Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973: The Languages of Animals

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978: Mathematics into Pictures

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985: Communicating

1986

1987: Crystals and Lasers

1988

1989

1990

1991: Growing Up in the Universe

1991

1992

1993: The Cosmic Onion

1993

1994

1995: Planet Earth, An Explorer's Guide

1996: The History in our Bones

1996

1997: The Magical Maze

1998: Staying Alive: The Body in Balance

1999: Arrow of Time

2000: Rise of the Robots

2001: The Secrets of Life

2002: Smart Stuff

2003: Voyage in Space and Time

2003

2004: To the Ends of the Earth: Surviving Antarctic Extremes

2004

2005: The Truth About Food

2005

2006

2006

2007: Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival

2007

2008: Hi-tech Trek - The Quest for the Ultimate Computer

2008 - 2009

2009: The 300-Million-Year War

2009

2010: Size Matters

2010

2011: Meet Your Brain

2011

2012: The Modern Alchemist

2012

2013: Life Fantastic

2013

2014: Sparks Will Fly - How to Hack your Home

2014

2015: How to Survive in Space

2015

2016: Supercharged - Fuelling the Future

2016

2017: The Language of Life

2017

2018: Who Am I?

2018

2019: Secrets & Lies - The Hidden Power of Maths

2019

2020: Planet Earth: A user’s guide

2020

2021: Going viral: How Covid changed science forever

2021

2022: Secrets of Forensic Science

2022

2023: The Truth about AI

2023

2024: The Truth About Food

2024

2025: Is There Life Beyond Earth?

2025