Name: Waking Up in the Universe
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1991-12-27
Duration: 1 h

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Type : Episode Season: 26Episode: 1

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Dawkins discusses the amazing capabilities of the human body and contrasts these with the limited capabilities of computers and other man-made machines. He uses a small totem pole (which is used in ancestor worship) to illustrate the importance of studying our ancestors to understand how we've evolved.

Genres: Documentary
Language: English

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1966
1967
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1971
1972
1973: The Languages of Animals
Sir David Attenborough on animal communication. Episode 4 is lost.
1974
1975
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1977
1978: Mathematics into Pictures
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985: Communicating
1986
1987: Crystals and Lasers
1988
1989
1990
1991: Growing Up in the Universe
Waking Up in the Universe
Designed and Designoid Objects
Climbing Mount Improbable
The Ultraviolet Garden
The Genesis of Purpose
1992
1993: The Cosmic Onion
1994
1995: Planet Earth, An Explorer's Guide
1996: The History in our Bones
1997: The Magical Maze
1998: Staying Alive: The Body in Balance
1999: Arrow of Time
2000: Rise of the Robots
2001: The Secrets of Life
2002: Smart Stuff
2003: Voyage in Space and Time
2004: To the Ends of the Earth: Surviving Antarctic Extremes
2005: The Truth About Food
2006
2007: Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival
2008: Hi-tech Trek - The Quest for the Ultimate Computer
2009: The 300-Million-Year War
2010: Size Matters
2011: Meet Your Brain
2012: The Modern Alchemist
2013: Life Fantastic
2014: Sparks Will Fly - How to Hack your Home
2015: How to Survive in Space
2016: Supercharged - Fuelling the Future
2017: The Language of Life
2018: Who Am I?
Professor Alice Roberts and Professor Aoife McLysaght take viewers on an immersive voyage through our evolutionary past and ask challenging questions about what our future holds.
2019: Secret & Lies - The Hidden Power of Maths
Dr Hannah Fry reveals the hidden rules and patterns that govern every aspect of our world.
2020: Planet Earth: A user’s guide
2021: Going viral: How Covid changed science forever
England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Jonathan Van-Tam will be joined by a host of top UK scientists to take a deep dive into the science of viruses.
2022: Secrets of forensic science
Professor Dame Sue Black reveals the secrets of the real-life scientific detective process she uses to identify both the dead and the living.
2023:The Truth about AI

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

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Cast & Crew

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973: The Languages of Animals

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978: Mathematics into Pictures

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985: Communicating

1986

1987: Crystals and Lasers

1988

1989

1990

1991: Growing Up in the Universe

1992

1993: The Cosmic Onion

1994

1995: Planet Earth, An Explorer's Guide

1996: The History in our Bones

1997: The Magical Maze

1998: Staying Alive: The Body in Balance

1999: Arrow of Time

2000: Rise of the Robots

2001: The Secrets of Life

2002: Smart Stuff

2003: Voyage in Space and Time

2004: To the Ends of the Earth: Surviving Antarctic Extremes

2005: The Truth About Food

2006

2007: Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival

2008: Hi-tech Trek - The Quest for the Ultimate Computer

2009: The 300-Million-Year War

2010: Size Matters

2011: Meet Your Brain

2012: The Modern Alchemist

2013: Life Fantastic

2014: Sparks Will Fly - How to Hack your Home

2015: How to Survive in Space

2016: Supercharged - Fuelling the Future

2017: The Language of Life

2018: Who Am I?

2019: Secret & Lies - The Hidden Power of Maths

2020: Planet Earth: A user’s guide

2021: Going viral: How Covid changed science forever

2022: Secrets of forensic science

2023:The Truth about AI

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