The Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI, are starting TONIGHT! We couldn't wait either, so here is a little sneak peek of what's to come... 🎁 Tune in at 7.00pm on BBC Four and iPlayer to follow Maggie Aderin-Pocock on a fantastic voyage through space, searching for evidence of alien life. | Royal Institution of Great Britain

🕯️ Christmas Lectures iconic object no. 4 – from various lectures in the 1800s, with Michael Faraday This is Michael Faraday's candle holder, used when delivering the popular lecture series "A Chemical History of a Candle" in the mid-1800s, which helped audiences step into the world of science through a familiar household object. The lectures were later published as a book, in which Faraday wrote: "There is not a law under which any part of this universe is governed which does not come into pla

61K views · 617 reactions | Don't miss the final of the 2024 Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI! Tonight, Chris van Tulleken will analyse how our diets have changed through history, and how global food systems affect our health and our planet. Tune in to BBC Four and iPlayer at 9pm! | Royal Institution of Great Britain | Facebook

Galileo’s telescope provided crucial evidence for the heliocentric model, placing the Sun at the centre with the planets orbiting it. 🔭 See this demo in action in the 2025 Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI. Find out where to watch: rigb.org/explore-science/explore/blog/how-watch-2025-christmas-lectures-supported-cgi | Royal Institution of Great Britain

347K views · 8.5K reactions | The secret's out!  The 2025 Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI, will be presented by Dr Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, and will be about outer space and all the scientific wonders beyond planet Earth. We can't wait until December! Find out more: rigb.org/christmas-lectures | Royal Institution of Great Britain | Facebook

When you've got a building full of space experts and science communicators, it's impossible not to discuss what's the best space-themed film 🍿 Did we miss any good ones? Watch the 2025 Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI, on demand: rigb.org/explore-science/explore/blog/how-watch-2025-christmas-lectures-supported-cgi | Royal Institution of Great Britain

12K views · 371 reactions | The 2022 Christmas Lectures with forensic anthropologist Sue Black start TONIGHT. We cannot contain our excitement!  In lecture one we'll look at what clues are hidden in our bodies, and how investigators can uncover a host of information about someone from the smallest fragment of their remains. Tune in to BBC Four and iPlayer at 8pm! | Royal Institution of Great Britain | Facebook

2.8M views · 42K reactions | Happy 95th birthday to UK national treasure Sir David Attenborough!  His 1973 Christmas Lectures broke the cardinal rule of broadcast television: "never work with animals or children" - and they were awesome. Watch here: rigb.org/explore-science/explore/video/languages-animals-beware-1973 | Royal Institution of Great Britain | Facebook