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 for Science Showcase 2(1998) : uncertain principles Science Showcase 2(1998) : uncertain principles
video record for Science Showcase 3(1998) : quantum leaps; lost worlds Science Showcase 3(1998) : quantum leaps; lost worlds
video record for Science showcase 4(1998) : quantum leaps ; lifelines Science showcase 4(1998) : quantum leaps ; lifelines
video record for Science Showcase 5(1998) : quantum leaps ; hidden visions Science Showcase 5(1998) : quantum leaps ; hidden visions
video record for Civil War 1 : the breakdown Civil War 1 : the breakdownThis programme describes the Scottish origins of the English Civil War between 1625 and 1641
video record for Civil War 2 : taking sides Civil War 2 : taking sidesThis programme describes the Irish rebellion, and the growing rift between King Charles I and...
video record for Civil War 3 : total war Civil War 3 : total warThis programme describes the key battles of the English Civil war between 1644 and 1646, and the...
video record for Civil War 4 : the end game Civil War 4 : the end gameThis programme describes the events between 1646 and 1649 which led to the trial and execution of...
video record for From here to modernity 1 From here to modernity 1This programme takes a detailed look at the modernist movement of the early 20th century,...
video record for From here to modernity 2 From here to modernity 2This programme takes a detailed look at the modernist movement of the mid 20th century,...
video record for From here to modernity 3 From here to modernity 3This programme takes a detailed look at the modernist movement of the mid-late 20th century,...
video record for Dramatic science : making astronauts Part 2 Dramatic science : making astronauts Part 2This is a mini drama series looking at the technology of artificial insemination
video record for Dramatic science : making astronauts Part 3 Dramatic science : making astronauts Part 3This is a mini drama series looking at the technology of artificial insemination
video record for Cell City 1 Cell City 1This programme uses city-based life to visualise microbiotic cell-based life.
video record for Cell City 2 Cell City 2This programme uses city-based activities to visualise microbiotic cell-based activities.
video record for Cell City 3 Cell City 3This programme uses city-based communication and ageing to visualise similarities in microbiotic...
video record for Science shack 1 : walking on the ceiling Science shack 1 : walking on the ceilingThis programme investigates how flies are able to walk on the ceiling
video record for Science shack 2 : when the oil runs dry 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 for Science shack 3 : human power Science shack 3 : human powerThis programme investigates how fast a human powered vehicle can go
video record for Science shack 4 : lightning Science shack 4 : lightningThis programme looks at the chances of being struck by lightning and the effects
video record for Science shack 5 : paper planes Science shack 5 : paper planesThis programme looks at the science shack team constructing the biggest aircraft from paper that...
video record for Science shack 6 : millennium bridge Science shack 6 : millennium bridgeThis programme looks at why the millennium bridge wobbled
video record for The Cock and Bull 2 : life & the universe The Cock and Bull 2 : life & the universe
video record for The Cock and Bull 3 : weird weather The Cock and Bull 3 : weird weather
video record for The Cock and Bull 4 : chemical world The Cock and Bull 4 : chemical world
video record for The Cock and Bull 5 : genes: nature nurture The Cock and Bull 5 : genes: nature nurture
video record for The Cock and Bull 6 : making babies The Cock and Bull 6 : making babies
video record for The Cock and Bull 7 : sexual identity The Cock and Bull 7 : sexual identity
video record for The Cock and Bull 8 : alien world The Cock and Bull 8 : alien world
video record for The trouble with love : prudence versus passion 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 for The trouble with love : courting disaster The trouble with love : courting disasterThis programme follows the lives of two people from a village in Somerset (Axbridge) to illustrate...
video record for The trouble with love : wild at heart 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 for The trouble with love : heartbreak heroines The trouble with love : heartbreak heroinesUsing the life of celebrated novelist and society beauty, Rosamond Lehmann, this programme looks at...
video record for The trouble with love : Pandora's box 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 for Caterham - survival of the fastest: BBC2 version/ Caterham - survival of the fastest: BBC2 version/This is the story behind Caterham cars and their hopes for future car production
video record for Rough science 3 : Shakers Rough science 3 : ShakersThe scientists in this programme have to find gold by making a mechanical gold panning machine....
video record for Rough science 3 : Quakers Rough science 3 : QuakersThe scientists in this programme have to make a water proof tent and a seismograph.
video record for Rough science 3 : Ice Rough science 3 : IceThe scientists in this programme have to measure the speed and melt of the Franz Josef Glacier and...
video record for Rough science 3 : Treasure hunt Rough science 3 : Treasure huntThe scientists in this programme have to extract gold from rock and sand, build an altimeter, and...
video record for Rough science 3 : The big smelt 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 for Landscape mysteries: In search of Irish gold Landscape mysteries: In search of Irish goldFirst in this eight-part series, Aubrey travels to Ireland in search of a Celtic Eldorado, a secret...
video record for Landscape mysteries: Figures in the chalk Landscape mysteries: Figures in the chalkIn this programme Aubrey travels to the Chalk Hills of Southern England to unravel the origins of...
video record for Landscape mysteries: Britain before the ice Landscape mysteries: Britain before the iceIn this programme Aubrey attempts to journey back nearly 30,000 years, to a Britain before the last...
video record for Landscape mysteries: Secrets of the Flood Landscape mysteries: Secrets of the FloodProgramme four of the series sees Aubrey in the Solent, off the south coast of England. It's known...
video record for Landscape mysteries: The Tower People of Shetland Landscape mysteries: The Tower People of ShetlandFor show five in the series, The Tower People of Shetland, Aubrey travels to the most northerly...
video record for Landscape mysteries: The Abandoned Marsh Landscape mysteries: The Abandoned MarshProgramme six and a trip to the bleak Romney Marsh, where, in The Abandoned Marsh, Aubrey searches...
video record for Landscape mysteries: The Riddle of the Yorkshire Tracks Landscape mysteries: The Riddle of the Yorkshire TracksProgramme seven and Aubrey ventures to a bleak and dangerous place - the North Yorkshire coastline...
video record for Landscape mysteries: The Terraces of Avalon Landscape mysteries: The Terraces of AvalonFor the last programme in this series Aubrey travels to Glastonbury to investigate the riddle of...
video record for Cast and crew : Saturday night, Sunday morning Cast and crew : Saturday night, Sunday morningKirsty Wark introducing members of the cast and crew before watching the film. After watching the...
video record for Cast and crew : Loneliness of the long distance runner / Cast and crew : Loneliness of the long distance runner /Cast and the crew of the film 'Loneliness of the long distance runner' discuss the making of the...