Historical OU TV and Radio

The Open University has produced a number of series to inform students and a wider audience about the University. Series such as 'Open Forum' and 'Countdown to the OU' covered various topics such as methods of teaching, information about modules and guidance on areas such as summer schools. The OU Digital Archive Historical Television and Radio collection includes a small sample of the archive. The collection will grow as more contents are added.

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video record Planning, Structure and Running Tutorials in the Social Sciences (1981)Edited extracts from 3 tutorials during 1980, ending with a discussion between Helen Lentell and...
video record Learning from televisionThe purpose of the package is to help the reader become more skilled in using television as a...
video record VC's speech at Richie-Calder lectureVC's Speech at Richie-Calder lecture.
video record Open Campus 4 (1994)
video record An Introduction to BBC Milton Keynes, The Open University Production Centre.An introduction to BBC Milton Keynes, the Open University Production Centre.
video record Open Learning Works (1986)A BBC production for the Open University in association with the CBI and with the support of The...
video record The Open University : a national asset.1) The Open University: a national asset. 2) This video was produced with support from a fund...
video record Open house special 8586 : the financial situation
video record Learning from TV : study skills package part B
video record Reaching for the futureReaching for the future.
video record Learning from TV : study skills package part A
video record TVEI students and Higher Education.
video record TVEI students and Higher Education
video record Open Universiteit: Internationaal Bekeken.This programme deals primarily with our own OU plus material relevant to the Dutch and the German...
video record 10th Anniversary Concert
video record On the Twelfth Day of Christmas
video record The whites of their eyes : a "viewpoint" programme.NB - for use at U203 summer school.
video record Education, Systems and Local Government
video record The Alvey programmes : intelligent knowledge based systems and the man-machine interfaceThis programmes looks at the development of MMI and IKBS. There follows a studio discussion about...
video record The Alvey lectures : an introduction to production systemsProfessor Young gives a lecture about the development of production systems and their relationship...
video record Walton Hall an introduction for regional staffA short video aimed at helping staff in the regions gain an understanding of student adminstration...
video record GCSE: general Part 1: testing timesThis programme looks at how the techniques of continuous assessment and differentiation will be...
video record Euronet Diane : The Invisible IngredientThis programme looks at the way the Euronet Diane Information network provides online information...
video record The Alvey lectures : verifying digital hardwareDr. Barrow gives a lecture on verifying hardware.
video record Speech in schools : University of Leeds television service (1975).
video record The Alvey lectures : IKBS - setting the sceneProfessor Howe gives a lecture about the development of Intelligent Knowledge Based Systems.
video record TV workshop
video record The Alvey programmes : software engineeringThis programme looks at the development of software engineering. There follows a studio discussion...
video record The Alvey lectures : natural language processingDr. Sparck-Jones gives a lecture on language processing.
video record Standing waves and the principle of superposition
video record The Alvey reportThis programme looks at the four areas selected by the Alvey directorate. VLSIC, man-machine...
video record The Alvey lectures : dealing with uncertaintyDr. Fox of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund gives a lecture about the nature of uncertainty.
video record The Alvey lectures : image understandingProfessor Frisby gives a lecture on image understanding.
video record The future of information technologyThe merits of the Labour Party's policy for the introduction of new technology are discussed.
video record 10th Anniversary Ceremony
video record GCSE: Experimental science : testing timesThis programme looks at how the techniques of continuous assessment and differentiation will be...
video record The Alvey lectures : logic programmingProfessor Kowalski gives a lecture about the nature of logic programming.
video record GCSE: Oral French : testing timesThis programme looks at how the techniques of continuous assessment and differentiation will be...
video record The Alvey lectures : building complex expert systemsM. Bramer gives a lecture on complex expert systems.
video record The Alvey lectures : machine learningDr. O'Shea gives a lecture on machine learning.
video record The Alvey programmes : very large scale integrationThis programme looks at the development of VSLI. There follows a studio discussion about VSLI and...
video record The Alvey lectures : A.I. next generation solutionsA.A. Kraft gives a lecture on future developments in A.I.
video record GCSE: general Part 2: testing timesThis programme looks at how the techniques of continuous assessment and differentiation will be...
video record The Alvey lectures : an expert system for medical diagnosisProfessor Bundy gives a lecture about the development of Mycal, a medical expert system.
video record University of Birmingham Computer Centre : computer in actionAn introduction to computers using the ICL 1906A computer as an example.
video record Business Information at WorkA description of the type and sources of information available for business use.
video record Screen First : Science Shack 2 - Can you walk on water?Part of a new series of science based challenges.
video record Wish You Were HereThis programme follows a group of disabled students and their helpers as they participate in an...
video record Maths shortsThe first of these five minute programmes looks at the golden ratio and the Fibonacci sequence,...
video record In other words : live or let die