The CHRISTMAS LECTURES are broadcast every Christmas and have been a family festive tradition for generations.

In the 2025 CHRISTMAS LECTURES Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock will take viewers on an epic journey through space and time, exploring the extraordinary breakthroughs that have revolutionised our understanding of the universe, enabling us to see ever further into space, and ever further back in time.

Watch live at Leeds Central Library. 

This event is brought to you in partnership with the British Library's Living Knowledge Network and the Royal Institution.

Free but booking required at www.ticketsource.co.uk/leedslibraryevents