Watch the Lectures

Watch the Lectures
Watch all 3 lectures using the BBC iPlayer
Watch on BBC iPlayer

📢 On Thursday evenings – Chat with the scientists – 7pm to 8pm – All students welcome!

About the Lectures

The Pandemic Prevention Zone is open and runs from 5 January to 11 February 2022.

  • Students can take part from home
  • Meet with pandemic experts connected to the CHRISTMAS LECTURES, as well as experts who worked on the BBC show
  • Suitable for ages 10 to 18
  • Easy, safe, flexible, and open to schools in UK and Ireland

Teachers: sign up and book chats

Begun by Michael Faraday in 1825, the CHRISTMAS LECTURES are now broadcast on UK television every December and have formed part of the British Christmas tradition for generations.

Go deeper into the topics of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES with I'm a Scientist and the Royal Institution. In January 2022, school students can put their questions to pandemic scientists and Lecture contributors!