Royal Institution Christmas Lectures - All Episodes

Season 1 / Year 1966

EpisodeNameAirdate
1966-12-27The White RabbitDec 27, 1966
1966-12-29Only the Grin was LeftDec 29, 1966
1966-12-31The Caucus RaceDec 31, 1966
1967-01-03Curiouser and CuriouserJan 3, 1967
1967-01-05If Only I Were the Right Size to do ItJan 5, 1967
1967-01-07It's the Oldest Rule in the BookJan 7, 1967

Season 2 / Year 1967

EpisodeNameAirdate
1967-12-28Ancient Eyes and Simple BrainsDec 28, 1967
1967-12-30Learning to See ThingsDec 30, 1967
1968-01-02Playing with IllusionsJan 2, 1968
1968-01-04How Illusions Play Games with UsJan 4, 1968
1968-01-06Human Eyes in SpaceJan 6, 1968
1968-01-09The Future: Machines that See?Jan 9, 1968

Season 3 / Year 1968

EpisodeNameAirdate
1968-12-28The World of Captain GulliverDec 28, 1968
1968-12-31Meat and Drink Sufficient for 1728 LilliputiansDec 31, 1968
1969-01-02A Prodigious Leap?Jan 2, 1969
1969-01-04Lilliput and Brobdingnag Since the Industrial RevolutionJan 4, 1969
1969-01-07Dwarf and Giant NumbersJan 7, 1969
1969-01-09Beyond the MapJan 9, 1969

Season 4 / Year 1969

EpisodeNameAirdate
1970-01-04In the beginning...Jan 4, 1970
1970-01-05Clockwork harmonyJan 5, 1970
1970-01-06The tick of the atomJan 6, 1970
1970-01-07Big time, little timeJan 7, 1970
1970-01-08Faster, fasterJan 8, 1970
1970-01-09To the ends of timeJan 9, 1970

Season 5 / Year 1970

Season 6 / Year 1971

EpisodeNameAirdate
1972-01-02Making and measuring the wavesJan 2, 1972
1972-01-03From small beginningsJan 3, 1972
1972-01-04Growing and changingJan 4, 1972
1972-01-05Craftsmanship and technologyJan 5, 1972
1972-01-06On the way to the earJan 6, 1972
1972-01-07The end of the journeyJan 7, 1972

Season 7 / Year 1972

EpisodeNameAirdate
1972-12-31Ripples in the Ether: How it All BeganDec 31, 1972
1973-01-01Ripples in the Ether: Getting Rid of the WiresJan 1, 1973
1973-01-02The Sound of BroadcastingJan 2, 1973
1973-01-03Pictures With and Without WiresJan 3, 1973
1973-01-04But Electrons aren't Coloured!Jan 4, 1973
1973-01-05Vision of the FutureJan 5, 1973

Season 8 / Year 1973

EpisodeNameAirdate
1973-12-30Beware!Dec 30, 1973
1973-12-31Be mineDec 31, 1973
1974-01-01Parents and ChildrenJan 1, 1974
1974-01-02Simple Signs and Complicated CommunicationsJan 2, 1974

Season 9 / Year 1974

EpisodeNameAirdate
1974-12-29Looking Glass HouseDec 29, 1974
1974-12-30Tweedledum and TweedledeeDec 30, 1974
1974-12-31Jam Yesterday, Jam TomorrowDec 31, 1974
1975-01-01The JabberwockJan 1, 1975
1975-01-02The Time Has Come the Walrus SaidJan 2, 1975
1975-01-03Its My Own InventionJan 3, 1975

Season 10 / Year 1975

Season 11 / Year 1976

EpisodeNameAirdate
1976-12-01First lightDec 1, 1976
1976-12-02Light and lifeDec 2, 1976
1976-12-03A leaf from natureDec 3, 1976
1976-12-04Candles from the SunDec 4, 1976
1976-12-05Making light workDec 5, 1976
1976-12-06Survival under the SunDec 6, 1976

Season 12 / Year 1977

EpisodeNameAirdate
1977-12-26The Planets: The Earth As A PlanetDec 26, 1977
1977-12-27The Planets: The Outer Solar System And LifeDec 27, 1977
1977-12-28The Planets: The History Of MarsDec 28, 1977
1977-12-29The Planets: Mars Before VikingDec 29, 1977
1977-12-30The Planets: Mars After VikingDec 30, 1977
1977-12-31The Planets: Planetary Systems Beyond Our SunDec 31, 1977

