Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People is a Christmas stage show celebrating a view of science. It was first run in 2008 at the Bloomsbury Theatre and re-run as The Return of Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People in 2009, then televised on BBC Four as Nerdstock: 9 Lessons and Carols for Godless People. It was initially organised by the Rationalist Association and the journal New Humanist. It is now produced by Trunkman Productions and is part of The Cosmic Shambles Network and in 2018 changed titles to become Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People. It was described by the host, Robin Ince: "If the Royal Variety Show was put in a matter transportation machine with the Royal Institution Christmas lectures, this is what you'd get". 2008: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People The 2008 event was staged at the Bloomsbury Theatre, with a second date being added, and a third at the Hammersmith Apollo. Acts include Richard Dawkins, Dara Ó Briain, Philip Jeays, Malcolm Middleton, Jarvis Cocker, Darren Hayman, Luke Haines, Stewart Lee, Simon Singh, Isy Suttie, Gavin Osborn, Mark Thomas, Joanna Neary, Chris Addison, Ricky Gervais, Josie Long, Ben Goldacre and Tim Minchin. 2009: The Return of... The 2009 show was performed at the Bloomsbury Theatre from 15 to 19 December 2009, and at the Hammersmith Apollo on 20 December 2009. The Apollo show was also broadcast in part on BBC Four, produced by Kaye Godleman. Part of proceeds go to Mustard Seed secular school in Uganda. The live music was provided by the Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra. The presenter was Robin Ince. The participants shown in the BBC broadcast were Brian Cox, Mark Steel, Shappi Khorsandi, Richard Dawkins, Jim Bob, Simon Singh, Baba Brinkman, Ben Goldacre, Robyn Hitchcock, Richard Herring, Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden 2010: Ten Lessons... The show returned for a third year in 2010 at the Bloomsbury Theatre. An audio recording of the show was produced by Go Faster Stripe during 15 December 2010 show. 2011: Nine Lessons... The show returned in 2011 and ran at London's Bloomsbury Theatre for six nights from 18 to 23 December. The line up included Robin Ince (host) with Josie Long, Martin White, Helen Arney, Richard Herring and Matt Parker. They were joined by the following additional acts: 18th: Darren Hayman, Alex Bellos, Aleks Krotoski, Neil Hannon. 19th: Helen Keen, Mark Thomas, Darren Hayman,