When it comes to the art of punching melons until they explode, no one on the UK mainland can rival Robin Ince’s expertise.

From his ill-fated 2004 Edinburgh Show to his critically acclaimed 2023 performance, melons were punched. What changed?

In this event, BBC Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage co-host teams up with one of the UK’s top materials scientists Mark Miodownik, and melons of various shapes and sizes, to explore why some come apart in funnier ways than others.

For ages 8+