Release Date

04 Jan, 1966

Runtime

01:00: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

119/58

Synopsis

The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are a series of lectures on a single topic, which have been held at the Royal Institution in London each year since 1825. The lectures present scientific subjects to a general audience, including young people, in an informative and entertaining manner. Michael Faraday initiated the first Christmas Lecture series in 1825. This came at a time when organised education for young people was scarce. Faraday presented a total of nineteen series in all.

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Specials

27 Dec, 1998

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973: The Languages of Animals

Sir David Attenborough on animal communication. Episode 4 is lost.

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978: Mathematics into Pictures

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985: Communicating

1986

1987: Crystals and Lasers

1988

1989

1990

1991: Growing Up in the Universe

26 Dec, 1991

1992

1993: The Cosmic Onion

26 Dec, 1993

1994

1995: Planet Earth, An Explorer's Guide

1996: The History in our Bones

26 Dec, 1996

1997: The Magical Maze

1998: Staying Alive: The Body in Balance

1999: Arrow of Time

2000: Rise of the Robots

2001: The Secrets of Life

2002: Smart Stuff

2003: Voyage in Space and Time

26 Dec, 2003

2004: To the Ends of the Earth: Surviving Antarctic Extremes

16 Dec, 2004

2005: The Truth About Food

25 Dec, 2005

2006

25 Dec, 2006

2007: Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival

23 Dec, 2007

2008: Hi-tech Trek - The Quest for the Ultimate Computer

28 Dec, 2008

2009: The 300-Million-Year War

21 Dec, 2009

2010: Size Matters

28 Dec, 2010

2011: Meet Your Brain

27 Dec, 2011

2012: The Modern Alchemist

26 Dec, 2012

2013: Life Fantastic

28 Dec, 2013

2014: Sparks Will Fly - How to Hack your Home

29 Dec, 2014

2015: How to Survive in Space

28 Dec, 2015

2016: Supercharged - Fuelling the Future

26 Dec, 2016

2017: The Language of Life

26 Dec, 2017

2018: Who Am I?

26 Dec, 2018

Professor Alice Roberts and Professor Aoife McLysaght take viewers on an immersive voyage through our evolutionary past and ask challenging questions about what our future holds.

2019: Secret & Lies - The Hidden Power of Maths

26 Dec, 2019

Dr Hannah Fry reveals the hidden rules and patterns that govern every aspect of our world.

2020: Planet Earth: A user’s guide

28 Dec, 2020

2021: Going viral: How Covid changed science forever

28 Dec, 2021

England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Jonathan Van-Tam will be joined by a host of top UK scientists to take a deep dive into the science of viruses.

2022: Secrets of forensic science

26 Dec, 2022

Professor Dame Sue Black reveals the secrets of the real-life scientific detective process she uses to identify both the dead and the living.

2023:The Truth about AI

26 Dec, 2023

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