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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audio record of Talking Shop
audio record of Wireless (programme 1)And now for the first in a new series, tracing the history of electronics in the 20th century....
audio record of Videotape (programme 5)
audio record of Open Forum 46(1973)Dr Perry talks about his trip to the US and Mexico and how many institutions are using OU material....
audio record of Open Forum 39(1973)Advice on the forthcoming exams. Steven Rose talks about the new course on Genetics. A discussion...
audio record of Open Forum 29(1974)Ann Gibb and Fred Peverley talk about the summer school at Malham Tarn House (field study centre...
audio record of Open Forum 16 (1973)Jennie Lee Library. Early history of foundation of OU and Jennie Lee's work connected with this....
audio record of Open Forum 14(1973)Use of difficult language and terminology in correspondence units discussed.
audio record of Open Forum 19(1974)Patricia Farren, living in Northern Ireland, talks about her experiences as an OU student....
audio record of Open Forum 23(1973)John Thomas talks to Ian Walsh about what has happened to him since he interviewed him in 1971....
audio record of Open Forum 1(1974)Crisis news of delayed units. Interviews with new "no credit exemption" graduates. Report on...
audio record of Open Forum 25(1974)A100 and D100 students talk about their experiences as OU summer school students at Keele...
audio record of Open Forum Extra 14(1973)Student Association Council. How valid will OU Degree be? Visit to Florence. Discussion on...
audio record of Open Forum 18(1973)Discussion on the Russell Report and its relevance to the OU. Report on the provision of...
audio record of Open Forum 25(1973)Summer Schools - part of last year's programme from Radio Blackburn with a discussion on the value...
audio record of Open Forum Extra 22(1973)Student Association programme: there is a meeting between members of the Association and the...
audio record of Open Forum 45(1973)Students association edition.
audio record of Open Forum Extra 33(1973)Dr Jim Barber talks about the OU tutoring system and counselling system.
audio record of Open Forum Extra 39(1973)
audio record of Open Forum Extra 13 (1973)Ideas on the study centre. Role of the tutor and the counsellor.
audio record of Open Forum 17(1973)Further issues brought up at the Central Consultative Committee: attracting working-class students...
audio record of Open Forum 19(1973)Central Consultative Committee - protection of the interests of part-time staff of OU. Derek...
audio record of Open Forum 46(1973)Dr Perry talks about his trip to the US and Mexico and how many institutions are using OU material....
audio record of Open Forum 12(1974)Ben Turok talks about teaching by telephone. Godfrey Vesey and Tim Benton introduce the new arts...
audio record of Open Forum OF14(1974)Discussion on conditional registration for next year between Ken Bodfish and Ron Cook. Prof...
audio record of Open Forum Extra 32(1973)Allan Gordon (radio ham) contacts OU students by radio. Southend Student Centre: how it started.
audio record of Open Forum 45(1973)Students association edition.
audio record of Open Forum Extra 35(1973)Nationalism among Welsh, Irish, Scottish groups in Britain discussed.
audio record of Open Forum 18(1974)Gordon MacIntyre, Northern Ireland Director, talks about the postponement of the graduation...
audio record of Open Forum 26(1974)Frank Castles talks about majoring and specialised degrees. Joe Clinch of the OU consultancy...
audio record of Open Forum 22(1974)Discussion at study centre at Dundee College of Commerce chaired by Roger Carus, Scottish Director,...
audio record of Open Forum 22(1973)John Thomas interviews Ian Walsh (a factory worker and spare-time OU student). Recording of an...
audio record of Open Forum Extra 24(1973)Mathematics courses discussed by two students and a tutor. The purposes of tutorials. Comments on...
audio record of Open Forum 41(1973)Listeners' letters. Dr Vida Carver asks for help for handicapped students. Work in Wakefield. OU...
audio record of Open Forum 44(1973)Tutors teaching by correspondence.
audio record of Open Forum 05(1974)Talk by Erig Begbie, President of the OU Students' Association.
audio record of Open Forum Extra 21(1973)
audio record of Open Forum K(1975)Valerie Saunders talks to Jack Singleton about the work of the Welfare Committee of the OU...
audio record of Open Forum 30(1974)Ezra Jones talks about the Educational Studies Summer School at Keele (course on Urban Education...
audio record of Open Forum B(1974)Report of the late mailings owing to the national crisis. Report on National Conference of the...
audio record of Open Forum C(1974)Report on late mailings. "The Open University - Open" by Jeremy Tunstall. Jeanne Masters talks...
audio record of Open Forum 40(1973)Plans for the new offices in the Yorkshire Region. Students talk about the OU in Cyprus. A new...
audio record of Open Forum 7(1976)Mike Pengelly talks about the new maths foundation course in preparation. Dorothy Lee talks about...
audio record of Open Forum 30(1973)Discussion on the predominant age group of OU students, their occupations and the percentage of men...
audio record of Open Forum Extra 18(1973)Disabled students talk on the telephone to Dr Vida Carver and Geoffrey Tudor about their problems...
audio record of Open Forum 15(1974)Michael Pentz and John Sparkes talk about their new courses for 1975 and 1976 and about conditional...
audio record of Open Forum 6(1976)Naomi McIntosh gives statistics of students who started studying with the OU in 1971 and who are...
audio record of Open Forum 47(1971)Examination results. Continuous assessment and examination: the value of the system. Open Forum...
audio record of Open Forum 45(1971)Interview with remote students from Alderney. Books and libraries.
audio record of Open Forum 35(1974)University Council discussion on student representation in the University's affairs - reported on...