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Spotlight on international law… and learning English

4 October 2021

Thousands of people in parts of Africa and Asia are to benefit from a digital online series that not only helps them learn English but also explains how international law can empower them to improve their lives. The Open University worked in collaboration with BBC Learning English and now the BBC’s free-to-access Learning English website […]

TV cameras capture building of Britain’s biggest nuclear power station

2 June 2021

A new series co-produced by the BBC and The Open University offers viewers a fascinating insight into the ambitious construction of Britain’s new nuclear power station, Hinkley Point C in Somerset. Building Britain’s Biggest Nuclear Power Station begins on Wednesday 2nd June at 9pm on BBC Two. The four-part series follows the engineers, technicians and […]

Plant Britain returns

21 May 2021

Plant Britain returns to our screens this spring on BBC One. The Countryfile series, co-produced by The Open University and BBC, will air on Sunday 23 May 2021 at 5:50pm. Building on the success of Plant Britain’s tree planting campaign, the spring episode will focus on community gardens in a bid to tackle climate change […]

A Year to Change the World: Q&A with OU Professor Neil Edwards

26 April 2021

The final episode of the three-part series, Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World, airs tonight at 9pm on BBC One. The documentary is co-produced by The Open University and BBC. In this episode Greta looks at how COVID-19 has posed a challenge for tackling the climate crisis. She meets with German Chancellor Angela […]

BBC/OU co-pro Bad People podcast asks does ‘good cop, bad cop’ interviewing work?

22 April 2021

The latest episode of the BBC Sounds podcast Bad People, features an interview with OU academic Dr Zoe Walkington and asks, does the ‘good cop/bad cop’ style of police interviewing ever work? Presented by criminal psychology scientist Dr Julia Shaw and comedian co-host Sofie Hagan, Bad People deconstructs true crime, turning to psychological science to […]

Greta Thunberg: A Year To Change The World

9 April 2021

“I don’t want you to listen to me, I want you to listen to the science,” says Greta Thunberg in the first episode of a new three-part documentary, co-produced by The Open University (OU) and the BBC. The series, set to air from Monday 12 April 2021 at 9pm on BBC One, follows climate activist […]

OU/BBC co-production The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime returns for a new series

22 March 2021

A new series co-produced between the BBC and The Open University offers viewers a fascinating insight into the dark and brutal world of organised crime. The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime begins on Tuesday 23rd March at 9pm on BBC Two. The two-part series was filmed over two years with fly on the wall access to […]

BBC/OU Co-Pro unveils the undiscovered life in sewage

18 March 2021

A fascinating look into the world of sewage and how scientists are searching for ways to upcycle human waste comes to our television screens this week. The Secret Science of Sewage a BBC/Open University co-production, explores the biology, chemistry, and history of feces – looking inside the tanks of one of the UK’s largest and […]

OU/BBC forensic science series The Real CSI returns

9 February 2021

Forensic scientists play a crucial role bringing criminals to justice and now the programme that gives viewers unique access to their work is back for a second series. Forensics: The Real CSI is co-produced by The Open University and the BBC and the series continues with Episode 4 Fatal Weapon Unknown on Tuesday 6th July […]

A Perfect Planet: far reaching series set to air in New Year

19 December 2020

Can we really live in a perfect world? A Perfect Planet is a new, five-part natural history series co-produced by The Open University and the BBC, which explains why the Earth is just right for life, so long as we look after it. The series, set to air from Sunday 3 January 2021 at 8pm […]

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