Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (1966)
1966-01-04
Channel 4, 5, BBC Four, More4, BBC Two
Seasons and episodes
60
Season 60 December 28, 2025
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60 - 1Destination Moon December 28, 2025 -
60 - 2Searching the Solar System December 29, 2025
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60 - 3To the Stars and Beyond December 30, 2025
59
Season 59 December 29, 2024
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59 - 1From Taste Buds to Toilet December 29, 2024 -
59 - 2How Food Makes Us December 30, 2024 -
59 - 3The Big Food Hack December 31, 2024
58
Season 58 December 26, 2023
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58 - 1How to Build an Intelligent Machine December 26, 2023 -
58 - 2My AI Life December 27, 2023 -
58 - 3The Future of AI: Dream or a Nightmare? December 28, 2023
57
Season 57 December 26, 2022
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57 - 1Dead Body December 26, 2022 -
57 - 2Missing Body December 27, 2022 -
57 - 3Living Body December 28, 2022
56
Season 56 December 28, 2021
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56 - 1The Invisible Enemy December 28, 2021 -
56 - 2The Perfect Storm December 29, 2021 -
56 - 3Fighting Back December 30, 2021
55
Season 55 December 28, 2020
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55 - 1Engine Earth December 28, 2020 -
55 - 2Water World December 29, 2020
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55 - 3Up In The Air December 30, 2020
54
Season 54 December 26, 2019
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54 - 1How to Get Lucky December 26, 2019 -
54 - 2How to Bend the Rules December 27, 2019 -
54 - 3How Can We All Win? December 28, 2019
53
Season 53 December 26, 2018
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53 - 1Where Do I Come From? December 26, 2018 -
53 - 2What Makes Me Human? December 27, 2018 -
53 - 3What Makes Me, Me? December 28, 2018
52
Season 52 December 26, 2017
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52 - 1Say It with Sound December 26, 2017 -
52 - 2Silent Messages December 27, 2017 -
52 - 3The Word December 28, 2017
51
Season 51 December 26, 2016
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51 - 1Let There Be Light! December 26, 2016 -
51 - 2People Power December 27, 2016 -
51 - 3Fully Charged December 28, 2016
50
Season 50 December 28, 2015
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50 - 1Lift Off! December 28, 2015 -
50 - 2Life in Orbit December 29, 2015
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50 - 3The Next Frontier December 30, 2015
49
Season 49 December 29, 2014
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49 - 1The Light Bulb Moment December 29, 2014 -
49 - 2Making Contact December 30, 2014
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49 - 3A New Revolution December 31, 2014
48
Season 48 December 28, 2013
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48 - 1Where Do I Come From? December 28, 2013 -
48 - 2Am I a Mutant? December 29, 2013
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48 - 3Could I Live Forever? December 30, 2013
47
Season 47 December 26, 2012
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47 - 1Air: The Elixir of Life December 26, 2012 -
47 - 2Water: The Fountain of Youth December 27, 2012 -
47 - 3Earth: The Philosopher's Stone December 28, 2012
46
Season 46 December 27, 2011
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46 - 1What's in Your Head? December 27, 2011 -
46 - 2Who's in Charge Here Anyway? December 28, 2011
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46 - 3Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking? December 29, 2011
45
Season 45 December 28, 2010
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45 - 1Why Elephants Can't Dance December 28, 2010 -
45 - 2Why Chocolate Melts And Jet Engines Don't December 29, 2010 -
45 - 3Why Mountains Are So Small December 30, 2010
44
Season 44 December 21, 2009
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44 - 1Plant Wars December 21, 2009
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44 - 2The Animals Strike Back December 22, 2009
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44 - 3Talking Trees December 23, 2009
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44 - 4Dangerous to Delicious December 24, 2009
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44 - 5Weapons of the Future December 25, 2009
43
Season 43 December 28, 2008
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43 - 1
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43 - 2
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43 - 3Hi-tech Trek - The Quest for the Ultimate Computer: Ghost In The Machine December 31, 2008
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43 - 4
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43 - 5
42
Season 42 December 23, 2007
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42 - 1Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival: Peak Performance December 24, 2007
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42 - 2Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival: Completely Stuffed December 25, 2007
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42 - 3Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival: Grilled and Chilled December 26, 2007
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42 - 4Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival: Fight, Flight and Fright December 27, 2007
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42 - 5Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival: Luck, Genes and Stupidity December 28, 2007
41
Season 41 December 25, 2006
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41 - 1The curious incident of the never-ending numbers December 25, 2006
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41 - 2The story of the elusive shapes December 26, 2006
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41 - 3The secret of the winning streak December 27, 2006
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41 - 4The case of the uncrackable code December 28, 2006
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41 - 5The quest to predict the future December 29, 2006
40
Season 40 December 25, 2005
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40 - 1The Truth About Food: The Ape That Cooks December 26, 2005
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40 - 2The Truth About Food: Yuck or Yummy? December 27, 2005
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40 - 3The Truth About Food: You Are What You Eat December 28, 2005
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40 - 4The Truth About Food: When Food Goes Wrong December 29, 2005
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40 - 5The Truth About Food: Food for the Future December 30, 2005
39
Season 39 December 16, 2004
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39 - 1Ice people December 16, 2004
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39 - 2Ice life December 18, 2004
