz (
talk)
08:16, 26 February 2017 (UTC)