Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Summary
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.
Episodes
Total of 119 episodes.
1973: The Languages of Animals6 Episodes
19776 Episodes
1978: Mathematics into Pictures6 Episodes
1991: Growing Up in the Universe5 Episodes
1993: The Cosmic Onion5 Episodes
1995: Planet Earth, An Explorer's Guide5 Episodes
1996: The History in our Bones5 Episodes
1998: Staying Alive: The Body in Balance5 Episodes
2003: Voyage in Space and Time6 Episodes
2004: To the Ends of the Earth: Surviving Antarctic Extremes3 Episodes
2005: The Truth About Food5 Episodes
20065 Episodes
2007: Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival5 Episodes
2008: Hi-tech Trek - The Quest for the Ultimate Computer5 Episodes
2009: The 300-Million-Year War5 Episodes
2010: Size Matters3 Episodes
2011: Meet Your Brain3 Episodes
2012: The Modern Alchemist3 Episodes
2013: Life Fantastic3 Episodes
2014: Sparks Will Fly - How to Hack your Home3 Episodes
2015: How to Survive in Space3 Episodes
2016: Supercharged - Fuelling the Future3 Episodes
2017: The Language of Life3 Episodes
2018: Who Am I?3 Episodes
2019: Secret & Lies - The Hidden Power of Maths3 Episodes
2020: Planet Earth: A user’s guide3 Episodes
2021: Going viral: How Covid changed science forever3 Episodes
2022: Secrets of forensic science3 Episodes
2023:The Truth about AI3 Episodes
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