Season 13 / Year 1978

Season 14 / Year 1979

Season 15 / Year 1980

Season 16 / Year 1981

Season 17 / Year 1982

EpisodeNameAirdate
1982-12-29Making senseDec 29, 1982
1982-12-30The sound of silenceDec 30, 1982
1982-12-31The sixth sense - and the restDec 31, 1982
1983-01-01Show me the way to go homeJan 1, 1983
1983-01-02Vive la différenceJan 2, 1983
1983-01-03Enchanted loomJan 3, 1983

Season 18 / Year 1983

EpisodeNameAirdate
1983-12-27Machines In Motion: Driving ForcesDec 27, 1983
1983-12-28Machines In Motion: Gathering MomentumDec 28, 1983
1983-12-29Machines In Motion: VibrationDec 29, 1983
1983-12-30Machines In Motion: Under ControlDec 30, 1983
1983-12-31Machines In Motion: Fluids and FlightDec 31, 1983
1984-01-01Machines In Motion: Living MachinesJan 1, 1984

Season 19 / Year 1984

Season 20 / Year 1985

EpisodeNameAirdate
1986-01-06Communicating: No Man is an IslandJan 6, 1986
1986-01-07Communicating: Animal TalkJan 7, 1986
1986-01-08Communicating: The Bionic BatJan 8, 1986
1986-01-09Communicating: The Pace of TechnologyJan 9, 1986
1986-01-10Communicating: The Integrated BodyJan 10, 1986
1986-01-11Communicating: ComputersJan 11, 1986

Season 21 / Year 1986

EpisodeNameAirdate
1987-01-05First take an egg...Jan 5, 1987
1987-01-06The medium and the messageJan 6, 1987
1987-01-07The right stuffJan 7, 1987
1987-01-08Genes and fliesJan 8, 1987
1987-01-09Chain of commandJan 9, 1987
1987-01-10Growing up and growing oldJan 10, 1987

Season 22 / Year 1987

Season 23 / Year 1988

EpisodeNameAirdate
1988-12-28Appliance scienceDec 28, 1988
1988-12-29Home, safe homeDec 29, 1988
1988-12-30Electronics for pleasureDec 30, 1988
1989-01-02Home, smart homeJan 2, 1989
1989-01-03Mixers, meters and moleculesJan 3, 1989

Season 24 / Year 1989

Season 25 / Year 1990

EpisodeNameAirdate
1990-12-27The Grand DesignDec 27, 1990
1990-12-28The Birth of the StarsDec 28, 1990
1990-12-29The Origin of QuasarsDec 29, 1990
1991-01-02The Origin of GalaxiesJan 2, 1991
1991-01-03The Origin of the UniverseJan 3, 1991

Season 26 / Year 1991

Season 27 / Year 1992

Season 28 / Year 1993

Season 29 / Year 1994

EpisodeNameAirdate
1994-12-28The Electric ApeDec 28, 1994
1994-12-29Through a Glass DarklyDec 29, 1994
1994-12-30Bubble, Bubble, Toil & TroubleDec 30, 1994
1994-12-31The Seven Ages of the BrainDec 31, 1994
1995-01-01The Mind's IJan 1, 1995

Season 30 / Year 1995

EpisodeNameAirdate
1995-12-27Planet Earth, On the Edge of the WorldDec 27, 1995
1995-12-28Planet Earth, Secrets of the DeepDec 28, 1995
1995-12-29Planet Earth, Volcanoes-Melting the EarthDec 29, 1995
1995-12-30Planet Earth, The Puzzle of the ContinentsDec 30, 1995
1995-12-31Planet Earth, WaterworldDec 31, 1995

Season 31 / Year 1996

Season 32 / Year 1997

Season 33 / Year 1998

Season 34 / Year 1999

EpisodeNameAirdate
1999-12-26Arrow of Time: Back to the FutureDec 26, 1999
1999-12-27Arrow of Time: Catching the WavesDec 27, 1999
1999-12-28Arrow of Time: Quantum LeapDec 28, 1999
1999-12-29Arrow of Time: The Edge of ChaosDec 29, 1999
1999-12-30Arrow of Time: Shaping the FutureDec 30, 1999

Season 35 / Year 2000

EpisodeNameAirdate
2000-12-26Rise of the Robots: Anatomy of an AndroidDec 26, 2000
2000-12-27Rise of the Robots: Things that ThinkDec 27, 2000
2000-12-28Rise of the Robots: Remote RobotsDec 28, 2000
2000-12-29Rise of the Robots: Bionic BodiesDec 29, 2000
2000-12-30Rise of the Robots: I, RobotDec 30, 2000

