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Radio series Rare Earth returns for another season

Radio series Rare Earth returns for another season

Tune into BBC Radio 4 weekly from today (18 October) to listen to the third season of OU / BBC radio series, Rare Earth, with environmental journalist Tom Heap and physicist Helen Czerski. Rare Earth digs into some of the biggest environmental issues facing our planet today, with fascinating insights from experts. Listeners can tune […]

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New OU/BBC Radio Series Inside Health

New OU/BBC Radio Series Inside Health

A brand-new OU/BBC radio series Inside Health starts on Tuesday 15th October at 09:30 on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. The six-part series will give listeners a better understanding of various health issues, distinguishing fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice. The Open University academic consultants on the series, Senior Lecturer […]

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Michael Mosley – Just One Thing, a new two-part series honouring the legacy of the late broadcaster

Michael Mosley – Just One Thing, a new two-part series honouring the legacy of the late broadcaster

A special two-part series ‘Michael Mosley – Just One Thing’ will celebrate the life and legacy of the late science broadcaster and programme maker who passed away earlier this year at the age of 67. The OU/BBC co-pro builds on the success of his hugely popular Radio 4 podcast by the same name and will […]

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New series of OU/BBC documentary Parole

The critically acclaimed documentary series Parole returns to our screens on 25th September, 9pm on BBC Two and iPlayer. Filmed over several months with unique access to parole board members, prisoners and some of their families, the new series takes audiences behind the scenes in the high stakes world of parole hearings where the futures […]

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TV series looks at how Black musicians were exploited over time

A new three-part music series The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full airs tomorrow (21 September) showing the story of how some of most-loved artists were exploited because of their race. The Open University/BBC co-production features on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer at 9.25pm on Saturday and follows the story of how well-known greats […]

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OU interactive educational show about composer Mozart supports a new three-part BBC series

OU interactive educational show about composer Mozart supports a new three-part BBC series

If you’ve ever wondered why composer Mozart became so well known a team at The Open University has created an interactive educational ‘show’ that demonstrates his brilliance. It coincides with the airing of a new three-part Open University/BBC co-production called Mozart: Rise of a Genius beginning on Monday, 16 September, at 9pm on BBC Two […]

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Zelensky: BBC programme charts his journey from comedian to president at war

Zelensky: BBC programme charts his journey from comedian to president at war

A new OU/BBC three-part programme charting the journey of President Zelensky from young actor and entertainer to one of the most recognisable leaders on the planet airs on Wednesday 4 September. In the first episode of The Zelensky Story, being aired at 9pm on BBC Two, we see how the former comic actor went from […]

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Saving Lives in Cardiff follows the doctors making life-changing decisions at the heart of the NHS

Saving Lives in Cardiff follows the doctors making life-changing decisions at the heart of the NHS

A new six-part OU/BBC co-production from the ‘Saving Lives’ series begins on 20 August at 9pm on BBC Two and BBC One Wales. Against the backdrop of rising waiting lists and overstretched staff, Saving Lives in Cardiff follows the clinicians who face the daily dilemma of deciding who gets treated first and the impact these […]

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How a person’s accent might influence court cases

How a person’s accent might influence court cases

An Open University academic has conducted an intriguing test for the BBC’s Morning Live programme on how the accents of people in a courtroom might influence judges and juries. Lara Frumkin is a Professor of Psychology at the OU and conducted the test in a short film, one of six OU/BBC films made in co-production […]

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Every-day extremism – the impact of small negative comments: academic opinion

Every-day extremism – the impact of small negative comments: academic opinion

An Open University academic who researches extremism ideologies plays a key role in a short film on the BBC’s Morning Live programme that features every-day extremism. It’s part of a series of six films made in partnership with The Open University and the BBC. Professor Kesi Mahendran (pictured) is a Professor of Social and Political Psychology at […]

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