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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audio record of Open Forum 07(1979)The OU stand at the Ideal Home exhibition is discussed. Interview with Walter Perry, particularly...
audio record of Open Forum 21(1982)1) Interview with the author of the book 'The Skeptical Feminist'. 2) News round-up. 3) A look at...
audio record of Open Forum 20(1980)A debate on the value of OUSA to students and to the University.
audio record of Open Forum 8(1978)A visit to Weymouth study centre where students ask questions of a panel on various OU topics.
audio record of Open Forum 22(1982)1) The activities of the OU International Office and its Documentation Centre are examined.
audio record of Open Forum 10(1979)Report from the OUSA sixth annual conference at Keele University.
audio record of Open Forum 35(1979)Excerpts from earlier radio Open Forum programmes and an interview with Kenneth Robinson in which...
audio record of Open forum 31(1981)1) Excerpts from the 1981 General Assembly. 2) Interviews with the head of the BBC-OU Productions...
audio record of Open Forum 26(1982)1) The extension of OU studies to non-UK nationals in Brussels is discussed. 2) A look at OU...
audio record of Open Forum 31(1978)Discussion on the Open University of Venezuela, the stand at the Photokina exhibition at Cologne. A...
audio record of Open Forum Study Centre Special 2(1978) : MenaiVisit to the Menai Study Centre in Bangor, where OU staff answer questions put by students.
audio record of Open Forum 11(1979)Report from the OUSA sixth annual conference at Keele University.
audio record of Open Forum 19(1978)The role of the OU as an institution for in-service training of teachers is discussed. Some of the...
audio record of Open Forum 16(1980)Student phone-in on course choice.
audio record of Open Forum 31(1980)A discussion on the need for publicising OU degrees with employers. Progress report on OUSA's Save...
audio record of Open Forum 02(1980)Roger Tucker talks about the new style television Open Forum programmes re-named Open Lectures....
audio record of Open Forum 31(1983)1) Interview with OU graduates on impact of the OU degree on their lives. 2) Excerpts from OUSA...
audio record of Open Forum 35(19780OU Students talk about the exam and how they plan to spend their time between courses. Some of the...
audio record of Open Forum 20(1984)Excerpts from the Senate debate on the Long Term Review Group's final report.
audio record of Open Forum 7(1978)The programme discusses The ERIC centre at Cardiff, the OUSA course survey and the new 'U' course...
audio record of Open Forum 04(1984)1) Interview with a retired OU graduate who has gone on to do a higher degree. 2) Preview of the...
audio record of Open Forum 05(1984)Visit to the new regional centre at Penrith in Cumbria.
audio record of Open Forum 14(1985)A student talks about his decision to stay at home to look after his children, another describes...
audio record of Open Forum 18(1984)A visit to the Accrington Study Centre for a conditional registration evening.
audio record of Open Forum 30(1984)The programme includes items on research being conducted on older students responses to the OU, an...
audio record of Open Forum 11(1985)Report on the DES efficiency study of the OU.
audio record of Open Forum 19(1983)1) Interview with Brian Rix on the work of MENCAP. 2) The OUSA Permanent Secretary explains what...
audio record of Open Forum 14(1984)1) An appeal for donations of old S299 texts. 2) Plans for the Open Day at Walton Hall. 3) The...
audio record of Open Forum 01(1984)The OU graduate press conference.
audio record of Open Forum 23(1983)A look at the new OU MSc course in mathematics. The work of the OU Psychological Society is...
audio record of Open Forum 22(1985)Report on Women and Technology from U221 Summer School and the philosophy behind U221. The...
audio record of Cultural differences in management
audio record of Open Forum 29(1983)1) A look at a credit transfer scheme which will allow OU history students full time study for one...
audio record of Open Forum 03(1985)Discussion on the OU cassette loan scheme, the OU's grant and the effects of the cuts, an older...
audio record of Open Forum 25(1978)The programme looks at an informal study centre set up by students in the Stranraer area and also...
audio record of Open Forum 24(1983)Interview with the History Today Young Historian of the Year Competition winner. What to pack for...
audio record of Open Forum 21(1983)An appeal for students to become OUSA representatives. A look at OU Music Study Packs. A discussion...
audio record of Open Forum 25(1983Results of research into reason for anxiety about exams among OU students. Presentation of award...
audio record of Open Forum 30(1983)Visit to the Chichester study centre where OU staff answer questions put by students.
audio record of Open Forum 08(1983)The 10th Annual OUSA Conference at York University continued.
audio record of Open Forum 29(1984)Short courses run by the OU through SATUP and the OU Business School are discussed in this programme.
audio record of Open Forum Study Centre Special 1(1978) : WeymouthA visit to the Weymouth Study Centre where members of the OU staff answer questions put by students.
audio record of Open Forum 18(1978)Interviews with several OU students - a couple graduating from the OU on their ruby wedding...
audio record of Open Forum 06(1981)1) Discussion of the problems encountered with the new student number system. 2) A part-time tutor...
audio record of Open Forum 10(1981)1) Tour of the OU Graduate Office. 2) Two students talk about the OU Tadpole Society made up of...
audio record of Open Forum 14(1978)A discussion by staff and students on conditional registration and how a student might go about...
audio record of Open Forum 07(1981)1) Report on the `Prometheus Project', an OU post-graduate project looking at applications of solar...
audio record of Open Forum 17(1981)Some OU contributions to the International Year of the Disabled are discussed. 1) The `cycling...
audio record of Open Forum 5(1978)The increasing cost to the student of OU courses and the possibility of mandatory grants for...
audio record of Open Forum 17(1982)Conditional registration and course choice for Arts and Maths students is examined in the form of a...