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 Landscape mysteries: Figures in the chalkIn this programme Aubrey travels to the Chalk Hills of Southern England to unravel the origins of...
video record 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 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 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 Landscape mysteries: The Abandoned MarshProgramme six and a trip to the bleak Romney Marsh, where, in The Abandoned Marsh, Aubrey searches...
video record Landscape mysteries: The Riddle of the Yorkshire TracksProgramme seven and Aubrey ventures to a bleak and dangerous place - the North Yorkshire coastline...
video record Landscape mysteries: The Terraces of AvalonFor the last programme in this series Aubrey travels to Glastonbury to investigate the riddle of...
video record Cast and crew : Saturday night, Sunday morningKirsty Wark introducing members of the cast and crew before watching the film. After watching the...
video record 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...
video record Eurofighter - Weapon of Mass ConstructionThis is the story of Europe's biggest ever defence programme. Surrounded by controversy, billions...
video record Flooded BritainThis programme looks at the defences put into place after the 1953 flood in Essex and the recent...
video record Hollywood science 2: Gross out - Fire club; The great outdoors; WaterworldThis programme looks at 3 Hollywood stunts and scientifically proves if they are possible. A scene...
video record Hollywood science 2: Tricky situations; Last Castle; View to a kill; Deep blue seaThis programme looks at 3 Hollywood stunts and scientifically proves if they are possible. A scene...
video record Hollywood science 2: Escapes - Chain reaction; Escape from Alcatraz; Hollow manThis programme looks at 3 Hollywood stunts and scientifically proves if they are possible. A scene...
video record Science shack 2 : How tall could you make a building?This programme looks at the engineering and psychological challenges of making skyscrapers.
video record Cast and crew : If.... (studio discussion) /Kirsty Wark discusses the making and impact of the film 'if....' with members of the cast and crew.
video record Cast and crew : My Beautiful LaundretteCast and the crew of the film 'My Beautiful Laundrette' discuss the making of the film and it's merits
video record Stardate : Transit of Venus TV1This programme contextualises the transit of Venus on 8th June 2004. It describes previous transits...
video record Stardate : Transit of Venus TV2This programme tracks the transit of Venus on 8th June 2004. It follows teams across the U.K. and...
video record Rough science 5 : Lost at seaThe scientists in this programme have to build a distress flare, a buoyancy aid and a beacon
video record Rough science 5 : Call of the wildThe scientists in this programme have to build an underwater microphone, mosquito repellant and a...
video record Rough science 5 : To the lighthouseThe scientists in this programme have to build a lighthouse which emits a flashing light
video record Rough science 5 : The reefThe scientists in this programme have to build an alarm system to warn passing boats they are...
video record Rough science 5 : beneath the wavesThe scientists in this programme have to build an underwater diving kit for Kate Humble
video record Running for your life"Primary School Head, Mr Ntairaho is taking part in a survey of displaced children in the Masindi...
video record The Mark Steel Lectures Series 2 : Ludwig van BeethovenMark Steel turns up the volume on Beethoven with his tribute to a man who was the nearest...
video record The Mark Steel Lectures Series 2 : Mary ShelleyLike Dr Frankenstein himself, Mark Steel has taken the cold-cuts of the traditional TV lecture and...
video record The Mark Steel Lectures Series 2 : Albert EinsteinA great physicist but a lousy father, Einstein played with the nature of space and time as easily...
video record The Mark Steel Lectures Series 2 : Sylvia PankhurstTracing her life from schooldays in radical Manchester to retirement in rural Essex, when Haile...
video record The Mark Steel Lectures Series 2 : Thomas PaineSurely Britain's greatest unknown international revolutionary, best-selling author and hobbyist...
video record Stardate : Close EncountersClose Encounters, hosted by Adam Hart-Davis, delves into the mysterious world of asteroids, meteors...
video record Nation on film 1 : The body beautiful'During the inter-war period, Britain went from being a nation of unhealthy weaklings to a country...
video record Nation on film 1 : Sex and marriageEven before the era of AIDS, sex could have fatal consequences for many men and women. For women,...
video record Nation on film 1 : At the chalk faceUsing films made by teachers, government and unions, this programme charts the twenty year reign of...
video record Nation on film 1 : Private passionsIn the years between the Great Depression and the outbreak of the Second World War there was a boom...
video record Nation on film 1 : Selling salvationFor over a quarter of a century from the end of the Second World War, the Church battled with what...
video record Nation on film 1 : Make yourself at homeThis is the story of how film captured the emergence of Britain's Asian communities. We start in...
video record Stardate : Mission to Titan TV2This update and highlights programme looks at the initial results of Huygens descent through the...
video record Ever wondered about food 3... Seafood?'Ever Wondered dives to the bottom of the ocean to bring to you the story of seafood. The Romans...
video record Ever wondered about food 3.... Potato?The potato has been around for about 6000 years and is the most popular vegetable on Earth. Ever...
video record Science shack 2 : Could you make yourself invisible?Adam challenges the team to make him invisible!
video record Science shack 2 : Can you live underwater?The team build an underwater home, but will Adam trust their engineering skills when it's his life...
video record Science shack 2 : Could you fly like a bird?Adam gets in a flap, as he and the team try to fly like a bird.
video record Science shack 2 : How high can you jump?Science takes on sport as Adam challenges a variety of athletes to leap over the Science Shack.
video record Ever wondered about food 2.... Coffee?From filter, to percolator, to instant, we drink 600 billion cups of it a year - Ever Wondered...
video record Ever wondered about food 2....Hamburgers?The Americans claim it...but where did this food icon actually come from? What has the price of a...
video record Ever wondered about food 2....Pancakes?In France it's a crepe, in Russia it's a blini - this simple recipe has flipped it's way around the...
video record Ever wondered about food 2.... Sushi?From Japanese art form to the ultimate in lean cuisine, Ever Wondered brings you the story of sushi.
video record Ever wondered about food 2.... Soup?The history of tomato soup from its origins to the soup we know today
video record Ever wondered about food 2.... Pizza?The history of pizza from its origins to the pizza we eat today