At this festive time of year, BBC Archive brings you the ghost of Christmas Lectures past. Go science! This year's lectures end today. | BBC Archive

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

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

Take a delicious sneak peek behind the scenes of the latest Christmas Lectures, as we gear up for a stellar bicentenary coming December 2025! 🌟 Watch the full video now: youtube.com/watch?v=dMMsW0lNNlM&t=6s | Royal Institution of Great Britain

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