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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video record Final FrontierThis series was previously known as Nitesky
video record Final FrontierThis series was previously known as Nitesky
video record Science showcase 1(1997) : Biosphere 2
video record Science showcase 2(1997) : above the volcano
video record Science Showcase 3(1997) : cosmic bullets
video record Science Showcase 4(1997) : Daisyworld
video record Science Showcase 5(1997) : Galapagos lives
video record Science Showcase 6(1997) : the science of climate
video record Science showcase 1(1998) : quantum leaps ; making contact
video record Science Showcase 2(1998) : uncertain principles
video record Science Showcase 3(1998) : quantum leaps; lost worlds
video record Science showcase 4(1998) : quantum leaps ; lifelines
video record Science Showcase 5(1998) : quantum leaps ; hidden visions
video record Civil War 1 : the breakdownThis programme describes the Scottish origins of the English Civil War between 1625 and 1641
video record Civil War 2 : taking sidesThis programme describes the Irish rebellion, and the growing rift between King Charles I and...
video record Civil War 3 : total warThis programme describes the key battles of the English Civil war between 1644 and 1646, and the...
video record Civil War 4 : the end gameThis programme describes the events between 1646 and 1649 which led to the trial and execution of...
video record From here to modernity 1This programme takes a detailed look at the modernist movement of the early 20th century,...
video record From here to modernity 2This programme takes a detailed look at the modernist movement of the mid 20th century,...
video record From here to modernity 3This programme takes a detailed look at the modernist movement of the mid-late 20th century,...
video record Dramatic science : making astronauts Part 2This is a mini drama series looking at the technology of artificial insemination
video record Dramatic science : making astronauts Part 3This is a mini drama series looking at the technology of artificial insemination
video record Cell City 1This programme uses city-based life to visualise microbiotic cell-based life.
video record Cell City 2This programme uses city-based activities to visualise microbiotic cell-based activities.
video record Cell City 3This programme uses city-based communication and ageing to visualise similarities in microbiotic...
video record Science shack 1 : walking on the ceilingThis programme investigates how flies are able to walk on the ceiling
video record Science shack 2 : when the oil runs dryThis programme investigates how we will manage when our oil supplies run out in the future
video record Science shack 3 : human powerThis programme investigates how fast a human powered vehicle can go
video record Science shack 4 : lightningThis programme looks at the chances of being struck by lightning and the effects
video record Science shack 5 : paper planesThis programme looks at the science shack team constructing the biggest aircraft from paper that...
video record Science shack 6 : millennium bridgeThis programme looks at why the millennium bridge wobbled
video record The Cock and Bull 2 : life & the universe
video record The Cock and Bull 3 : weird weather
video record The Cock and Bull 4 : chemical world
video record The Cock and Bull 5 : genes: nature nurture
video record The Cock and Bull 6 : making babies
video record The Cock and Bull 7 : sexual identity
video record The Cock and Bull 8 : alien world
video record The trouble with love : prudence versus passionThis programme looks at the autobiography of Anne Murray who lived in the 17th century and was...
video record The trouble with love : courting disasterThis programme follows the lives of two people from a village in Somerset (Axbridge) to illustrate...
video record The trouble with love : wild at heartThis programme uses the life and loves of English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley to explore the legacy...
video record The trouble with love : heartbreak heroinesUsing the life of celebrated novelist and society beauty, Rosamond Lehmann, this programme looks at...
video record The trouble with love : Pandora's boxThis programme looks at the final chapter in the love story - love since the 1970s - and questions...
video record Caterham - survival of the fastest: BBC2 version/This is the story behind Caterham cars and their hopes for future car production
video record Rough science 3 : ShakersThe scientists in this programme have to find gold by making a mechanical gold panning machine....
video record Rough science 3 : QuakersThe scientists in this programme have to make a water proof tent and a seismograph.
video record Rough science 3 : IceThe scientists in this programme have to measure the speed and melt of the Franz Josef Glacier and...
video record Rough science 3 : Treasure huntThe scientists in this programme have to extract gold from rock and sand, build an altimeter, and...
video record Rough science 3 : The big smeltThe scientists in this programme have to build a furnace and bellows so they can try to smelt and...
video record Landscape mysteries: In search of Irish goldFirst in this eight-part series, Aubrey travels to Ireland in search of a Celtic Eldorado, a secret...