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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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- verified Status: Returning Series
- person By: Unknown
- calendar_month Release Date: 1966-01-04
- update Lastly Aired: 2024-12-31
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- list_alt Seasons & Episodes: 59 Seasons, 122 Episodes
- timer Episode Runtime: 60 Mins/Episode
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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 1973: The Languages of Animals
Sir David Attenborough on animal communication. Episode 4 is lost. ...
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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2018: Who Am I?
Professor Alice Roberts and Professor Aoife McLysaght take viewers on an immersive voyage through our evolutionary past and ask challenging questions ...
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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2019: Secret & Lies - The Hidden Power of Maths
Dr Hannah Fry reveals the hidden rules and patterns that govern every aspect of our world. ...
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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2021: Going viral: How Covid changed science forever
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 virus ...
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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2022: Secrets of forensic science
Professor Dame Sue Black reveals the secrets of the real-life scientific detective process she uses to identify both the dead and the living. ...
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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2024: The Truth About Food
In this year’s Christmas Lectures, Dr Chris van Tulleken delves deep into our guts – to reveal the revolutionary latest science around what happen ...
3 Episode(s)
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