BBC Radio 4 - The Infinite Monkey Cage, Eric Idle performs theme song for The Infinite Monkey Cage Homepage Accessibility links * Skip to content * Accessibility Help BBC Account Notifications * Home * News * Sport * Weather * iPlayer * Sounds * Bitesize * CBeebies * CBBC * Food * Home * News * Sport * Business * Technology * Health * Culture * Arts * Travel * Earth * Audio * Video * Live More menu Search BBC * Home * News * Sport * Weather * iPlayer * Sounds * Bitesize * CBeebies * CBBC * Food * Home * News * Sport * Business * Technology * Health * Culture * Arts * Travel * Earth * Audio * Video * Live Close menu BBC Radio 4 The Infinite Monkey Cage * Home * Episodes * Clips * Galleries * Podcast * Features * Contact Us Main content Eric Idle performs theme song for The Infinite Monkey Cage Brian Cox and Robin Ince join Eric Idle as he sings his song about the programme. (Song written by Eric Idle and produced by Jeff Lynne. Video produced by Trunkman Productions. Puppets by Beth Crane.) Release date: 30 June 2014 Duration: 3 minutes This clip is from The Infinite Monkey Cage Show available episodes Featured in... * The Infinite Monkey Cage -- The Infinite Monkey Cage Highlights from 100 episodes of the programme. * Music and musicians Listen to a selection of clips from recent and upcoming programmes. More clips from The Infinite Monkey Cage * Sharks v Crocs -- Series 30 , 'Beastly Bodies' Kids Special - Steve Backshall, Jess French and Adam Kay Duration: 00:52 * 'If you get rid of the flies, you are going to be swimming around in a lot of faeces' Duration: 01:04 * 'I've popped one out of my friend's head!' - Dr Erica McAlister on her fascination with botflies Duration: 01:56 * It's a middle-aged star, about 4.5 billion years old... Duration: 01:15 See all clips from The Infinite Monkey Cage (39) Related Content Similar programmes By genre: * Comedy * Comedy > Chat * Entertainment * Factual > Science & Nature By format: * Podcasts * Schedule Explore the BBC * Home * News * Sport * Weather * iPlayer * Sounds * Bitesize * CBeebies * CBBC * Food * Home * News * Sport * Business * Technology * Health * Culture * Arts * Travel * Earth * Audio * Video * Live * Terms of Use * About the BBC * Privacy Policy * Privacy Policy * Cookies * Cookies * Accessibility Help * Parental Guidance * Contact the BBC * Make an editorial complaint * Careers * BBC emails for you * Advertise with us Copyright (c) 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.