The 56-year-old made the announcement in an Instagram post.

Comedian Robin Ince has resigned from his role as presenter of BBC Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage.

The 56-year-old, who presented the show alongside professor Brian Cox, described his resignation as “the saddest day of my professional life”.

In a post on Instagram, he said: “Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage.

“I resigned in September, after 16 years of dedication to the show, a show that I named and helped develop over all those years.

“Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish o

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