Collection Overview: Historical OU TV and Radio - Open University Digital Archive

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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	Open Forum 04(1980)	Successful fight of OU students in the Grampian region to prevent their local authority from...
	Open Forum 06(1979)	Credit Transfer agreements with other universities and polytechnics are discussed. News of the...
	Open Forum 09(1993)	Geoff Peters explains about the funding for the OU. Tutors look back at their student days and are...
	Open Forum B(1974)	Report of the late mailings owing to the national crisis. Report on National Conference of the...
	Open Forum 15(1974)	Michael Pentz and John Sparkes talk about their new courses for 1975 and 1976 and about conditional...
	Open Forum K(1975)	Valerie Saunders talks to Jack Singleton about the work of the Welfare Committee of the OU...
	Open Forum 09(1979)	The programme looks at the agreement between the OU and CERN to film a major experiment. A scheme...
	Open Forum 38(1974)	Linda Grove, a foundation course student, and Brian Stone give their comments on useful preparation...
	Open Forum 42(1971)	The Students' Association.
	Open Forum 46(1971)	Letters on "Books and Libraries" programme. Launching the technology foundation course. Students...
	Open Forum 17(1975)	Academics talk about their new courses for 1976.
	Open Forum 33(1975)	Naomi McIntosh talks to Jack Singleton about the sixty per cent rise in tuition fees for 1976.
	Open Forum 2(1975)	Leslie Holloway on Sesame, its uses and progress. The Honorary MAs. Colchester OU Students'...
	Open Forum 42(1975)	"Six weeks to go" - discussion on the preparatory work which can be done by new students before the...
	Open Forum 36(1975)	Programme for tutor-counsellors.
	Open Forum 16(1975)	Academics talk about their new courses for 1976.
	Open Forum 7(1976)	Mike Pengelly talks about the new maths foundation course in preparation. Dorothy Lee talks about...
	Open Forum 23(1975)	Arthur Jones, a member of the Russell Committee, discusses with Brian Stone the OU's response to...
	Open Forum 5(1976)	Jack Singleton talks to new graduates.
	Open Forum 29(1975)	Discussion of what students who will start studying with the OU in 1976 can do in the way of...
	Open Forum Extra 4(1974)	Public participation in planning decisions.
	Open Forum 05(1993)	Juliet Stephenson tells how the Shakespeare production of Richard II influenced her life. Attacks...
	Open Forum 37(1975)	How to prepare for studying with the OU: M100 and MST281.
	Open Forum 1(1976)	Naomi McIntosh talks about her work. An interview with two students in Colchester. Mary Dalton,...
	Open Forum 34(1979)	An interview with an OU PH.D Student and a look at two short courses, "Energy within the Home" and...
	Open Forum 21(1975)	News of two programme awards. Pronouncement by Dr Stuart Bennett in his capacity as Secretary of...
	Open Forum 7(1975)	Jim Barber talks about post experience courses, and new ones being planned. Paul Kafno explains...
	Open Forum 28(1975)	Jack Singleton at the S100 Summer School, at St Mary's College, Durham, talking to students and...
	Open Forum 35(1975)	Anastasios Christodoulou talks to Jack Singleton about the Sixth Quinqennial Conference of the...
	Open Forum 40(1971)	Students' letters and an alternative to study centres.
	Open Forum 3(1978)	The impact and potential of telephone tutorials are discussed.
	Open Forum 30(1979)	Extracts from Lord Ritchie-Calders OU Tenth Anniversary Lecture on Education in a Post-Industrial...
	Open Forum 31(1979)	A discussion on the problem of achieving uniformity of marking of TMA's and what is being done to...
	Open Forum 18(1993)
	Open Forum 32(1979)	Visit to the Stafford Study Centre where students put questions to a panel of OU staff.
	Open Forum 14(1980)	An interview with the new Chancellor Lord Briggs and student reactions to comments on an earlier...
	Open Forum 18(1980)	Interview with John Shipley on a visit by two OU staff to the Open University of Thailand. The new...
	Open Forum Extra 5(1974)	"Energy - too much or too little?"."
	Open Forum 12(1979)	A visit to the Thurso Study Centre where students put questions to OU staff members.
	Open Forum 29(1978)	Interview with Mike Pentz on the S101 Pendulum experiment at St. Pauls.The OU stand at the...
	Open Forum 22(1979)	Broadcast recorded at the 10th Anniversary Open Day.
	Open Forum 05(1980)	A visit to the Lincoln Study Centre where OU staff answer questions put by students.
	Open Forum 22(1975)	Mike Richardson on admissions figures. Binkie Power asks for help for disabled students at Summer...
	Open Forum 37(1971)	Discussion on OU examination regulations and how the results are assessed.
	Open Forum 06(1980)	Visit to the Lincoln Study Centre where OU staff answer questions from OU students.
	Open Forum 30(1978)	The work of the Energy Research Group is discussed. CICERO the computer teaching system is discussed.
	Open Forum 16(1993)	John Jaworski talks about a computer competition using a programme written in sonnet version. Penny...
	Open Forum 39(1976)	Leslie Wagner talks about the paper on the economic implications of the OU which he recently...
	Open Forum Extra 4(1977)	Graduate statistics analysed. The Chancellor talks about his experience as an OU student. Nick...
	Open Forum 35(1976)	Keele University Summer School - vocational counselling. Music night led by Donald Burrows.