Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Christmas lectures from the Royal Institute with a truly ambitious, thought-provoking and daring trio of conversations about space – in particular the potential for extraterrestrial life.
You can watch Christmas lectures from the Royal Institute 2025 online from anywhere with a VPN and possibly free.
Even within scientific circles, it is a divisive subject, one that pits probability, theory and imagination against cold, hard evidence. On the one hand, how could anyone do that? possible fostering the idea that our planet is the only place in the infinity of the universe with the properties to sustain life. On the other hand, when was the last time you saw an alien?
Using images captured by the James Webb Telescope – not only the most powerful space telescope ever made, but one that Aderin-Pocock himself helped develop – the William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Medal and prize-winning honorary research associate at UCL and Sky at night presenter goes in search of fellow ‘Goldilocks Planets’ outside the Milky Way.
Aderin-Pocock will also tip her hat to her predecessors, including Warren De La Rue, Carl Sagan and Kevin Fong, by joining the Christmas lectures from the Royal Institute archives to unravel the many ways new scientific breakthroughs have changed our understanding of space.
Expect to feel old as you get reacquainted with original props from yesteryear, and maybe even a historical demonstration or two.
Read on as we explain how to watch Christmas lectures from the Royal Institute from everywhere.
Can I watch Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2025 for free?
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How to watch Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2025 from anywhere
If you like the Christmas lectures from the Royal Institute but you’re not at home and access to the show is geo-blocked, you can always get a VPN to access it (assuming you don’t violate the broadcaster’s terms and conditions, of course). You might be surprised at how easy it is to do.
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How to watch Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2025 in Britain
In Britain, the 2025 Christmas lectures from the Royal Institute are shown FREE on BBC Four.
Lecture 1, Destination Moonpremieres on TV at 7pm GMT on Sunday, December 28; Lecture 2, Looking for the solar systempremieres on TV Monday, December 29 at 7 p.m.; Lecture 3, To the stars and beyondpremieres on TV on Tuesday, December 30 at 7 p.m.
However, the entirety of Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock Is there life beyond Earth? series will be available to stream on the BBC iPlayer streaming service on Sunday, December 28.
All you need is an account, a TV license and a UK postcode (e.g. HA9 0WS). Sign up here.
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How to watch Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2025 in USA, Canada and Australia
All three Christmas lectures from the Royal Institute with Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock can be viewed for free on the Royal Institution YouTube channel from Sunday December 28
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