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 Specials1 episodes 19660 episodes 19670 episodes 19680 episodes 19690 episodes 19700 episodes 19710 episodes 19720 episodes 1973: The Languages of Animals6 episodes 19740 episodes 19750 episodes 19760 episodes 19776 episodes 1978: Mathematics into Pictures6 episodes 19790 episodes 19800 episodes 19810 episodes 19820 episodes 19830 episodes 19840 episodes 1985: Communicating0 episodes 19860 episodes 1987: Crystals and Lasers0 episodes 19880 episodes 19890 episodes 19900 episodes 1991: Growing Up in the Universe5 episodes 19920 episodes 1993: The Cosmic Onion5 episodes 19940 episodes 1995: Planet Earth, An Explorer's Guide5 episodes 1996: The History in our Bones5 episodes 1997: The Magical Maze0 episodes 1998: Staying Alive: The Body in Balance5 episodes 1999: Arrow of Time0 episodes 2000: Rise of the Robots0 episodes 2001: The Secrets of Life0 episodes 2002: Smart Stuff0 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 
