BBCs Infinite Monkey Cage creator Robin Ince in Hungerford tonight with film crew in tow

Comedian, actor and writer Robin Ince, known for creating and presenting the BBC Radio 4 show The Infinite Monkey Cage with physicist Brian Cox, visits Hungerford’s Croft Hall with a film crew in tow tonight (Thursday, December 9) for an already sold out event organised by Hungerford Bookshop.

It is the last event of his tour of 110 independent bookshops and he will be talking about his new book, The Importance of Being Interested – Adventures in Scientific Curiosity – followed by a Q&A and booksigning.

Robin Ince quickly abandoned science at school, bored by a fog of dull lessons and intimidated by the barrage of equations. But, 20 years later, he fell in love and he now presents one of the world's most popular science podcasts. Every year he meets hundreds of the world's greatest thinkers.

In his erudite and witty new book, Robin reveals why scientific wonder isn't just for the professionals. Filled with interviews featuring astronauts, comedians, teachers, quantum physicists, neuroscientists and more – as well as charting Robin's own journey with science – The Importance of Being Interested explores why many wrongly think of the discipline as distant and difficult. From the glorious appeal of the stars above to why scientific curiosity can encourage much-needed intellectual humility, this optimistic and profound book will leave you filled with a thirst for intellectual adventure.