David Attenborough appeals to UK public to help find lost Christmas Lectures
by Amy Walker from on (#43KQS)
The Royal Institution's scientific talk series was first broadcast by the BBC in 1936 - but 31 episodes are missing
Sir David Attenborough is appealing for help to find missing episodes of the Christmas Lectures, the first science show broadcast on national television.
People are being urged to help unearth past series of the lectures from the Royal Institution (RI), described by Attenborough and other previous lecturers as "national treasures from a golden age of broadcasting".
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