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 Extra 3(1973)Scottish Regional Consultative Committee meeting at Stirling University.
audio record of Open Forum 2(1973)Statistics for last year.Pro-Vice Chancellor talks.Interviews with two graduates.
audio record of Open Forum Extra 6(1972)D222 - Micro-Economics/Prices and markets.
audio record of Open Forum Extra 1(1972)A303 - Problems of Philosophy.
audio record of Open Forum 17(1971)Press review.A regional director explains why he signed up for an OU course.The OU advertising...
audio record of Open Forum 48(1972)Interview with the president of the OU Students' Association.Excerpts from speech of VC during Mace...
audio record of Open Forum 28(1971)Comments on Summer Schools from OU students and staff including a lengthy interview with a disabled...
audio record of Open Forum 10(1973)The start of a two-week programme in which representatives of the six faculties talk about the new...
audio record of Open Forum 33(1972)University system in Germany, and a German educationalist's impressions of the OU. Editor's and...
audio record of Open Forum 34(1972)OU part-time staff talking about their work.
audio record of Open Forum 27(1972)The OU experiment in Cyprus.
audio record of Into the open 3 : learning from radio and TV(1985)
audio record of Open Forum 31(1972)Press conference on post-experience courses.Future plans for new post-experience courses.Students'...
audio record of Open Forum 11(1973)Continuation of review of 1974 courses. It includes the faculties of science, technology,...
audio record of Open Forum 32(1972)Peter Princep and the new south east region. Constitution of the National Students' Association.
audio record of Open Forum Extra 12(1973)Problems of disabled students discussed.
audio record of Open Forum 7(1973)Discussion.
audio record of Open Forum Extra 2(1973)Discussion.
audio record of Open Forum 26(1971)Interview with the editor of the London University students newspaper 'Senate'.Plans for radio and...
audio record of Open Forum 6(1971)A visitor from Chile talks about the possible OU applications in Chile. Postal strike information:...
audio record of Open Forum 26(1972)Degree course experiment for 18-year olds in 1974.Work of the General Assembly of the OU. Students,...
audio record of Language learning now
audio record of Open Forum Extra 7(1972)S2 - 4 - Geophysics.
audio record of Open Forum 30 (1971)Interview with a blind OU student.Two OU students describe their experience with the Maths...
audio record of Open Forum 3(1971)Feedback from students on some of the problems they have encountered with the OU system. Weekly...
audio record of Open Forum 35(1971)Debate with students and staff about the value of summer school.
audio record of Open Forum 45(1972)Reasons for the cut back in the provision of television and radio cassettes in study centres. How...
audio record of Community education preparatory programme new routes
audio record of Open Forum 6(1972)Tribute to Lord Crowther. Excerpts from Lord Crowther's inaugural address. Research into the...
audio record of Open Forum 1(1973)The Vice-Chancellor and his work.The Vice-Chancellor answers students' queries.
audio record of Open Forum 10(1971)Comments and letters from students: a discussion on what preparatory courses are available for...
audio record of Open Forum 1(1971)Welcome to students from the University Secretary: an explanation of what Open Forum programmes...
audio record of Open Forum 2(1971)Press reaction to the OU discussed: interview with the head of the OU Survey Research Department on...
audio record of Open Forum 19(1971)Development of a student association in the Manchester area is discussed.The regional director for...
audio record of Open Forum 13 (1971)An academic gives his views on what constitutes a university education. Visit to the Tynemouth...
audio record of Open Forum 7(1971)Press review: Comments and letters from OU students: A discussion on the role of OU councillors:...
audio record of Open Forum 12(1971)Visit to the Scottish region and interviews with staff and students there.Interview with Jenny Lee.
audio record of Venables report on continuing educationDiscussion of the Venables report.
audio record of Quartz (programme 6)Synchronise your watches as DRHS examines the mysterious properties of crystal quartz. The...
audio record of Open your thinking
audio record of Using libraries : the public library
audio record of Regional tutorial services 4 : ways of interviewing OU students
audio record of Henry Maudslay - The Back-Room of Revolution (programme 5)Isambard Kingdom Brunel was perhaps the most energetic and inspired engineer of the nineteenth...
audio record of Radar (programme 3)'Diamonds, Rust and a handful of Sand' is an 8 part radio series about the historical development...
audio record of Bessemer and the Creators of Steel (programme 6)In the mid-nineteenth century the Bessemer process for making cheap steel revitalised industrial...
audio record of Open for business
audio record of Love speaks volumes
audio record of Brunel and the atmospheric caper (programme 4)While the focus of popular attention has been on engineers who produced ever greater achievements...
audio record of Early television (programme 2)'Diamonds, Rust and a Handful of Sand', our series on the history of electronics now moves into...
audio record of Regional tutorial services programme 2 : flexible tutorial methods