Professor Jonathan Van-Tam
Himself - Presenter
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (1966)
2013: Life Fantastic
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.
Released Jan. 4, 1966
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.christmas-in-title, imdb.holiday-in-title, imdb.five-word-title, imdb.christmas
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S48E1 - Where Do I Come From?
One of the greatest conundrums of life is how we emerge from a single cell into a walking, talking, multi-trillion-celled organism that we call the human body.
In the first of this year's Christmas Lectures, Dr Alison Woollard from the University of Oxford reveals just how this incredible transformation takes place. Using dramatic live experiments she shows how each of those trillions of cells knows what to do, when to do it and how to organise themselves to carry out vital specialist roles in our body.
Dec. 28, 2013, midnight
S48E2 - Am I a Mutant?
In the second of this year's Christmas Lectures, Dr Alison Woollard from the University of Oxford unravels this mystery of life. She reveals that the extraordinary diversity has all come about by genetic mutation. Life revolves around the survival of the fittest mutant.
Dec. 29, 2013, midnight
S48E3 - Could I Live Forever?
In this year's final Christmas Lecture, Dr Alison Woollard from the University of Oxford, tackles a question that has intrigued scientists and natural philosophers for centuries. The cycle of life and death affects all cells, but Alison reveals a shocking truth - that 'cell death' plays an important part in life. It enables the development and survival of most multi-celled organisms from hedgehogs to humans.
Dec. 30, 2013, midnight
Channel 4
60 min/ep
7272 min
Jan. 4, 1966
Dec. 30, 2025, midnight
Returning Series
NR
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