Season 36 / Year 2001

EpisodeNameAirdate
2001-12-26The Secrets of Life: What Is Life?Dec 26, 2001
2001-12-27The Secrets of Life: How Do I Grow?Dec 27, 2001
2001-12-28The Secrets of Life: Who Am I?Dec 28, 2001
2001-12-29The Secrets of Life: Can We Fix It?Dec 29, 2001
2001-12-30The Secrets of Life: The Future of Life?Dec 30, 2001

Season 37 / Year 2002

Season 38 / Year 2003

Season 39 / Year 2004

EpisodeNameAirdate
2004-12-16Antarctica: Ice PeopleDec 16, 2004
2004-12-18Antarctica: Ice LifeDec 18, 2004
2004-12-20Antarctica: Ice WorldDec 20, 2004

Season 40 / Year 2005

Season 41 / Year 2006

Season 42 / Year 2007

Season 43 / Year 2008

Season 44 / Year 2009

Season 45 / Year 2010

Season 46 / Year 2011

Meet Your Brain

Season 47 / Year 2012

The Modern Alchemist

EpisodeNameAirdate
2012-12-26Air: The Elixir of LifeDec 26, 2012
2012-12-27Water: The Fountain of YouthDec 27, 2012
2012-12-28The Philosopher's StoneDec 28, 2012

Season 48 / Year 2013

Life Fantastic

EpisodeNameAirdate
2013-12-28Where Do I Come From?Dec 28, 2013
2013-12-29Am I a Mutant?Dec 29, 2013
2013-12-30Could I Live Forever?Dec 30, 2013

Season 49 / Year 2014

Sparks Will Fly - How to Hack your Home

EpisodeNameAirdate
2014-12-29The Light Bulb MomentDec 29, 2014
2014-12-30Making ContactDec 30, 2014
2014-12-31A New RevolutionDec 31, 2014

Season 50 / Year 2015

How to Survive in Space

EpisodeNameAirdate
2015-12-28Lift Off!Dec 28, 2015
2015-12-29Life in OrbitDec 29, 2015
2015-12-30The Next FrontierDec 30, 2015

Season 51 / Year 2016

Supercharged - Fuelling the Future

EpisodeNameAirdate
2016-12-26Let There Be Light!Dec 26, 2016
2016-12-27People PowerDec 27, 2016
2016-12-28Fully ChargedDec 28, 2016

Season 52 / Year 2017

The Language of Life

EpisodeNameAirdate
2017-12-26The Language of Life: Say It With SoundDec 26, 2017
2017-12-27Silent MessagesDec 27, 2017
2017-12-28The WordDec 28, 2017

Season 53 / Year 2018

Who Am I?

EpisodeNameAirdate
2018-12-26Where Do I Come From?Dec 26, 2018
2018-12-27What Makes Me Human?Dec 27, 2018
2018-12-28What Makes Me, Me?Dec 28, 2018

Season 54 / Year 2019

Secret & Lies - The Hidden Power of Maths

EpisodeNameAirdate
2019-12-26How to Get LuckyDec 26, 2019
2019-12-27How to Bend the RulesDec 27, 2019
2019-12-28How Can We All Win?Dec 28, 2019

Season 55 / Year 2020

Planet Earth - A User's Guide

EpisodeNameAirdate
2020-12-28Engine EarthDec 28, 2020
2020-12-29Water WorldDec 29, 2020
2020-12-30Up in the AirDec 30, 2020

Season 56 / Year 2021

EpisodeNameAirdate
2021-12-28The Invisible EnemyDec 28, 2021
2021-12-29The Perfect StormDec 29, 2021
2021-12-30Winning the WarDec 30, 2021

Season 57 / Year 2022

EpisodeNameAirdate
2022-12-26Dead BodyDec 26, 2022
2022-12-27Missing BodyDec 27, 2022
2022-12-28Living BodyDec 28, 2022

Season 58 / Year 2023

Professor Mike Wooldridge - The Truth about AI

EpisodeNameAirdate
2023-12-26How to Build an Intelligent MachineDec 26, 2023
2023-12-27My AI LifeDec 27, 2023
2023-12-28The Future of AI: Dream or a Nightmare?Dec 28, 2023

Season 59 / Year 2024

Chris van Tulleken - The Truth About Food

EpisodeNameAirdate
2024-12-29From Taste Buds to ToiletDec 29, 2024
2024-12-30How Food Makes UsDec 30, 2024
2024-12-31The Big Food HackDec 31, 2024

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