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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video record for Open Forum 133(1988) : Magazine programme 6 Open Forum 133(1988) : Magazine programme 6An exploration of the role Open University update packs play in the crisis of teacher shortages in...29 June 1988
video record for Open Forum 131(1988) : Magazine programme 4 Open Forum 131(1988) : Magazine programme 4Report on the OUSA Conference which took place on the 9th & 10th April l988; interview with the new...05 May 1988
video record for NMR spectroscopy: an overview NMR spectroscopy: an overview1989
video record for Open Advice 10: Learning to learn Open Advice 10: Learning to learn02 December 1991
video record for Gears Gears26 August 1991
video record for Open Forum Magazine 91 (August edition) Open Forum Magazine 91 (August edition)Francis Coverdale visits Bath University where there is a venue for Summer School Students taking...04 August 1991
video record for Video appendix Video appendixJuly 1992
video record for Friezes FriezesThis videocassette band explores the wide variety of frieze patterns and shows how any frieze can...July 1992
video preview image for Open Forum 1993 April Edition Open Forum 1993 April EditionUser friendly guide to computing, impact of multi-media formats used in OU courses. A look at...1993
video record for Blithering Nonsense Blithering NonsenseA look back over the past 25 years at the history of The Open University, includes footage of the...1994
video record for The engine of life : improving the energy yield The engine of life : improving the energy yieldMay 1994
video record for Complex numbers Complex numbers08 October 1996
video record for Visualising Conics, Visualising Transformations, Transformations and Matrices Visualising Conics, Visualising Transformations, Transformations and Matrices1996
video record for The human embryo :a developmental journey VCR3,  producer contributors Brian Goodwin, Harini Narayan.. The human embryo :a developmental journey VCR3, producer contributors Brian Goodwin, Harini Narayan..February 1996
video record for The secret of the Highlands: Part 1, Discovery and Part 2, Frontiers The secret of the Highlands: Part 1, Discovery and Part 2, Frontiers1998
video record for In search of vector space In search of vector space1998
video record for British Isles: A Natural History (South West) British Isles: A Natural History (South West)Sam Smith looks at the South West coastline for evidence of the dramatic forces that helped create...2004
video record for British Isles: A Natural History (South West) British Isles: A Natural History (South West)Sam Smith llearns how the ice age helped form some of the beautiful & dramatic scenery we enjoy in...2004
video record for British Isles: A Natural History (South West) British Isles: A Natural History (South West)Sam Smith visits Samson on the Isles of Scilly to see evidence of how Island Britain was shaped by...2004
video record for British Isles: A Natural History (South West) British Isles: A Natural History (South West)2004
video record for British Isles: A Natural History (South West) British Isles: A Natural History (South West)2004
video record for British Isles: A Natural History (South West) British Isles: A Natural History (South West)2004
video record for British Isles: A Natural History (Yorkshire): Dinosaurs, deserts and volcanoes British Isles: A Natural History (Yorkshire): Dinosaurs, deserts and volcanoesThis programme looks at the geology of the region and what it tells us about the region's beginnings2004
video record for British Isles: A Natural History (Yorkshire): Ice age British Isles: A Natural History (Yorkshire): Ice ageThis programme looks at the impact of the ice age on the region's landscape2004
video record for British Isles: A Natural History (Yorkshire): Islands apart British Isles: A Natural History (Yorkshire): Islands apartThis insert looks at the coastline of the region and how it was formed2004
video record for British Isles: A Natural History (Yorkshire): Taming the wild British Isles: A Natural History (Yorkshire): Taming the wildThis insert looks at the changes from the middle ages to the industrial revolution2004
video record for British Isles: A Natural History (Yorkshire): Revolution British Isles: A Natural History (Yorkshire): RevolutionThis programme looks at how the industrial revolution changed the region's landscape2004
video record for British Isles: A Natural History (Yorkshire): Modern times British Isles: A Natural History (Yorkshire): Modern timesThis programme looks at the changes to the region's landscape over the last century2004
video record for Open technical forum 2 Open technical forum 212 November 2004
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video record for Programme 2 Programme 22005
video record for Programme 5 Programme 52005
video record for Programme 3 Programme 32005
video record for Programme 4 Programme 42005
video record for Northern melts Northern meltsDocumentary series. An eyewitness snapshot of the way Global Warming is already changing our...2006
video record for Global warming shorts 1 - 4 Global warming shorts 1 - 41 Northern melts : 2 Glacial retreats : 3 Savage heat : 4 Killer lakes2006
video record for Savage heat Savage heatDocumentary series. An eyewitness snapshot of the way Global Warming is already changing our...2006
video record for Glacial retreats Glacial retreatsDocumentary series. An eyewitness snapshot of the way Global Warming is already changing our...2006
video record for Killer lakes Killer lakesSeries of short films on the ways in which global warming is already shaping our planet. John...2006
video record for Bye-Bye Nine to Five Bye-Bye Nine to FiveFocussing on Britain's growing 24-hour work culture, which is rendering the 9 to 5 working day,...2006
video record for Farmland - East Midlands Farmland - East MidlandsSanjida O'Connell travels to Hardwick Park Farm on the estate of Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire &...2007
video record for Urban - East Midlands Urban - East MidlandsSanjida O'Connell travels to Derby city centre to look at urban wildlife. She visits the Sanctuary...2007
video record for Freshwater - East Midlands Freshwater - East MidlandsSanjida O'Connell travels to Leicester City Centre to discover you don't have to travel into the...2007
video record for Coastal - East Midlands Coastal - East MidlandsSanjida O'Connell travels to a new RSPB nature reserve just outside Boston, Lincs, called Frieston...2007
video record for Woodland - East Midlands Woodland - East MidlandsSanjida O'Connell travels to Sherwood Forest to look at how the ancient oak trees need to be...2007
video record for Wilderness - East Midlands Wilderness - East MidlandsSanjida O'Connell travels to Derbyshire Peak District to look at the restoration programme on the...2007
video record for Coastal - East Coastal - East2007
video record for Farmland - East Farmland - EastAgriculture does not always mean bad news for wildlife. Tewin Orchard in Herts was planted more...2007
video record for Urban - East Urban - East2007
video record for Wilderness - East Wilderness - EastThe East Anglian coast is one of the best places to watch wildlife with more than 500miles of...2007