Curious Cases

Hannah Fry and Dara O Briain answer quirky science questions sent in by listeners, starting with why so many species have evolved into crabs - and if humans could too. Hannah and Dara scale the tangled tree of life and tackle taxonomy to figure out if crab really is evolution's favourite shape.

Genre: Documentary

Running Time: 30 minutes (approx)

When is Curious Cases next on TV?

It's next showing on BBC Radio 4 October 4th, 10:00am and on BBC Radio 4 October 6th, 3:30pm. See more...

Main Cast

Hannah Fry
Dara O Briain
Paul Gorton