A few days before christmas I received a Mysterious Package in the post. Upon opening it I saw I'd been sent a VHS video tape marked simply The Manchester Experiment, and a date - 17th May 2001.

I've got a VHS video recorder rigged up to my TV, so I lost little time in playing it.

What I saw was indeed an experiment, conducted by our own Simon Munnery. The card attached to the tape read 'I tried this twice, it worked once'. I don't really want to tell you any more about it so that you can experience the thing the same way I did.

Simon has agreed we should hold a one off live stream of the show so that it can be shared with the others.

Was the monkey necessary?

Age guidance: 15 - contains some existential dread