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 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 09(1979)	The programme looks at the agreement between the OU and CERN to film a major experiment. A scheme...
	Open Forum 12(1980)	The Vice Chancellor's advisory review paper on the OU is discussed with students.
	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 06(1980)	Visit to the Lincoln Study Centre where OU staff answer questions from OU students.
	Open Forum Extra 3(1974)	The development of popular music from Beethoven onwards. How popular music adapts to the demands of...
	Open Forum 43(1971)	Regional edition from Yorkshire.
	Open Forum Extra 36(1973)	A talk on "Do the non-literate have a literature?".
	Open Forum Extra 29(1973)	Members of six faculties on 1974 courses help students.
	Open Forum 04(1974)	Applications for 1975. Criticisms from the OU students' association council. Report on the progress...
	Open Forum Extra 30(1973)	Courses in Educational Studies for 1974. Prof Gerry Fowler on E221. John Rayner on E351. Prof John...
	Open Forum 28(1974)	Professor Brooman talks to Jack Singleton about the differences between the old D100 course and the...
	Open Forum 44(1973)	Tutors teaching by correspondence.
	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 36(1992)	John Clark talks about community life in cities and in rural areas. Professor Laurie Taylor talks...
	Open Forum 26(1975)	Jack Singleton talks to Sir Peter Venables, Chairman of the Committee on Continuing Education....
	Open Forum 30(1975)	Professor Ralph Smith (acting Vice Chancellor) talking to Jack Singleton. Jack Singleton talks to...
	Open Forum 27(1975)	Judith Greene, the first woman professor (psychology) at the OU talks to Jack Singleton about her...
	Open Forum 9(1976)	An interview with the OU's Director of Information on advertising. The launching of the book "Have...
	Open Forum 10(1975)	Ian Lowe (technology) discussing with students at the Residential Meeting of the Central...
	Open Forum 32(1975)	A formal introduction to the tutor-counsellor.
	Open Forum 18(1975)	Joe Clinch etc talk about the OU Conference at Swanwick.
	Open Forum I(1975)	Naomi McIntosh talks to Jack Singleton about (1) this year's results, (2) the issues dealt with at...
	Talking Shop
	Regional tutorial services programme 2 : flexible tutorial methods
	Open Forum 6(1976)	Naomi McIntosh gives statistics of students who started studying with the OU in 1971 and who are...
	Open Forum 45(1971)	Interview with remote students from Alderney. Books and libraries.
	Open Forum 47(1971)	Examination results. Continuous assessment and examination: the value of the system. Open Forum...
	Open Forum 11(1975)	Jack Singleton and Sir Walter Perry discuss the raising of fees for students. OUSA conference at...
	Open Forum 12(1975)	Maggie Jones talks to Jack Singleton about the trip to Rome organised by OUSA Welfare. Ivor Shipley...
	Open Forum Extra 1(1975)	OUSA open day at Walton Hall.
	Open Forum 13(1975)	Jack Singleton talks to Dr David Blackburn (Head of the Research Unit at Oxford) and other...
	Chips with almost everything	Please note this programme is on 2 reels.
	Open Forum 44(1971)	Meetings of interest to OU students. OU team and their chances in "University Challenge". Education...
	Open Forum 2(1976)	A discussion of problems encountered by students during the first few weeks of the foundation courses.
	Open Forum 31(1975)	Anastasios Christodoulou talks about his visit to Moscow, and about seeing the way external...
	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 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.