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Since the mid-1820s, a series of lectures has been delivered each year over the Christmas period in the world-famous Lecture Theatre at The Royal Institution of Great Britain by prominent scientists, addressed specifically to an audience of children. Initially made accessible in book form, the lectures have been nationally televised throughout the UK and distributed worldwide since the 1960s, making them accessible to an even larger audience. The importance of these lectures in promoting science to a broad audience is perhaps best gauged by the fact that an image of one of Faraday's lectures appeared on the Bank of England [pound]20 note in the 1990s.James, Frank A. L. is the author of 'Christmas at the Royal Institution', published 2008 under ISBN 9789812771094 and ISBN 9812771093.
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