Hawkings Black Hole Lecture

Professor Stephen Hawking is set to present Reith Lecture on black holes.

19:12 01 July 2015

Professor Stephen Hawking is set to present this year’s BBC Reith Lecture, with a talk on black holes. The lecture, which will be broadcasted later this year, is part of a raft of a new BBC Radio 4 programmes to be unveiled on Monday. 

 

Prof Hawking said he hoped his lecture would "encourage people to imagine and explore the possibilities of science - both the known, and the as yet unknown".

 

"I will describe the remarkable properties of black holes, including the fact that very small black holes aren't black at all, but glow like hot bodies," he said.

 

"We should never stop trying to tell these extraordinary stories from science, and I hope my Reith Lecture will enthuse a new generation to develop ideas that will have an impact on our understanding of the world and never to be overwhelmed by the task of discovery."

 

Professor Hawking’s lecture coincides with BBC Radio 4’s plans to mark the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity. 

 

BBC Radio 4 controller Gwyneth Williams, said: "I know that our discriminating audience will be inspired by Prof Hawking's magnificent challenge "never to stop trying to tell… extraordinary stories from science… and never to be overwhelmed by the task of discovery'."