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Meet the historian on the Lady Killers team
While the second series of the BBC podcast “Lady Killers” continues to entertain audiences with its feminist take on 19th and early 20th Century murderesses, we spoke to the academic consultant on the series – billed as the programme’s ‘resident historian’ Professor Rosalind Crone from The Open University. Murder most horrid sells. And when you […]
The Open University’s digital treasure trove of philosophy greats launches
A film archive of some of the mid-to-late 20th Century’s finest minds in philosophy from the western world has been made available to the public through The Open University’s digital archive. The line-up of brilliant deep thinkers, both men and women, from the UK and abroad were filmed being interviewed by the OU from 1969 […]
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The real Queen Charlotte
Fans of the racy Netflix period drama series ‘Bridgerton’ are patiently waiting to see the spin-off prequel series ‘Queen Charlotte: a Bridgerton Story’ – so we asked an expert to tell us about the young queen. We spoke to Dr Natalee Garrett, a history lecturer at The Open University, who has researched the 18th Century […]
From rags and pads to the sanitary apron: a brief history of period products
Professor Emerita of Classical Studies Helen King writes about the history of period products and how women used them through the ages. Period blood: it’s not something many people want to talk about. Taboos around menstruation and menstrual blood have been around for centuries. Even today, despite menstrual blood being featured in contemporary art, this […]
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Putin’s visit to Kherson, electronic call-up papers and the latest dissenter deterrent
Dr Precious Chatterje-Doody is a politics and international relations academic at The Open University and specialises in communication, misinformation and security, particularly in Russia. Here she talks about what Putin’s latest visit to Kherson means, his new plan for drafting men into the Russian army and how he continues to manage dissent. President Putin’s recent […]
OU academic chosen out of hundreds for a broadcast project
An OU academic has won one of the nation’s ten coveted places as a “New Generation Thinker” to bring fresh thinking to a range of topics on the world around us. The project is run by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and BBC Radio 3, and Dr Dan taylor, Lecturer in Social and […]
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What to know about tax-free savings before the 5 April ISA deadline
If you want to know about tax-free individual-savings account and why you may need to take one out now – see what Jonquil Lowe, senior lecturer in economics and personal finance at The Open University, has to say. The window for making the most of your savings this tax year is closing. As the final […]
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Four ways the UK economy is being hampered by the private sector
Alan Shipman is a senior lecturer in economics at The Open University. Here he talks about ways the private sector is hampering today’s UK economy and points to four ways it is doing so. The UK government has decided to go ahead with a rise in corporation tax in April 2023. The move is a […]
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How world sport got into a mess over trans athletes – and how it can get out of it
Jon Pike, The Open University World sport has been convulsed over the past few months – indeed years – by questions about trans athletes, especially trans women, competing in their acquired gender. Most recently, World Athletics announced its “preferred option” of a reduced 2.5nmol testosterone limit for trans women to compete, with a final decision […]
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Wild Isles: starling murmuration in BBC documentary reveals as much about people as it does about birds
Samuel Shaw is a lecturer in art history at The Open University and a self-confessed fan of the BBC/OU co production, Wild Isles. Here he talks about how fascinating and significant he finds the way humans look at nature – the art of birdwatching. I’m sitting on the sofa, watching starlings. There are thousands of […]
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