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Praise for ground-breaking OU/BBC series following refugees

Praise for ground-breaking OU/BBC series following refugees

Last night saw the first episode of a new BBC2 series which follows the journeys of 70 refugees as they aim to leave conflict or persecution and make their way into Europe. Exodus: Our Journey to Europe was produced in partnership with The Open University, with three leading OU academics acting as consultants on the […]

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TV series sheds light on real life journey of refugees

TV series sheds light on real life journey of refugees

The subject of refugees and their often dangerous journeys into Europe has barely been out of the news in recent years. Now, a powerful new BBC series – produced in partnership with The Open University – is set to cast a new light on those directly involved. Exodus: Our Journey to Europe charts the journeys […]

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Radio 4 shines a light on OU academic

Radio 4 shines a light on OU academic

One of the OU’s leading academics has been recounting her career studying volcanoes on BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific. Professor Hazel Rymer has recently been appointed the OU’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Learning, Teaching and Innovation. However, her career to date has been spent as a leading volcanologist, travelling the globe to study the world’s […]

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Winners of International Radio Playwriting competition – slavery, war and corruption

Winners of International Radio Playwriting competition – slavery, war and corruption

BBC World Service and the British Council, with co-producer The Open University and in partnership with Commonwealth Writers, have announced the winners of the 25th International Radio Playwriting Competition. Joanne Gutknecht from Canada won the English as a First Language category for her script Playing With Fire, while Pericles Silveira from Brazil triumphed in the […]

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Cancer patient Dominic shows his scars

Meet the OU academics behind The Big C and Me TV series

OU academics are often nominated to work as consultants on Open University TV and radio co-productions which align with their areas of professional expertise. But what does this mean? They’re nominated by their faculty to consult on co-productions and work closely with the programme makers throughout, advising on research topics, commenting on draft scripts, fact checking and providing […]

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The Big C booklet produced by Open University academics to support BBC TV series The Big C and Me.

5 ways to make a difference to someone living with cancer

Two and a half million people are living with cancer in Britain. But what is the impact on a patient once they receive the diagnosis and how do they, and their families and friends, cope with everything the disease then throws at them? The Big C and Me is a BBC/Open University co-production delving into […]

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Cheetah and wildebeest

BAFTA success for OU documentary

TV series The Hunt has scooped two awards at the prestigious BAFTAs. The haul of awards included two BAFTA Craft awards for Best Photography in a Factual Programme and Best Original Music and was nominated for a TV award for Best Specialist Factual programme. The critically acclaimed BBC nature documentary series was made in partnership […]

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The Hairy Bikers (Si King & Dave Myers) at The Oxford Academy

New TV series: Old School with the Hairy Bikers

The first episode of Old School with the Hairy Bikers, a new three-part OU/BBC series will broadcast at 9pm on Tuesday 10th May on BBC TWO at 9pm. The Hairy Bikers, otherwise known as Si King and Dave Myers, have a big new challenge. At a struggling school in Oxford, they are taking two groups  – […]

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Joe Smith, David Attenborough and Kim Hammond

Who is the next David Attenborough? You are

“David Attenborough has left more tracks across the broadcasting landscape than any other human being, and his 90th birthday is a good moment to reflect on what makes him special,” says Dr Joe Smith, OU Professor of Environment and Society, who is leading a research project entitled Earth in Vision, exploring environmental change through the […]

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David Attenborough in Life in Cold Blood

Happy 90th birthday to Sir David Attenborough

Today, Sir David Attenborough – Britain’s best-known natural history film-maker – celebrates his 90th birthday. With a career as a naturalist and broadcaster spanning six decades, Sir David was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Open University in 1980 and has been supporting our work ever since, endorsing projects like iSpot. In his speech, back […]

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