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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

IMDb 5.1, 31 seasons, 125 episodes, 60 min avg.

The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are a series of lectures on a single topic, which have been held at the Royal Institution in London each year since 1825. The lectures present scientific subjects to a general audience, including young people, in an informative and entertaining manner. Michael Faraday initiated the first Christmas Lecture series in 1825. This came at a time when organised education for young people was scarce. Faraday presented a total of nineteen series in all.

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Beware!
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Royal Institution of Great Britain Christmas Lectures 1973: The Languages of Animals

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Be mine
Be mine

Royal Institution of Great Britain Christmas Lectures 1973: The Languages of Animals

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Parents and Children
Parents and Children

Royal Institution of Great Britain Christmas Lectures 1973: The Languages of Animals

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Simple Signs and Complicated Communications
Simple Signs and Complicated Communications
Dec 4, 1973

The fourth lecture in the series, 'Simple Signs and Complicated Communications', is considered lost, as there is no known copy of it. If you do have a copy of the recording, the Royal Institution would love it if you got in touch at xmaslectures@ri.ac.uk to help us make all our CHRISTMAS LECTURES available for future generations.

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Foreign Languages
Foreign Languages

Royal Institution of Great Britain Christmas Lectures 1973: The Languages of Animals

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Human Language
Human Language

Royal Institution of Great Britain Christmas Lectures 1973: The Languages of Animals

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GenresDocumentary
StatusContinuing
First airedJan 4, 1966
TMDB13963
TVDB81067

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