Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Network:BBC Four

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S2025E03 - "To the Stars and Beyond"

Aired on Dec 30, 2025, 8:00 PM

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Description

Each year a renowned name in the world of education leads a series of televised lectures all around one topic.

Details

Status: Running
Language: English
Runtime: 60 min
Premiered: December 27, 1966
Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 8:00 PM

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Episodes (60 Seasons · 286 Episodes)

Destination Moon

Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock begins her search for extraterrestrial life with an exploration of our nearest neighbour, and her favourite space rock, the moon.

Dec 28, 2025

60 min

Searching the Solar System

Space scientist Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock continues her search for alien life with a grand tour of our solar system. Could any other planets or moons out there be habitable?

Dec 29, 2025

60 min

To the Stars and Beyond

Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, with the help of the world's most powerful telescope, ventures through the Milky Way and into the universe beyond, on the hunt for alien worlds.

Dec 30, 2025

60 min