1973: The Languages of Animals6 episodes
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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
2006: The Num8er My5teries5 episodes
2007: Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival5 episodes
2008: Hi-tech Trek5 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: Secrets & 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
2024: The Truth About Food3 episodes
2025: Is There Life Beyond Earth?3 episodes
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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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Searching the Solar System2025-12-29
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To the Stars and Beyond2025-12-30
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