Broadcast Programmes

The Open University works with broadcasters such as the BBC to produce television and radio series such as 'Frozen Planet', 'Wartime Farm' and 'Child of Our Time'. The archive collection of these broadcasts includes the programmes and related documentation, such as transcripts, where available. The OU Digital Archive collection of broadcast programmes includes a small sample of the archive. The collection will grow as more content is added.

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video record Discovering Tchaikovsky: Romeo and JulietProgramme 1 in a two part series in which conductor Charles Hazlewood explores one of the works...
video record Discovering Tchaikovsky: PathetiqueProgramme 2 in a two part series in which conductor Charles Hazlewood explores one of the works...
video record History detectives : 1. Charlie's gold; The prayerbookThe History detectives is a programme where history is rediscovered through investigation. Each...
video record History detectives : 2. Uranium; The ministerThe History detectives is a programme where history is rediscovered through investigation. Each...
video record History detectives : 3. WW2 bomber; WitchbottleThe History detectives is a programme where history is rediscovered through investigation. Each...
video record History detectives : 4. Seal matrix; The toolboxThe History detectives is a programme where history is rediscovered through investigation. Each...
video record History detectives : 5. Walnutshell gloves; Montgomerie's chestThe History detectives is a programme where history is rediscovered through investigation. Each...
video record History detectives : 6. Napoleon's coffin; The eBay uniformThe History detectives is a programme where history is rediscovered through investigation. Each...
video record James May's 20th century : 6. Big city, bright lightsTop Gear presenter James May takes a tour of the 20th century - trying out for himself some of the...
video record James May's 20th century : 5. Inventing the teenagerTop Gear presenter James May takes a tour of the 20th century - trying out for himself some of the...
video record James May's 20th century : 2. Blast offTop Gear presenter James May takes a tour of the 20th century - trying out for himself some of the...
video record James May's 20th century : 1. Honey, I shrunk the worldTop Gear presenter James May takes a tour of the 20th century - trying out for himself some of the...
video record James May's 20th century : 3. Body fantasticTop Gear presenter James May takes a tour of the 20th century - trying out for himself some of the...
video record James May's 20th century : 4. Take coverTop Gear presenter James May takes a tour of the 20th century - trying out for himself some of the...
video record The cosmos: 1. Life in the cosmosThis six part series tackles the big questions about the solar system, space and the universe. This...
video record The cosmos: 2. Building the universeThis six part series tackles the big questions about the solar system, space and the universe. This...
video record The cosmos: 3. Seeing the universeThis six part series tackles the big questions about the solar system, space and the universe....
video record The cosmos: 4. Space explorationThis six part series tackles the big questions about the solar system, space and the universe. This...
video record The cosmos: 5. The violent universeThis six part series tackles the big questions about the solar system, space and the universe. At...
video record The cosmos: 6. Other worldsThis six part series tackles the big questions about the solar system, space and the universe. This...
video record Alternative therapies : 1. HypnotherapyThis programme investigates what we really know about hypnotherapy and its effectiveness in...
video record Alternative therapies : 2. ReflexologyIn this programme, Kathy Sykes explores reflexology. Reflexologists claim that by mapping the...
video record Alternative therapies : 3. MeditationIn this programme Kathy Sykes investigates what cutting edge research can tell us about the ancient...
video record Ever wondered about food : Honey'We think of honey as a local product, but it's big business; the world trades nearly half a...
video record Ever wondered about food : Tea'If you've ever wondered what goes into the perfect cuppa, prepare to be enlightened. Chef Paul...
video record Ever wondered about food : Peppers'Peppers were once a well-kept secret deep in the heart of the South American jungle but now a...
video record Ever wondered about food : Bananas'The banana is not only the world's most popular fruit, it's the fourth most consumed product on...
video record Ever wondered about food : Milk'Without milk, not only would we be deprived of our number one source of calcium - there would be...
video record Ever wondered about food : Onions and garlic'Chef Paul Merrett finds out that onions are being used in break-through cancer research and garlic...
video record Chinese school: 1. Year of the golden pigChinese School takes as its subject one small town in rural Anhui, and focuses on the lives of a...
video record Chinese school: 2. The heat is onChinese School takes as its subject one small town in rural Anhui, and focuses on the lives of a...
video record Chinese school: 3. Hard beginningsChinese School takes as its subject one small town in rural Anhui, and focuses on the lives of a...
video record Chinese school: 4. Olympic feverChinese School takes as its subject one small town in rural Anhui, and focuses on the lives of a...
video record Fossil Detectives: North of EnglandIn this programme Hermione explores fossils lodged in the cliffs of Northern England, including...
video record Fossil Detectives: ScotlandThis programme follows Hermione's Scottish journey in search of fossils of fish, reptiles and other...
video record Fossil Detectives: LondonDuring this programme Hermione tells the story of fossils discovered during the construction of...
video record Fossil Detectives: Central EnglandThis programme shows how urban and rural areas of Central England are surprisingly rich in fossils...
video record Fossil Detectives: East of EnglandIn this programme Hermione visits the sites of important discoveries in the East of England,...
video record Fossil Detectives: West and WalesThis programme follows Hermione around the Northwest coast and Wales where she discovers fossilised...
video record Fossil Detectives: South of EnglandThis programme sees Hermione find out more about important iguanodon fossils discovered near her...
video record Fossil Detectives: South-West EnglandBritain's Jurrasic South-West Coast is rich in well-preserved fossils and home to the...
video record The bottom line : series 3 episode 1The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, the Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
video record The bottom line : series 3 episode 2The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, the Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
video record The bottom line : series 7 episode 3The view from the top of business. Presented this week by Stephanie Flanders, the Bottom Line cuts...
video record The bottom line : series 7 episode 4The view from the top of business. Presented this week by Stephanie Flanders, the Bottom Line cuts...
video record The bottom line : series 7 episode 5The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, the Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
video record The bottom line : series 7 episode 6The view from the top of business. Presented this week by Stephanie Flanders, the Bottom Line cuts...
video record The bottom line : series 7 episode 7The view from the top of business. Presented this week by Stephanie Flanders, the Bottom Line cuts...
video record The bottom line : series 7 episode 8The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, the Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
video record The bottom line : series 7 episode 9The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, the Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...