Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

(1966)

NR

5.1/10

5 votes

60 min/ep

January 4, 1966

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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.

Network

Channel 4 5 BBC Four More4 BBC Two

Status

Returning Series

Type

Documentary

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

0 Episodes

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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

0 Episodes

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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

0 Episodes

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1985: Communicating

1985: Communicating

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1986

1986

0 Episodes

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1987: Crystals and Lasers

1987: Crystals and Lasers

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1988

1988

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1989

1989

0 Episodes

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1990

1990

0 Episodes

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1991: Growing Up in the Universe

1991: Growing Up in the Universe

5 EpisodesAir Date: December 26, 1991

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1992

1992

0 Episodes

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1993: The Cosmic Onion

1993: The Cosmic Onion

5 EpisodesAir Date: December 26, 1993

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1994

1994

0 Episodes

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1995: Planet Earth, An Explorer's Guide

1995: Planet Earth, An Explorer's Guide

5 Episodes

No overview available for this season.

1996: The History in our Bones

1996: The History in our Bones

5 EpisodesAir Date: December 26, 1996

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1997: The Magical Maze

1997: The Magical Maze

0 Episodes

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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 EpisodesAir Date: December 26, 2003

No overview available for this season.

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

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

3 EpisodesAir Date: December 16, 2004

No overview available for this season.

2005: The Truth About Food

2005: The Truth About Food

5 EpisodesAir Date: December 25, 2005

No overview available for this season.

2006

2006

5 EpisodesAir Date: December 25, 2006

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2007: Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival

2007: Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival

5 EpisodesAir Date: December 23, 2007

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

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

5 EpisodesAir Date: December 28, 2008

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2009: The 300-Million-Year War

2009: The 300-Million-Year War

5 EpisodesAir Date: December 21, 2009

No overview available for this season.

2010: Size Matters

2010: Size Matters

3 EpisodesAir Date: December 28, 2010

No overview available for this season.

2011: Meet Your Brain

2011: Meet Your Brain

3 EpisodesAir Date: December 27, 2011

No overview available for this season.

2012: The Modern Alchemist

2012: The Modern Alchemist

3 EpisodesAir Date: December 26, 2012

No overview available for this season.

2013: Life Fantastic

2013: Life Fantastic

3 EpisodesAir Date: December 28, 2013

No overview available for this season.

2014: Sparks Will Fly - How to Hack your Home

2014: Sparks Will Fly - How to Hack your Home

3 EpisodesAir Date: December 29, 2014

No overview available for this season.

2015: How to Survive in Space

2015: How to Survive in Space

3 EpisodesAir Date: December 28, 2015

No overview available for this season.

2016: Supercharged - Fuelling the Future

2016: Supercharged - Fuelling the Future

3 EpisodesAir Date: December 26, 2016

No overview available for this season.

2017: The Language of Life

2017: The Language of Life

3 EpisodesAir Date: December 26, 2017

No overview available for this season.

2018: Who Am I?

2018: Who Am I?

3 EpisodesAir Date: December 26, 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

2019: Secret & Lies - The Hidden Power of Maths

3 EpisodesAir Date: December 26, 2019

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

3 EpisodesAir Date: December 28, 2020

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2021: Going viral: How Covid changed science forever

2021: Going viral: How Covid changed science forever

3 EpisodesAir Date: December 28, 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

2022: Secrets of forensic science

3 EpisodesAir Date: December 26, 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

2023: The Truth about AI

3 EpisodesAir Date: December 26, 2023

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2024: The Truth About Food

2024: The Truth About Food

3 EpisodesAir Date: December 29, 2024

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.