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39 - 3Ice world December 20, 2004
38
Season 38 December 26, 2003
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38 - 1Blast Off December 26, 2003
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38 - 2Mission to Mars December 27, 2003
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38 - 3Planet Patrol December 28, 2003
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38 - 4Collision Course December 29, 2003
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38 - 5Anybody Out There? December 30, 2003
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38 - 6Live from Mars January 01, 1970
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Season 31 December 26, 1996
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31 - 1The History in our Bones December 27, 1996
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31 - 2The History in our Bones December 28, 1996
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31 - 3The History in our Bones December 29, 1996
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31 - 4The History in our Bones - Innovations And Novelty December 30, 1996
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31 - 5
28
Season 28 December 26, 1993
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28 - 1The Cosmic Onion Lecture 1 December 27, 1993
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28 - 2The Cosmic Onion Lecture 2 December 28, 1993
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28 - 3The Cosmic Onion Lecture 3 December 29, 1993
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28 - 4The Cosmic Onion Lecture 4 December 30, 1993
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28 - 5The Cosmic Onion Lecture 5 December 31, 1993
26
Season 26 December 26, 1991
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26 - 1Waking Up in the Universe December 27, 1991
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26 - 2Designed and Designoid Objects December 28, 1991
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26 - 3Climbing Mount Improbable December 29, 1991
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26 - 4The Ultraviolet Garden December 30, 1991
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26 - 5The Genesis of Purpose December 31, 1991
13
Season 13 January 01, 1970
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13 - 1Linking and Knotting January 01, 1970
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13 - 2Numbers and Geometry January 01, 1970
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13 - 3Infinity and Perspective January 01, 1970
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13 - 4Games and Evolution January 01, 1970
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13 - 5Waves and Music January 01, 1970
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13 - 6Catastrophe and Psychology January 01, 1970
12
Season 12 January 01, 1970
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12 - 1The Earth as a Planet January 01, 1970
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12 - 2The Outer Solar System and Life January 01, 1970
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12 - 3The History of Mars January 01, 1970
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12 - 4Mars before Viking January 01, 1970
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12 - 5Mars after Viking January 01, 1970
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12 - 6Planetary Systems beyond our Sun January 01, 1970
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Season 8 January 01, 1970
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8 - 1Beware! January 01, 1970
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8 - 2Be mine January 01, 1970
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8 - 3Parents and Children January 01, 1970
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8 - 4Simple Signs and Complicated Communications December 04, 1973
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8 - 5Foreign Languages January 01, 1970
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8 - 6Human Language January 01, 1970
33
Season 33 January 01, 1970
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33 - 1Staying Alive: The Body In Balance - Sen January 01, 1970
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33 - 2Staying Alive: The Body In Balance - Fat January 01, 1970
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33 - 3Staying Alive: The Body In Balance - Chi January 01, 1970
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33 - 4Staying Alive: The Body In Balance - Tim January 01, 1970
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33 - 5Staying Alive: The Body In Balance - Pus January 01, 1970
30
Season 30 January 01, 1970
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30 - 1Planet Earth, An Explorers Guide January 01, 1970
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30 - 2Planet Earth, An Explorers Guide January 01, 1970
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30 - 3Planet Earth, An Explorers Guide January 01, 1970
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30 - 4Planet Earth, An Explorers Guide January 01, 1970
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30 - 5Planet Earth, An Explorers Guide January 01, 1970
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Season 14 January 01, 1970
1
Season 1 January 01, 1970
2
Season 2 January 01, 1970
3
Season 3 January 01, 1970
4
Season 4 January 01, 1970
11
Season 11 January 01, 1970
10
Season 10 January 01, 1970
9
Season 9 January 01, 1970
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Season 7 January 01, 1970
6
Season 6 January 01, 1970
5
Season 5 January 01, 1970
19
Season 19 January 01, 1970
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Season 18 January 01, 1970
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Season 17 January 01, 1970
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Season 16 January 01, 1970
15
Season 15 January 01, 1970
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Season 21 January 01, 1970
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Season 23 January 01, 1970
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Season 24 January 01, 1970
25
Season 25 January 01, 1970
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Season 27 January 01, 1970
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Season 29 January 01, 1970
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Season 20 January 01, 1970
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Season 22 January 01, 1970
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Season 32 January 01, 1970
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Season 34 January 01, 1970
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Season 35 January 01, 1970
36
Season 36 January 01, 1970
37
Season 37 January 01, 1970
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.
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