Broadcast Programmes

The Open University works with broadcasters such as the BBC to produce television and radio series such as 'Frozen Planet', 'Wartime Farm' and 'Child of Our Time'. The archive collection of these broadcasts includes the programmes and related documentation, such as transcripts, where available. The OU Digital Archive collection of broadcast programmes includes a small sample of the archive. The collection will grow as more content is added.

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audio record of Thinking allowed: MarseilleThis programme looks at how Marseille survived the race riots of 2005 and 2007, despite it being...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 29Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 24Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 31Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 37Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 21Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 16Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 27Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Craft and communityIs DIY culture and home improvement linked to the ideals of John Ruskin? David Gauntlett, author of...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Grammar schools and social mobility The opera fanaticLaurie Taylor explores opera fanatics at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires and compares them to fans...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 9Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of More or less 16: Programme 4David Cameron has asked the Office for National Statistics to investigate the prospects for...
audio record of More or less 16: Programme 3In the last series we looked at what changes to the tuition fee system in England will cost...
audio record of More or less 16: Programme 7Are public sector workers paid 43 per cent more than those in the private sector, as the think tank...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Tour guide Changing incomesProtests against art and culture occur every day across America. Conservatives object to artworks...
audio record of More or less 14: Programme 6
audio record of More or less 13: Programme 1Tim Harford and the team return with the first in a new series of More or Less, looking at the...
audio record of More or less 15: Programme 4Tim Harford and the More or Less team explore 2010 in numbers.
audio record of More or less 10: Programme 6Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers everywhere, in the news, in politics and...
audio record of Digital planet: Education specialGareth talks to Vice Chancellor Martin Bean of the UK's Open University, the country's largest...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Dirt - the filthy reality of everyday lifeDirt is dust, soil, refuse, excrement, bacteria, filth, sleaze, slime, smut. How easily the word...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Liverpool riots Children and politics30 years ago riots broke out in Liverpool which lead to 160 arrests and 258 police officers needing...
audio record of Click: Openness special - Part 4. Openness and privacyHas the sharing culture of the digital age led to a dangerous loss of personal privacy? In the...
audio record of Digital planet: OU special - History of home computingThis week, Gareth and Bill go back to BASIC with their potted history of the home computer. In this...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 8Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Inside the Ethics Committee : series 6, episode 2: childhood illnessA Radio 4 series in which a panel of experts discuss real-life cases to explore the workings of...
audio record of The bottom line : series 14 episode 1 - The App industryThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Chavs Ageing GothsHave the working class in modern Britain become objects of fear, scorn and ridicule? That's the...
audio record of Inside the Ethics Committee : series 6, episode 1: mentally ill and refusing surgeryA Radio 4 series in which a panel of experts discuss real-life cases to explore the workings of...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 6Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 5Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 21Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of The bottom line : series 13 episode 10 - The education businessThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Stammering identity / Land of too muchPoverty versus abundance in the US - why does America have more poor people than any other...
audio record of The bottom line : series 10 episode 7 - Cock-ups and conspiraciesThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 14 episode 2 - RecruitmentThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Guatemalan cemetery Art auctionsArt Auctions - How do auctioneers and buyers transact sales in seconds? Laurie Taylor hears from...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Thrift 'chic' Thatcherism'Thatcherism' - was it a distinct ideology?
audio record of Thinking allowed: Welfare reform Crime in the armed forcesCrime in the armed forces - Laurie Taylor talks to Emeritus Professor of History, Clive Emsley,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 12 episode 9 - Planet newThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Private military security Whisky tourismThe Middle Eastern conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have been characterised by widespread...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 15Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Ambient religion Poverty and social workPoor mentality", "placidly bovine", "volubly unreachable", "feeble minded" - just some of the terms...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Hostility to tax Mumbai slumAnnawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near Mumbai's international...
audio record of A history of ideas. 56, How can I know anything at all?A history of ideas. Presented by Melvyn Bragg but told in many voices. Each week Melvyn is joined...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 29Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Sport under communism The regeneration gamesAdvanced CCTV, security cordons and an £80 million pound electric fence: The security impact of...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 2Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 28Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: KinshipKinship is a key term in Anthropology. It describes the genealogical and biological ties which bind...