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Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a close encounter of the 1st kind. They are joined by comedian Lucy Beaumont, to ask if UFOs and aliens have visited Earth?

UFO SPECIAL

Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a close encounter of the 1st kind with comedian Lucy Beaumont, astronomer Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Director of Jodrell Bank Professor Tim O’Brien, and science presenter Dallas Campbell to ask if UFOs and aliens have visited Earth? They explore why Lucy's home city of Hull appears to have had more than its fair share of alien visitations, as well as learning about the genuine scientific effort to look for intelligent life elsewhere in our universe.
This episode is also available to watch, so you can see our truly out of this world panel in full technicolour glory. Just look for The Infinite Monkey Cage UFO TV Special on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iplayer.

Producer: Alexandra Feachem

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43 minutes

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Tue 18 Feb 2020 23:00

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  • Mon 17 Feb 2020 16:30
  • Tue 18 Feb 2020 23:00

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