BBC Radio 4 - The Infinite Monkey Cage, 100th Episode TV Special, Brian Blessed movingly recites Lollingdon Downs poem 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 Brian Blessed movingly recites Lollingdon Downs poem The actor describes how he recited part of John Masefield's Lollingdon Downs for Patrick Moore shortly before the astronomer's death. Release date: 25 July 2018 Duration: 2 minutes This clip is from The Infinite Monkey Cage -- 100th Episode TV Special Featured in... * The Infinite Monkey Cage -- The Infinite Monkey Cage Highlights from 100 episodes of the programme. More clips from 100th Episode TV Special * Brian Blessed gets excited and emotional about Saturn Duration: 01:12 * Alice Roberts on human and Neanderthal interbreeding Duration: 00:53 * How to understand the Higgs boson particle Duration: 01:26 See all clips from 100th Episode TV Special (4) 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 * Entertainment By format: * Discussion & Talk * Games & Quizzes * 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.