THE INFINITE MONKEY CAGE

4PM, RADIO 4 ★★★★ The Olympic gold medallist Sally Gunnell (right) shares a strange fact about sporting success. A very high proportion of top-class athletes and players have three things in common: an active childhood; a significant role model in their early lives; and, surprisingly, the experience of getting through a serious trauma while growing up. Other strange facts about sport, the mind and the human body emerge in this particularly strong edition of Brian Cox’s science show.