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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 3(1973)	Students asking questions of the VC.
	Open Forum 29(1972)	T100 Course.D100 students in Bath.
	Open Forum 21(1972)	Trip to Paris.Blind OU students: how they fare.
	Open Forum Extra 2(1972)	AST281 - Science and the Rise of Technology since 1800.
	Open Forum 45(1972)	Reasons for the cut back in the provision of television and radio cassettes in study centres. How...
	Open Forum Extra 12(1973)	Problems of disabled students discussed.
	Open Forum 30(1972)	Summer school at Keele.An exercise in music in summer school.
	Open Forum 2(1973)	Statistics for last year.Pro-Vice Chancellor talks.Interviews with two graduates.
	Open Forum Extra 7(1973)	Four students from the State Hospital at Carstairs in Scotland discuss their courses and their...
	Open Forum Extra 4(1973)	Local associations of students: comments and progress reports.
	Open Forum 26(1972)	Degree course experiment for 18-year olds in 1974.Work of the General Assembly of the OU. Students,...
	Interview with Professor Wigglesworth
	Open Forum 46(1973)	Dr Perry talks about his trip to the US and Mexico and how many institutions are using OU material....
	Open Forum 14(1978)	A discussion by staff and students on conditional registration and how a student might go about...
	Open Forum 07(1981)	1) Report on the `Prometheus Project', an OU post-graduate project looking at applications of solar...
	Open Forum 17(1981)	Some OU contributions to the International Year of the Disabled are discussed. 1) The `cycling...
	Open Forum 18(1978)	Interviews with several OU students - a couple graduating from the OU on their ruby wedding...
	Open Forum 06(1981)	1) Discussion of the problems encountered with the new student number system. 2) A part-time tutor...
	Open Forum 10(1981)	1) Tour of the OU Graduate Office. 2) Two students talk about the OU Tadpole Society made up of...
	Open Forum 5(1978)	The increasing cost to the student of OU courses and the possibility of mandatory grants for...
	Open Forum 17(1982)	Conditional registration and course choice for Arts and Maths students is examined in the form of a...
	Open Forum 13(1980)	A discussion fo the OU's honours classification. Student replies to the last "Talking Point" and...
	Open Forum 26(1979)	Visit to the St.Austell Study Centre in Cornwall.
	Open Forum 02(1981)	Excerpts from parliamentary debates on the OU student fee increase.
	Open Forum 2(1978)	Some recent statistics for OU students are given; Sir Walter Perry, Jennie Lee and an OU graduate...
	Open Forum 4(1978)	Programme is in three parts. 1) Volunteers for blind student programme. 2) Short courses for...
	Open Forum 03(1980)	Reasons for sending fee reminders to students are discussed. The distance learning methods at...
	Open Forum 08(1980)	Interview with Derek Rutter who leads a research team investigating the effectiveness of telephone...
	Open Forum 21(1978)	Visit to a study centre at Douglas, Isle of Man. Students' questions on various topics are answered...
	Open Forum 01(1980)	Interviews with the Vice Chancellor, James Prior and a selection of the OU's latest graduates at a...
	Open Forum Study Centre Special 3(1978) : Douglas	A visit to the Douglas Study Centre on the Isle of Man, where OU staff answer questions put by...
	Open Forum Study Centre Special 1(1978) : Weymouth	A visit to the Weymouth Study Centre where members of the OU staff answer questions put by students.
	Open Forum 9(1978)	Delegates at the 1978 OUSA conference are interviewed on the topics discussed.
	Open Forum 32(1978)	Visit to the OUSA open day at Walton Hall. Interviews with students attending.
	Open Forum 27(1986)	Man's religious quest (AD208). We follow students to a synagogue and a Tibetan buddhist centre and...
	Open Forum 19(1986)	Open Day at the OU in Milton Keynes. We hear from some of this years contributors.
	From Symphony to Jazz	The programme aims to attract non students to sign up for one or all of the OU music short study...
	British Council Seminar.	The Marketing Operation.
	British Council Seminar	Professor Sparkes, Faculty of technology.
	Critics on criticism : British Council Literature recordings	Interviews with Raymond Williams, Arnold Kettle, Geoffrey Leech, Derek Brewer, Stephen Heath.
	Open Forum 26(1986)	A course on self assertion. Research on women and the environment and in its last years - a trip to...
	Leonardo da Vinci (Part One)	NB: Tape 1 of 2.
	Analysis series : One man's Europe	This is an interview in the BBC Radio 4 Analysis series between Ralph Dahrendorf and Ian McIntyre....
	Critics on Criticism - I.A. Richards in Conversation with Richard Luckett	NB: Tape 1 of 6.
	Audiocassette AC7136 -	NB: Tape 3 of 3.
	Audiocassette AC7056 -	NB: Tape 1 of 3.
	The Poet's Voice	Part of a miscellaneous pack consisting of 6 audiocassettes with booklet.
	BBC Radio 4 interview: Good Morning Wales.	BBC Radio 4 interview on the OU as broadcast on 29/6/71.
	Open Forum 22(1986)	The future for the School of Education. A new Diploma in Technology for teachers. IBM - a case...
	British Council Seminar.	Dr Moss for Professor Hawkridge course development.

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