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

9 October 2024

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 […]

New series of OU/BBC documentary Parole

25 September 2024

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 […]

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

19 August 2024

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 […]

How a person’s accent might influence court cases

14 August 2024

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 […]

New OU/BBC documentary looks back at the career of Linford Christie

22 July 2024

A new OU/BBC documentary ‘Linford’ looks back at the extraordinary career of one of Britain’s most successful athletes, Linford Christie. Airing on 25th July at 8.30pm on BBC One and iPlayer, ‘Linford’ delves into the life of the man who was once the most feted athlete in Britain until his career closed with a scandal […]

OU academics to feature on the BBC’s Morning Live programme

18 June 2024

Two Open University academics are to feature this week in the BBC’s Morning Live programme on Wednesday and Thursday 19 and 20 June to explore the psychology of climate change and distracted driving. Dr Trudi Macagnino and Professor Gemma Briggs are the OU consultants involved in two short informative films due to air during the […]

New OU / BBC series of Scam Interceptors returns to screens

10 June 2024

From Monday 10 June, a new ten-part OU/BBC series of Scam Interceptors starts on BBC One daytime and will run daily on weekdays at 10:45am. The new series will also be available on BBC iPlayer. In this season, presenters Rav Wilding, Nick Stapleton and the team return to hunt down the scammers plaguing the lives […]

A new season of Rare Earth begins on BBC Radio 4

7 June 2024

Today, Friday 7 June, the OU/BBC co-produced radio series Rare Earth returns for a second season, presented by environmental journalist Tom Heap and physicist Helen Czerski. The new season begins on BBC Radio 4 at midday and listeners can continue to tune in weekly on Fridays at 12pm. The series will also be available on […]

New TV documentary brings to life D-Day landings thanks to rare and previously unheard interviews

30 May 2024

A new Open University/BBC co-production of a documentary TV series to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings in northern France – D-Day: The Unheard Tapes – is about to begin. From 9pm on Sunday 2 June, BBC Two airs the three-part programme about the historic event on 6 June 1944 when 156,000 Allied […]

Wildlife lovers’ favourite, Springwatch, returns with a new season

25 May 2024

Join us for the return of Springwatch, a series co-produced by the BBC and The Open University (OU) celebrating a season full of new life and hope. This year, the series returns to BBC Two from Monday 27th May for three weeks of live programmes. Hosts Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, and lolo Williams return to […]

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