Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

1966 ★ 5.1 61 Seasons IMDb Returning Series English
Channel 4

Overview

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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1966

1966

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1967

1967

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1968

1968

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1969

1969

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1970

1970

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1971

1971

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1972

1972

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1973: The Languages of Animals

1973: The Languages of Animals

6 Episodes

Sir David Attenborough on animal communication. Episode 4 is lost.
1974

1974

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1975

1975

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1976

1976

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1977

1977

6 Episodes

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1978: Mathematics into Pictures

1978: Mathematics into Pictures

6 Episodes

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1979

1979

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1980

1980

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1981

1981

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1982

1982

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1983

1983

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1984

1984

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1985: Communicating

1985: Communicating

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1986

1986

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1987: Crystals and Lasers

1987: Crystals and Lasers

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1988

1988

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1989

1989

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1990

1990

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1991: Growing Up in the Universe

1991: Growing Up in the Universe

5 Episodes

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1992

1992

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1993: The Cosmic Onion

1993: The Cosmic Onion

5 Episodes

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1994

1994

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1995: Planet Earth, An Explorer's Guide

1995: Planet Earth, An Explorer's Guide

5 Episodes

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1996: The History in our Bones

1996: The History in our Bones

5 Episodes

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1997: The Magical Maze

1997: The Magical Maze

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1998: Staying Alive: The Body in Balance

1998: Staying Alive: The Body in Balance

5 Episodes

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1999: Arrow of Time

1999: Arrow of Time

0 Episodes

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2000: Rise of the Robots

2000: Rise of the Robots

0 Episodes

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2001: The Secrets of Life

2001: The Secrets of Life

0 Episodes

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2002: Smart Stuff

2002: Smart Stuff

0 Episodes

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2003: Voyage in Space and Time

2003: Voyage in Space and Time

6 Episodes

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

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

3 Episodes

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2005: The Truth About Food

2005: The Truth About Food

5 Episodes

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2006: The Num8er My5teries

2006: The Num8er My5teries

5 Episodes

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2007: Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival

2007: Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival

5 Episodes

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2008: Hi-tech Trek

2008: Hi-tech Trek

5 Episodes

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2009: The 300-Million-Year War

2009: The 300-Million-Year War

5 Episodes

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2010: Size Matters

2010: Size Matters

3 Episodes

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2011: Meet Your Brain

2011: Meet Your Brain

3 Episodes

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2012: The Modern Alchemist

2012: The Modern Alchemist

3 Episodes

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2013: Life Fantastic

2013: Life Fantastic

3 Episodes

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2014: Sparks Will Fly - How to Hack your Home

2014: Sparks Will Fly - How to Hack your Home

3 Episodes

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2015: How to Survive in Space

2015: How to Survive in Space

3 Episodes

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2016: Supercharged - Fuelling the Future

2016: Supercharged - Fuelling the Future

3 Episodes

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2017: The Language of Life

2017: The Language of Life

3 Episodes

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2018: Who Am I?

2018: Who Am I?

3 Episodes

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: Secrets & Lies - The Hidden Power of Maths

2019: Secrets & Lies - The Hidden Power of Maths

3 Episodes

Dr. Hannah Fry reveals the hidden rules and patterns that govern every aspect of our world.
2020: Planet Earth: A User’s Guide

2020: Planet Earth: A User’s Guide

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3 Episodes

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2021: Going Viral: How Covid Changed Science Forever

2021: Going Viral: How Covid Changed Science Forever

3 Episodes

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

2022: Secrets of Forensic Science

3 Episodes

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

2023: The Truth about AI

3 Episodes

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2024: The Truth About Food

2024: The Truth About Food

3 Episodes

In this year’s Christmas Lectures, Dr Chris van Tulleken delves deep into our guts – to reveal the revolutionary latest science around what happens inside our bodies when we eat. He investigates how food has fundamentally shaped human evolution, uncovers the importance of our microbiome – as the extra ‘organ’ we didn’t know we had – and asks how we can all eat better in future, for the sake of our own health and the health of the planet. Chris will reveal how what we eat can have a massive effect on both our bodies and our brains. He’ll bring the science to life through a series of fact fuelled demos, special guest appearances, festive food hacks, and a healthy dose of self-experimentation. From tastebuds to toilet, we’ll find out what happens in the body when we eat. How we eat with our eyes (green eggs and ham anyone?) and how smell and even sound can affect the taste of our food.
2025: Is There Life Beyond Earth?

2025: Is There Life Beyond Earth?

3 Episodes

Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock takes us on a voyage deep into space, on an astronomical search for extraterrestrial life, celebrating 200 years of the Christmas Lectures.

Top Cast

Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Self - Presenter

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