http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/12/06/review-royal-institution-christmas-lecture-the-300-million-year-war/ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:00:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/12/06/review-royal-institution-christmas-lecture-the-300-million-year-war/#comment-5586 SimonG Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:47:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/12/06/review-royal-institution-christmas-lecture-the-300-million-year-war/#comment-5586 I used to enjoy the Christmas Lectures. I must make the effort to watch some of them with my nephew this year. I used to enjoy the Christmas Lectures. I must make the effort to watch some of them with my nephew this year.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/12/06/review-royal-institution-christmas-lecture-the-300-million-year-war/#comment-5585 csrster Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:10:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/12/06/review-royal-institution-christmas-lecture-the-300-million-year-war/#comment-5585 For American readers I will commit blasphemy and say that, as a child, I thought Carl Sagan's RI Christmas Lectures were vastly better than his over-hyped over-produced "Cosmos" series. For American readers I will commit blasphemy and say that, as a child, I thought Carl Sagan’s RI Christmas Lectures were vastly better than his over-hyped over-produced “Cosmos” series.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/12/06/review-royal-institution-christmas-lecture-the-300-million-year-war/#comment-5584 Planeten Paultje Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:16:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/12/06/review-royal-institution-christmas-lecture-the-300-million-year-war/#comment-5584 I had been glued to the TV here in Holland each year when the BBC broadcast the Christmas Lectures. Then, suddenly, they were gone. Wiped off the map. Sold to channel 4 or something, which didn't broadcast outside of the UK. I spent years trying to get the Lectures on tape or DVD, but no luck. The internet didn't help either, so I gave up on RI eventually; they were just not interested in providing anything over the UK border. Only Richard Dawkins has his lectures for sale on DVD via his own RDF. This article spurred me to renew my search and behold, now there are webcasts and wow, one whole DVD set of the 2007 Lectures is for sale! At least I'm going to get me that one. I sure hope the videocasts do work; I have submitted my registration and am waiting for acceptance. Thanks for this article, which hopefully brings the christmas Lectures back into my life. I had been glued to the TV here in Holland each year when the BBC broadcast the Christmas Lectures. Then, suddenly, they were gone. Wiped off the map. Sold to channel 4 or something, which didn’t broadcast outside of the UK.
I spent years trying to get the Lectures on tape or DVD, but no luck. The internet didn’t help either, so I gave up on RI eventually; they were just not interested in providing anything over the UK border. Only Richard Dawkins has his lectures for sale on DVD via his own RDF.
This article spurred me to renew my search and behold, now there are webcasts and wow, one whole DVD set of the 2007 Lectures is for sale! At least I’m going to get me that one.
I sure hope the videocasts do work; I have submitted my registration and am waiting for acceptance.
Thanks for this article, which hopefully brings the christmas Lectures back into my life.

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