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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	Accents speak louder than words
	Open Forum 21(1976)	Northern Ireland students - travel grants and Summer School fees. Plans for the OUSA Open Day at...
	Speech to the American Council on Education, 1971	A speech given by the Vice Chancellor, Walter Perry, in 1971 at a meeting of the American Council...
	Open Forum 37(1973)	Discussion on the Beethoven Egmont Overture assignment A202. Don's revolt (social science faculty's...
	Open Forum 29(1977)	Jack Nulty talks about his life as a professional football player and OU student. Jane Henry, IET,...
	Open Forum 08(1993)	The new Language and Image leaflet was discussed informing us of terms we should not use, and...
	Open Forum 16(1978)	Naomi McIntosh and Richard Holmes discuss the role of the PVC Student Affairs. Lindsay Young...
	Open Forum 20(1979)	A debate on the problem of the non-progressing student in the OU.
	Open Forum 26(1978)	The special summer school at Maidstone prison for prisoners studying with the OU is visited. Some...
	Open Forum 20(1978)	Programmes looks at current admission statistics and the job of the University Secretary and the...
	Open Forum 10(1980)	Study Centre special: Galashiels 1 where OU staff answer questions from students at this study centre.
	Open Forum 11(1980)	Study Centre Special: Galashiels 2: A visit to this study centre where OU staff answer questions...
	Open Forum 17(1977)	External recognition of OU degrees discussed.
	Open Forum 36(1976)	Stuart Maclure talks about "A Degree of Difference" by Naomi McIntosh. Jack Singleton talks to Jean...
	Open Forum 17(1976)	Jack Singleton talks to graduates at Queen's University Belfast.
	Open Forum 40(1976)	Jack Singleton talks to Bill Lindsey about the inter-regional conference at Gatehouse of Fleet....
	Open Forum 11(1977)
	Open Forum Vacation Lecture 03(1976)	"Class attitudes since World War II" - lecture by Arthur Marwick."
	Open Forum 32(1977)	Proposals to alter the assessment system at the OU are discussed by a student and staff.
	Open Forum 19(1977)	Monthly letterbox and news of Les Holloway's North American visit.
	Open Forum 28(1976)	Higher degrees offered at the OU are discussed. Problems encountered by prisoners who study OU...
	Open Forum 34(1977)	Several people at the OUSA Open Day comment on various topics. Among them are the proposals of the...
	Open Forum 16(1977)	CICERO, the computerised tutor, is discussed. How it works, its effectiveness and potential are all...
	Open Forum 8(1977)	The disabled student trip to Rome is discussed. Two new courses on child abuse and the ageing...
	Open Forum 25(1976)	A closer look at applications for 1977. An interview with Brian McArthur.
	Open Forum 15(1977)	Members of the OU staff answer questions put to them in letters from students.
	Open Forum 14(1977)	Students and counsellors are interviewed during a conditional registration evening at St Albans...
	Open Forum 46(1992)	VC of Southbank University talks about the new universities and how past students can help pay for...
	Open Forum 26(1977)	The role of the OU in adult education in the 1980s is discussed.
	Open Forum 22(1976)	Jack Singleton talks to Jill Ford about students' projects.
	Open Forum 11(1976)	Honours classification. Lionel March, new Professor of Design in the Faculty of Technology. Careers.
	Open Forum 37(1976)	Revising and how to approach the exam paper.
	Open Forum 26(1976)	Viewpoints on graduation day, Alexandra Palace.
	Open Forum 20(1976)	New courses in Educational Studies. Project work in the OU.
	Open Forum Extra 3(1977)	Extracts from interviews with students by Jack Singleton.
	Open Forum 12(1977)	Short interview with Sir Harold Wilson. Interview with the new OUSA president. Interview with...
	Open Forum 30(1976)	Discussing developmental testing of courses.
	Open Forum 33(1976)	Jack Singleton visits the S323 Summer School at Malham Tarn and talks to the warden and students...
	Open Forum 33(1977)	Coverage of OUSA Open Day. Interview with Sir Walter Perry on "First Years of Life" courses....
	Open Forum 36(1977)	A series of short comments by the contributors on various aspects of the OU.
	Open Forum 23(1977)	Scheme for transfers of credits between the OU and CNAA as well as the scheme between OU and Essex...
	Mind the gap
	Open Forum 27(1977)	Changes in the broadcast components of the remade Arts Foundation course and developmental testing...
	Open Forum 19(1976)	Andrew Learmonth discusses conditional registration on new courses in Social Sciences and Sciences.
	Open Forum 10(1978)	1) possibility of courses in medicine at the OU discussed. 2) a student organised musical workshop...
	Open Forum 9(1977)	Areas of student difficulty, particularly the payment of fees and possible sources of financial...
	Open Forum 12(1982)	Interview with Jim Stevenson on his career with the OU/BBC. Visit to the new OU Location Centre at...
	Open Forum 18(1976)	New courses in maths, technology and the arts introduced by the deans.
	Open Forum 14(1982)	1) Excerpts from the visit to the OU by H.R.H. Prince of Wales. 2) Interview with new OU graduates...
	Open Forum 27(1978)	A visit to the South Tyneside study centre at Boldon Colliery, Tyne and Wear.