The Royal Institution Lecture Theatre where the Christmas Lectures are held 0 December 30, 2020 14:00 by Matthew Bird
Christina Giallombardo
Everyone has their own Christmas traditions. Perhaps you like opening your advent calendar every day, decorating your Christmas tree, or going carolling. But what about watching the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures?
The Lectures have been held every Christmastime since 1825, hosted by the Royal Institution, with the aims of making science more accessible and inspiring the next generation of great scientists.
The first Royal Institution Christmas Lecture was hosted by the British engineer John Millington. In 1936 it became the UK’s first science TV series. They were created by Michael Faraday who also hosted the lectures on nineteen separate occasions, at a time when organised education for young people was scarce.
The Royal Institution lecture has been a Christmas tradition in Britain since 1825, when it was initiated by the renowned scientist Michael Faraday at a time when organised education for the young was scarce on the ground.
The lectures continue to this day but have become engaging, mind-expanding BBC Four television programmes for people of all ages.
Irish environmental scientist Tara Shine will be part of a threesome delivering their take on the world during this yearâs programmes.
The theme is âPlanet Earth â a userâs guideâ and will see presenters unravel astonishing global systems and remarkable natural wonders that sustain life. They will explore how human activity has become an overwhelming geological force âdisrupting the finely-tuned systems that have kept our planet running smoothly for billions of years,â Shine explains.
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Physicist and oceanographer Dr. Helen Czerski, geologist Professor Chris Jackson, and environmental scientist Dr. Tara Shine will unravel the global systems and natural wonders that combine to keep life on Earth alive, before exploring how human activity is disrupting these finely-tuned systems and then explaining how everyone can help repair the damage and live more sustainably.