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Roger Bolton talks to Brian Cox as The Infinite Monkey Cage reaches its century, discusses the Proms with director David Pickard and airs controversy over the music played on 1Xtra.

The documentary Spitting Blades aired on 主播大秀 Radio 4, but the complaints in the Feedback inbox were about 主播大秀 Radio 1Xtra. During the programme, presenter Simeon Moore, also known as the rapper Zimbo, considered whether some rap music could be helping to glamorise gang violence and raised questions about music played on the 主播大秀's urban station, Radio 1 Xtra. Some Feedback listeners were frustrated by 主播大秀 executives from the station declining to appear in the documentary.

The Proms started this week with a digital extravaganza projected onto the Royal Albert Hall. Proms director David Pickard discusses gender targets, reaching a younger audience and why he's already booked some performers for 2022.

The 主播大秀 has released its annual report, revealing many key indicators of its performance as well as the headline-making salary figures of its top stars. Listeners react, and the former 主播大秀 Trustee and Radio 4 Controller Mark Damazer chews over the implications of the document.

Irreverent science panel show The Infinite Monkey Cage has now reached a hundred episodes - an impressive feat for a show that saw plenty of complaints to Feedback when it first aired. Presenter and physicist Professor Brian Cox and producer Alexandra Feachem hear what listeners make of the show now.

Presenter: Roger Bolton
Producer: Will Yates
Executive Producer: Katherine Godfrey

A Whistledown production for 主播大秀 Radio 4.