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Historical OU TV and Radio

The Open University has produced a number of series to inform students and a wider audience about the University. Series such as 'Open Forum' and 'Countdown to the OU' covered various topics such as methods of teaching, information about modules and guidance on areas such as summer schools. The OU Digital Archive Historical Television and Radio collection includes a small sample of the archive. The collection will grow as more contents are added.

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	The Alvey lectures : an introduction to production systems	Professor Young gives a lecture about the development of production systems and their relationship...
	Walton Hall an introduction for regional staff	A short video aimed at helping staff in the regions gain an understanding of student adminstration...
	GCSE: general Part 1: testing times	This programme looks at how the techniques of continuous assessment and differentiation will be...
	Euronet Diane : The Invisible Ingredient	This programme looks at the way the Euronet Diane Information network provides online information...
	The Alvey lectures : verifying digital hardware	Dr. Barrow gives a lecture on verifying hardware.
	Speech in schools : University of Leeds television service (1975).
	The Alvey lectures : IKBS - setting the scene	Professor Howe gives a lecture about the development of Intelligent Knowledge Based Systems.
	TV workshop
	The Alvey programmes : software engineering	This programme looks at the development of software engineering. There follows a studio discussion...
	The Alvey lectures : natural language processing	Dr. Sparck-Jones gives a lecture on language processing.
	Standing waves and the principle of superposition
	The Alvey report	This programme looks at the four areas selected by the Alvey directorate. VLSIC, man-machine...
	The Alvey lectures : dealing with uncertainty	Dr. Fox of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund gives a lecture about the nature of uncertainty.
	The Alvey lectures : image understanding	Professor Frisby gives a lecture on image understanding.
	The future of information technology	The merits of the Labour Party's policy for the introduction of new technology are discussed.
	10th Anniversary Ceremony
	GCSE: Experimental science : testing times	This programme looks at how the techniques of continuous assessment and differentiation will be...
	The Alvey lectures : logic programming	Professor Kowalski gives a lecture about the nature of logic programming.
	GCSE: Oral French : testing times	This programme looks at how the techniques of continuous assessment and differentiation will be...
	The Alvey lectures : building complex expert systems	M. Bramer gives a lecture on complex expert systems.
	The Alvey lectures : machine learning	Dr. O'Shea gives a lecture on machine learning.
	The Alvey programmes : very large scale integration	This programme looks at the development of VSLI. There follows a studio discussion about VSLI and...
	The Alvey lectures : A.I. next generation solutions	A.A. Kraft gives a lecture on future developments in A.I.
	GCSE: general Part 2: testing times	This programme looks at how the techniques of continuous assessment and differentiation will be...
	The Alvey lectures : an expert system for medical diagnosis	Professor Bundy gives a lecture about the development of Mycal, a medical expert system.
	University of Birmingham Computer Centre : computer in action	An introduction to computers using the ICL 1906A computer as an example.
	Business Information at Work	A description of the type and sources of information available for business use.
	Screen First : Science Shack 2 - Can you walk on water?	Part of a new series of science based challenges.
	Wish You Were Here	This programme follows a group of disabled students and their helpers as they participate in an...
	Maths shorts	The first of these five minute programmes looks at the golden ratio and the Fibonacci sequence,...
	In other words : live or let die
	Woodlands - Scotland
	The History of the Hour Record	A look at how science has impacted the development of The World Hour Record (the record for the...
	Forces	A cyclist has to overcome forces in order to ride quickly, this film tells you all about how these...
	The OpenScience Laboratory	The OpenScience Lab (OSL) is the OU's online laboratory for practical science teaching that is open...
	Mathematics in action - logic and the computer 10: the future	This video looks at the Turing machine and how it forms the basis of computers and asks what the...
	Music at Walton Hall : CEAD concert
	Learning through interactive video, TV10
	Counting with groups VCR2A
	Open Forum 1993 : June	A view from the top - some thoughts on the bard, Aborigine Children's drawings - what do they tell us?
	Contrast TV
	Putting I.T. in its place TV13
	The DHSS :a strategy for benefits
	Open Forum 3 (1975): From Walton Hall	The first edition of Open Forum that was broadcast in colour. A brief look at areas of the Walton...
	Integration
	Countdown to the Open University 4(1982)	Information for new students about financial assistance. OUSA. Sesame. Open Forum programmes....
	Countdown to the Open University 4 (1983)	The programme provides information about financial assistance. OUSA. Information services. Open...
	Birmingham
	Local government the centre
	Strathclyde

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