Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

📊 Series Specifications

Network Channel 4, 5, BBC Four, More4, BBC Two

Episode Runtime ~60 min

Total Seasons 60

Total Episodes 125

Original Language EN

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (1966)

⭐ 2.5 / 5 (5 votes) 🎬 60 Seasons 📼 125 Episodes 🏷️ Documentary 📡 Returning Series

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Series Status:

Currently airing weekly on international broadcast networks.

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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.

Seasons & Episodes

Season 0 (Specials)

1 Episodes

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Season 1 (1966)

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Season 2 (1967)

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Season 3 (1968)

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Season 4 (1969)

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Season 5 (1970)

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Season 6 (1971)

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Season 7 (1972)

0 Episodes

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Season 8 (1973: The Languages of Animals)

6 Episodes

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Season 9 (1974)

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Season 10 (1975)

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Season 11 (1976)

0 Episodes

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Season 12 (1977)

6 Episodes

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Season 13 (1978: Mathematics into Pictures)

6 Episodes

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Season 14 (1979)

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Season 15 (1980)

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Season 16 (1981)

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Season 17 (1982)

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Season 18 (1983)

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Season 19 (1984)

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Season 20 (1985: Communicating)

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Season 21 (1986)

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Season 22 (1987: Crystals and Lasers)

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Season 23 (1988)

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Season 24 (1989)

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Season 25 (1990)

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Season 26 (1991: Growing Up in the Universe)

5 Episodes

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Season 27 (1992)

0 Episodes

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Season 28 (1993: The Cosmic Onion)

5 Episodes

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Season 29 (1994)

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Season 30 (1995: Planet Earth, An Explorer's Guide)

5 Episodes

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Season 31 (1996: The History in our Bones)

5 Episodes

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Season 32 (1997: The Magical Maze)

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Season 33 (1998: Staying Alive: The Body in Balance)

5 Episodes

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Season 34 (1999: Arrow of Time)

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Season 35 (2000: Rise of the Robots)

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Season 36 (2001: The Secrets of Life)

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Season 37 (2002: Smart Stuff)

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Season 38 (2003: Voyage in Space and Time)

6 Episodes

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Season 39 (2004: To the Ends of the Earth: Surviving Antarctic Extremes)

3 Episodes

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Season 40 (2005: The Truth About Food)

5 Episodes

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Season 41 (2006: The Num8er My5teries)

5 Episodes

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Season 42 (2007: Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival)

5 Episodes

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Season 43 (2008: Hi-tech Trek)

5 Episodes

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Season 44 (2009: The 300-Million-Year War)

5 Episodes

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Season 45 (2010: Size Matters)

3 Episodes

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Season 46 (2011: Meet Your Brain)

3 Episodes

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Season 47 (2012: The Modern Alchemist)

3 Episodes

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Season 48 (2013: Life Fantastic)

3 Episodes

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Season 49 (2014: Sparks Will Fly - How to Hack your Home)

3 Episodes

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Season 50 (2015: How to Survive in Space)

3 Episodes

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Season 51 (2016: Supercharged - Fuelling the Future)

3 Episodes

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Season 52 (2017: The Language of Life)

3 Episodes

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Season 53 (2018: Who Am I?)

3 Episodes

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Season 54 (2019: Secrets & Lies - The Hidden Power of Maths)

3 Episodes

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Season 55 (2020: Planet Earth: A User’s Guide)

3 Episodes

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Season 56 (2021: Going Viral: How Covid Changed Science Forever)

3 Episodes

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Season 57 (2022: Secrets of Forensic Science)

3 Episodes

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Season 58 (2023: The Truth about AI)

3 Episodes

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Season 59 (2024: The Truth About Food)

3 Episodes

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Season 60 (2025: Is There Life Beyond Earth?)

3 Episodes

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