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 Gears Gears26 August 1991
video record for Open Advice 10: Learning to learn Open Advice 10: Learning to learn02 December 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 Open technical forum 2 Open technical forum 212 November 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 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 Programme 1 Programme 12005
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 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 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 Freshwater - Wales Freshwater - WalesRiver Wye Wye and Usk Foundation fishing grounds crayfish Bachawy Painscastle North American signal...2007
video record for Coastal - Wales Coastal - Wales2007
video record for Farmland - Wales Farmland - Wales2007
video record for Urban - Wales Urban - Wales2007
video record for Wilderness - Wales Wilderness - Wales2007
video record for Woodland - Wales Woodland - Wales2007
video record for Coast - Northern Ireland Coast - Northern IrelandFollow Darryl Grimason as he goes in search of dolphins and porpoises along the spectacular North...2007
video record for Woodland - Northern Ireland Woodland - Northern IrelandIn Northern Ireland catch Darryl Grimason as he explores a medieval wood in the heart of County...2007
video record for Farmland - Northern Ireland Farmland - Northern IrelandFollow Darryl Grimason as he reveals just how important our hedgerows are for Irish Wildlife....2007
video record for Urban - Northern Ireland Urban - Northern IrelandFollow Darryl Grimason as he visits the Bog Meadows, a wildlife wilderness in the heart of...2007
video record for Freshwater - Northern Ireland Freshwater - Northern IrelandFollow Darryl Grimason as he goes in search of mythical Erne Brown Trout.2007
video record for Farmland - Scotland Farmland - ScotlandThe section of the programme for Scotland features the RSPB's Loch Gruinart Nature Reserve, located...2007
video record for Coastal Scotland Coastal Scotlandprogramme features bottlenose dolphins in the Moray Firth. Barnacle Geese Loch Grunart Chuffs...2007