The Open University

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 […]

BBC/ OU documentary wins Mind Media Award

21 November 2019

Actor, David Harewood has won a Mind Media Award for his work in David Harewood: Psychosis and Me, a co-produced documentary by the BBC and The Open University’s Broadcast and Partnerships team. The documentary, which aired in May, followed Harewood as he talked about the psychotic breakdown he had at 23 years-old. Piecing back together what […]

Autumnwatch returns to our screens and results from Springwatch survey

29 October 2019

Autumnwatch is back on BBC Two on Tuesday 29 October at 8pm for a new, four-part series co-produced by the BBC and The Open University’s Broadcast and Partnerships team. The week of special 60-minute programmes celebrate the very best of our UK wildlife, broadcasting live from the Dell of Abernethy in the heart of the […]

OU collaborates with BBC on The Big Hospital Experiment

3 September 2019

On Wednesday 4 September, episode one of The Big Hospital Experiment airs on BBC Two at 9pm. Co-produced by the BBC and The Open University’s Broadcast and Partnerships team, the four-part programme follows a group of young people as they embark on a radical social experiment – volunteering on the NHS frontline to deliver patient […]

OU/ BBC co-productions shortlisted for prestigious award

29 July 2019

Four programmes co-produced by the BBC and The Open University’s Broadcast and Partnership Team with WELS, FASS and STEM have been shortlisted for various categories in The Grierson Awards 2019. Established in 1972, the awards recognise and celebrate documentaries from Britain and abroad that have made a significant contribution to the genre and demonstrate quality, […]

8 Days: To the Moon and Back – OU/ BBC co-pro told through the eyes of the astronauts

10 July 2019

The Apollo 11 mission – when humans first set foot on the Moon – stunned the world to become an unforgettable global phenomenon. 8 Days: To the Moon and Back, co-produced by the BBC and The Open University’s Broadcast and Partnership Team airs on Wednesday 10th July at 9pm on BBC Two and follows the […]

Spectacular series explores our Solar System

24 May 2019

Presented by Professor Brian Cox, The Planets is a sumptuous look at the beauty and the grandeur of eight planets, told across five episodes, beginning with A Moment In The Sun.

BBC launch biggest ever citizen science project using the OU’s nQuire site

17 May 2019

With BBC Two’s Springwatch returning to screens at the end of May, viewers will be invited to join in the series biggest ever citizen science project – Gardenwatch. Designed in conjunction with the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), the Gardenwatch survey will sit on The Open University’s nQuire site. Academic Lead on the project, Professor […]

OU/ BBC co-production Psychosis and Me airs tonight

16 May 2019

At 23 years-old, actor, David Harewood had a psychotic breakdown and was sectioned. As he puts it, he ‘lost his mind’. David Harewood: Psychosis and Me, co-produced by the BBC and The Open University’s Broadcast and Partnerships team airs on Thursday 16 May at 9pm on BBC Two. The one-off programme tells David’s full story – piecing […]

OU News