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 More or less, 24, Programme 3. The power of pension feesWhen the government announced that fees charged by pension providers could be capped, many...
audio record of Health checkWhat would convince you to change your lifestyle and use less energy? Despite more people than ever...
audio record of Inside science : Bees ; Whales ; Pain ; Gay genesBees - Nearly all bees in the UK suffering serious declines. They're mostly threatened by habitat...
audio record of More or less, 20, Programme 5. How to lose money, fast?High frequency trading.Last week Knight Capital lost a lot of money very quickly. It was the latest...
audio record of A history of ideas. 28, Historian Justin Champion on Francis BaconHistorian Justin Champion on Francis Bacon's anxieties about the fallibility of technological...
audio record of The bottom line : series 19 episode 2 - Trading placesNaked bath bombs, in-store coffee shops and customer satisfaction charts: Evan Davis and guests...
audio record of A history of ideas. 25, Giles Fraser on Wittgenstein and Blade RunnerGiles Fraser thinks being human isn't a matter of biology or some unique attribute like language....
audio record of Inside science : Fukushima ice wall ; Martian menus ; Science practicals ; Eye trackerDr Adam Rutherford asks whether the proposed ice wall around the Fukushima nuclear plant will...
audio record of Inside science : Fracking FAQs ; Fingerprint feedback ; Lipstick forensics ; Snake hookFracking is touted as a technology that will lower UK energy bills. It's a controversial technique...
audio record of All in the mind : series 56 episode 1 - Radicalisation ; Bystander effect ; Recovery lettersClaudia explores pioneering new research into radicalisation. She talks to Professor Kamaldeep Bhui...
audio record of A history of ideas. 1, What does it mean to be free?A new history of ideas presented by Melvyn Bragg but told in many voices.Melvyn is joined by four...
audio record of Thinking allowed: British working class gardens / Why England fails at footballGardens of the British Working Class - the historian, Margaret Willes, considers the remarkable...
audio record of The bottom line : series 19 episode 5 - Waiting in line: the business of queuingThe science and psychology of the queue. This week Evan and his guests look at how businesses...
audio record of Thinking allowed: A history of tennis / Talking treatmentsTennis: From Victorian Pastime to Global Phenomenon. Laurie Taylor talks to life long tennis fan...
audio record of Shared planet : episode 8 - What is sustainability?Monty Don presents Shared Planet, the series that looks at the crunch point between human...
audio record of The bottom line : series 18 episode 7 - Family rivalsTaittinger champagne, Clarks shoes, Theakstons beer - three famous and successful family businesses...
audio record of Review round up 2This programme is a round up of some of the exhibitions and events taking place in July/August 1988.
audio record of Maths into the nineties 1 : a world of chaos
audio record of Mr Crayshaw's Private BandIn this Arts Review '89, Trevor Herbert traces the rise and fall of the Cyfarthfa Brass Band - a...
audio record of Indian artThe programme traces the influence of Europeans on Indian Art. It takes three exhibitions - the Raj...
audio record of New curiosity shop 5(1999)
audio record of More or less 1: 2. Flu vaccines Debt Cost of dying AveragesFlu vaccines: would parents allow child flu jabs if it reduced deaths in others?
audio record of Journeys in Thought : KierkegaardExamines Kierkegaard's journey to Germany and the creation of Either/Or
audio record of Material World 6 : medicinal plantsBBC/Open University series Material World. This is the sixth in a series of seven special editions...
audio record of Looking for democracy 3 : Ukraine ; people's democracy'The orange-revolution, led by Viktor Yushchenko, was a dramatic expression of people power. How...
audio record of More or less 9: Programme 5The programme that investigates the numbers everywhere; in the news, in politics, in life. Topics...
audio record of The Essay: Greek and Latin voices: Cicero 2BBC Radio 3's The Essay strand explores the origins of Western culture. Greek and Latin voices is...
audio record of More or less 8: Programme 8The programme that investigates the numbers everywhere; in the news, in politics, in life. Topics...
audio record of Things we forgot to remember 3: the Bengal famineOne of the worst catastrophes ever to occur under British rule, the Bengal famine of 1943 cost, at...
audio record of Things we forgot to remember 4: TrafalgarNelson's victory of 1805 has lodged itself firmly in the popular imagination, but we have forgotten...
audio record of More or less 7: Programme 1
audio record of Inside the Ethics Committee : series 6, episode 4: advance directivesPart of a Radio 4 series in which a panel of experts discuss real-life cases to explore the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Becoming yellow Journalistic impartialityLaurie Taylor explores impartiality in TV political interviewing and he examines how the colour...
audio record of More or less 9: Programme 2The programme that investigates the numbers everywhere; in the news, in politics, in life. Topics...
audio record of Thinking allowed: H. G. Wells, utopias ParaphernaliaHG Wells was so involved in establishing sociology in this country that he wrote to Prime Minister...
audio record of Thinking allowed: White collar crimes - 1. Culture of crimeIn a series of special programmes in association with the Open University, Laurie Taylor explores...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Middle class enclaves and escapesPrivatised neighbourhoods and lifestyle migration are a global phenomenon. Increasingly, it seems,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 12 episode 3 - Boardroom battlesThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 10 episode 6 - ReinventionThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 10 episode 8 - LeadershipThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 11 episode 2The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Privacy Parenting by mobile phoneWhat is personal, what is confidential and what is private? These are all questions which are...
audio record of The bottom line : series 14 episode 5 - Start upsThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Conspiracy theories Suffering of othersDo you remember the moon landings? Up to 20% of American believe they never happened. When it comes...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 24Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 27Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Politics of alcohol in EnglandCooperation'Sprezzatura' is an Italian word describing a nonchalant effortless style which conceals the skill...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Tipping pointsLaurie Taylor explores the idea of the tipping point using a multidisciplinary project at Durham...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Steeltown Life after BurberryWhen the factories close, what happens to the communities they leave behind?
audio record of Histories of Wales : 6. Nation speaks unto nationSix historians show how a theme they feel passionate about has shaped Wales. Professor Aled...