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Ri Science Podcast: Space science and 200 years of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES - with Dame D...

This December, space scientist and renowned science communicator Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock will be presenting the CHRISTMAS LECTURES in their 200th year titled ‘Is there life beyond earth?’.
Maggie joins us on the podcast this month to explore the history of space imaging and the huge number of projects she has worked on throughout her career, as well as her experiences navigating the scientific world and some of the biggest questions remaining in space science today.
Tune into the CHRISTMAS LECTURES this December between Christmas and New Year, on BBC Four and iPlayer. Find out more at https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures
Ri Science Podcast episodes are released on the last Wednesday of every month, and our new ‘From the Theatre’ episodes are released on the second Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to be notified as soon as the next episode is released!
Lead producer and presenter: Lia Hale
Assistant producers: Mohsina Asif, Poppy Aves, Mia Buxton

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Videos to make you think more deeply about science. Explosive short films, full length talks from the world’s leading scientists and writers, and videos to challenge the way you look at the world. The Royal Institution is a 200 year old independent chari...

Elephants can't dance, but hamsters can - Mark Miodownik 2010 Christmas Lectures 1/3

The History of Man - Simon Conway Morris's 1996 Christmas Lectures 5/5

The Great Dyings: Life After Death - Simon Conway Morris's 1996 Christmas Lectures 3/5

Innovations and Novelty - Simon Conway Morris's 1996 Christmas Lectures 4/5

The Fossils Come Alive - Simon Conway Morris's 1996 Christmas Lectures 2/5

Staring into the abyss - Simon Conway Morris's 1996 Christmas Lectures 1/5

The secret paths of global knowledge transfer - with Cesar Hidalgo

From the Lab: How mathematics is powering medical innovation – Ri Science Podcast with Becky Shipley

Waterworld - James Jackson's 1995 Christmas Lectures 5/5

The Puzzle of the Continents - James Jackson's 1995 Christmas Lectures 4/5

Volcanoes: Melting The Earth - James Jackson's 1995 Christmas Lectures 3/5

Secrets of the Deep - James Jackson's 1995 Christmas Lectures 2/5

On The Edge Of The World - James Jackson's 1995 Christmas Lectures 1/5

Why every diagram you've seen of the solar system is wrong #spacescience #solarsystem

Engineering's secret weapon: How ultrasound spots structural problems - with Rachel Edwards

Searching the Solar System - Christmas Lectures 2025 with Maggie Aderin-Pocock 2/3

To the Stars and Beyond - Christmas Lectures 2025 with Maggie Aderin-Pocock 3/3

What it's really like on the International Space Station #christmaslectures #spacetravel #timpeake

How Earth's deepest oceans reveal the possibility of alien life #spacetravel #scienceeducation

How telescopes really work #christmaslectures #telescope #spacescience

Podcast: From the Space Park: What will BepiColombo teach us about Mercury? - with Suzie Imber

The history of space science - with Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Why Earth's atmosphere changed #carlsagan #science

The Mind's I - Susan Greenfield's 1994 Christmas Lectures 5/5

The Seven Ages of the Brain - Susan Greenfield's 1994 Christmas Lectures 4/5

Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble - Susan Greenfield's 1994 Christmas Lectures 3/5

Through a Glass Darkly - Susan Greenfield's 1994 Christmas Lectures 2/5

The Electric Ape - Susan Greenfield's 1994 Christmas Lectures 1/5

How we made the world's biggest lemon battery - from the 2016 Christmas Lectures

The mind-bending reality of quantum mechanics - with Jim Al Khalili

Everything you didn't know about the Earth - in one minute! #earthscience #earthfacts #space

How do bacteria survive in space? #spacetravel #astronauts #nationalspacecentre

How animals can sense the earth's magnetic field - with NPL

Space science and 200 years of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES - with Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Why is engineering biology so important? - with NPL

Is there life beyond earth? - with Nikku Madhusudhan

How air samplers could revolutionise biodiversity monitoring - with NPL

An hour to make the universe - Frank Close 1993 Christmas Lectures 5/5

Antimatter matters - Frank Close 1993 Christmas Lectures 4/5

Invaders from outer space - Frank Close 1993 Christmas Lectures 3/5

To the centre of the sun - Frank Close 1993 Christmas Lectures 2/5

A is for atoms - Frank Close 1993 Christmas Lectures 1/5

Ri Science Podcast: Space science and 200 years of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES - with Dame D...

Responsible innovation in a digital world - with Jeroen van den Hoven

In the hands of the giants - Charles Stirling 1992 Christmas Lectures 5/5

Symmetry, sensation and sex - Charles Stirling 1992 Christmas Lectures 4/5

The handed molecule - Charles Stirling 1992 Christmas Lectures 3/5

Narwhals, palindromes and Chesterfield station - Charles Stirling 1992 Christmas Lectures 2/5

Man in the mirror - Charles Stirling 1992 Christmas Lectures 1/5

Can chemistry help to catch a killer? - with Baljit Thatti

The Victorian tech that made the moon mission possible #spacetravel #science #inventions

The quest for dark matter with Matt Bothwell

Ri Science Podcast - From the Excel: Upcoming science in 2026 from New Scientist Live

The origin of the universe – Malcolm Longair 1990 Christmas Lectures 5/5

The origin of galaxies – Malcolm Longair 1990 Christmas Lectures 4/5

The origin of quasars – Malcolm Longair 1990 Christmas Lectures 3/5

The birth of stars and the great cosmic cycle – Malcolm Longair 1990 Christmas Lectures 2/5

The grand design - Malcolm Longair 1990 Christmas Lectures 1/5

Decoding ageing - with Carina Kern

The science driving serendipity - with Martin Reeves

Ri Science Podcast: How mechanical engineering is changing the world - with Shini Somara

The invention of nanotechnology: Faraday's gold colloids

Scales, synthesizers and samples – Charles Taylor’s 1989 Christmas Lectures 5/5

Technology, trumpets and tunes – Charles Taylor’s 1989 Christmas Lectures 4/5

Science, strings and symphonies – Charles Taylor’s 1989 Christmas Lectures 3/5

What is music? – Charles Taylor’s 1989 Christmas Lectures 1/5

The essence of an instrument – Charles Taylor’s 1989 Christmas Lectures 2/5

An Islamic perspective on mental health - with Rania Awaad

Did Kathleen Lonsdale deserve a Nobel Prize? Her groundbreaking work explained

The hidden science behind Star Wars blaster technology #starwars

The scientific mind of Leonard Da Vinci - with Martin Kemp

Mixers, Meters and Molecules - Gareth Roberts's 1988 Christmas Lectures 5/5

Home Smart Home - Gareth Roberts's 1988 Christmas Lectures 4/5

Home Safe Home - Gareth Roberts's 1988 Christmas Lectures 2/5

Appliance Science - Gareth Roberts's 1988 Christmas Lectures 1/5

Mathematics: The rise of the machines

Crystals, Lasers and the Human Body - John M. Thomas & David Phillips's 1987 Christmas Lectures 6/6

Applications of Lasers - John M. Thomas & David Phillips's 1987 Christmas Lectures 5/6

Constructing a Laser - John M. Thomas & David Phillips's 1987 Christmas Lectures 4/6

Catalysts, Semi & Superconductors - John M. Thomas & David Phillips's 1987 Christmas Lectures 3/6