{"id":4834,"date":"2016-12-24T07:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-24T06:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ounews.co\/?p=4834"},"modified":"2016-12-24T07:00:22","modified_gmt":"2016-12-24T06:00:22","slug":"the-ous-2016-tv-and-radio-blockbusters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/around-ou\/tv-radio\/the-ous-2016-tv-and-radio-blockbusters\/","title":{"rendered":"The OU&#8217;s 2016 TV and Radio Blockbusters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A raft of award winning television and radio programmes co-produced with the BBC in 2016 inspired and informed us. Here are some of the highlights from this year:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"longdesc-return-2791\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2791 alignright\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Shakespeare-Live_002-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"Dame Judy Dench performance on Shakespeare Live!\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/ounews.co?longdesc=2791&amp;referrer=4834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Shakespeare-Live_002-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Shakespeare-Live_002-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Shakespeare-Live_002-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Shakespeare-Live_002-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Shakespeare-Live_002-2048x1583.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Celebrating Shakespeare<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/history-the-arts\/culture\/literature-and-creative-writing\/literature\/400-years-shakespeare\">400<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of Shakespeare\u2019s death<\/a> saw the OU team up with the BBC, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the British Council to produce a range of programmes exploring his language and impact; including <em>Shakespeare Live! From the RSC<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shakespeare-Live_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shakespeare-Live_003.jpg\" alt=\"Shakespeare Live\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Human experience and daily life examined<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Many facets of human experience have been explored this year, from the ways we educate our children with <em>The Educators<\/em> on Radio 4, to inter-generational relationships in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/whats-on\/tv\/old-school-the-hairy-bikers\">Hairy Bikers\u2019 Old School<\/a>; <\/em>and from the impact of war for huge numbers of migrants seeking refuge in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/whats-on\/tv\/exodus-our-journey-europe\">Exodus: Our Journey to Europe<\/a><\/em> to the inspirational stories of those coping and living with cancer in<em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/whats-on\/tv\/the-big-c-me\">The Big C &amp; Me<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exodus: Our Journey to Europe | Trailer - BBC Two\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EEZTzgY0oeo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This year we also shed light on things we take for granted in daily life: We discovered how cars are made in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/whats-on\/tv\/building-cars-live\">Building Cars Live<\/a><\/em> and took to the sky to examine the complex world of air travel and technology in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/whats-on\/tv\/city-the-sky\">City in the Sky<\/a><\/em>.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Spanning the Globe <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Our programmes covered the globe: We looked at health management on an international scale with the World Service in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/whats-on\/tv\/discovery-the-truth-about-success-and-failure-medicine\">The Truth about Success and Failure in Medicine,<\/a><\/em> examined the history of Vienna in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/whats-on\/tv\/vienna-empire-dynasty-and-dream\">Vienna: The Imperial City<\/a><\/em> and closer to home explored <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/whats-on\/tv\/ireland-simon-reeve\">Ireland with Simon Reeve<\/a><\/em> and Scotland\u2019s political landscape with Andrew Marr in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/whats-on\/tv\/scotland-and-the-battle-britain\">Scotland and the Battle for Britain.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Award winning programming<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>OU\/BBC programmes have received an unprecedented number of nominations and awards this year.<em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/whats-on\/tv\/how-die-simons-choice\">How to Die: Simon\u2019s Choice<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/whats-on\/tv\/the-hunt\">The Hunt<\/a><\/em> won at <a href=\"https:\/\/ounews.co\/around-ou\/tv-radio\/success-for-ou-co-productions-at-the-grierson-awards\/\">The Grierson Awards<\/a>; and <em>The Hunt<\/em> also scooped two awards at the <a href=\"https:\/\/ounews.co\/around-ou\/tv-radio\/bafta-success-ou-documentary\/\">BAFTAs<\/a>. <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/dementiaville\/on-demand\/55147-002\">Dementiaville<\/a><\/em> won at <a href=\"https:\/\/ounews.co\/around-ou\/tv-radio\/dementiaville-scoops-learning-screen-award\/\">the Learning On Screen Awards<\/a>. <em>Exodus: Our journey to Europe<\/em> won at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/blogs\/aboutthebbc\/entries\/da27db34-b33c-4ebf-bff4-1d4307d678a6\">Prix Italia awards<\/a>, and we finish off this year with the highly acclaimed Bronte drama, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p04cf4wv\">To Walk Invisible<\/a><\/em> for BBC One.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Looking ahead to 2017<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>2017 will be another year of inspiring content across the BBC including programmes looking at massive engineering projects like Cross Rail, observational documentaries with the police and the NHS and fascinating explorations of space.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>The Open University\u2019s broadcast partnerships<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The OU has partnered with the BBC for over 40 years to produce educational radio and television broadcasts \u2013 this has evolved from late night television lectures to prime-time blockbusters today such as\u00a0<em>Frozen Planet, Bang Goes the Theory, Coast, The Hunt<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Business Boomers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A raft of award winning television and radio programmes co-produced with the BBC in 2016 inspired and informed us. 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