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CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Started by Michael Faraday in 1825, and now broadcast on national television every year, the CHRISTMAS LECTURES are the UK's flagship science series.

  • Alice Roberts

    Alice Roberts, the 2018 Christmas Lecturer

    Credit: Paul Wilkinson
  • Sophie Scott

    Sophie Scott, the 2017 Christmas Lecturer

    Credit: Paul Wilkinson

  • Saiful Islam, the 2016 Christmas Lecturer.

    Credit: Paul Wilkinson
  • Kevin Fong

    Kevin Fong, the 2015 Christmas Lecturer

    Credit: Paul Wilkinson
  • Photo of Danielle George

    Danielle George, the 2014 Christmas Lecturer

    Credit: Paul Wilkinson
  • Life Fantastic, Christmas Lectures, Alison Woollard

    2013 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, Life Fantastic with Alison Woollard

    Credit: Paul Wilkinson

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