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 Inside science : DNA to ID typhoon victims ; Volcanic ash ; Hope for red squirrels ; RobogutGlobal experts in DNA identification are flying to the Philippines to assess whether they can help...
audio record of Inside science : Paleo diet, deep sea corals, cracking the DNA code, grime and pollutionWhy the expansion of the paleolithic brain was powered by cooked carbohydrates. Gareth Mitchell...
audio record of Click : A Route 66 of the future episode 3 New cities summitMore than one million new people move to cities each week. It is an accelerating trend that has...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 20Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of A history of ideas. 27, Writer Tom Chatfield: Has technology rewired our brains?Is technology making us less human? Writer, Tom Chatfield is an enthusiastic downloader of the...
audio record of The educators 8 : Salman KhanSal Khan worked as a hedge-fund analyst before he set up the Khan Academy, almost by accident, when...
audio record of Breaking science : Pink iguanas and mosquito love songs...The team explore how eco-friendly clothing could soon be made from chicken feathers and wheat; how...
audio record of Breaking science : Use or lose your dopamineThe team investigates the latest developments in global warming, stem cell research and the effect...
audio record of Breaking science : Frozen clones, friendly bacteria, Dalmatians...How to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, clone a frozen mouse, and harness the elusive...
audio record of More or less, 23, Programme 1. What price the life of a badger?Has the government taken into account the worth of a badger's life in any cost-benefit analysis of...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Generational divide / Webcam'Webcam' - the use of webcam, especially through Skype, has recently become established as one more...
audio record of The bottom line : series 19 episode 4 - InventorsArtificial snow, a plastic hairbrush and a non-spill baby beaker: How do you turn an idea into a...
audio record of A history of ideas. 24, Barry Smith on Noam Chomsky and human languageBarry Smith argues that language is out most important uniquely human attribute. It doesn't just...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Capitalism : crisis and solutionsCapitalism - renewal or decline? Laurie Taylor explores the future of our market driven economy....
audio record of More or less, 21, Programme 7. The parable of the oxTim Harford tells us what a 'guess the weight of the ox' competition tells us about a bloated and...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Ethnography award shortlistThe Ethnography award 'short list': Thinking Allowed, in association with the British Sociological...
audio record of The bottom line : series 16 episode 4 - Life after CEOThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Illicit worlds of Indian dance / War : what is it good for?'Illicit' dance in India.
audio record of A very special pleasure"In 'A Very Special Pleasure' Diane Collinson attempts to distinguish our aesthetic response to...
audio record of Shelley's womenMichael Rossington - Lecturer in Literature at the Open University discusses the role of women in...
audio record of Whats a nice writer like you doing in BirminghamCicely Havely, Senior Lecturer in Literature at the OU, asked three writers who live and work in...
audio record of A Conversation with the composer John RutterRobert Philip talks to the composer and former lecturer at the Open University, John Rutter. They...
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 10(1991)
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 7 (1991)
audio record of New curiosity shop 6(1992) : smells by radio
audio record of New curiosity shop 6(1999)
audio record of More or less 3 : 3. Counting things Data captureCounting things : How hard can it be to count things? You would be surprised. More or Less...
audio record of More or less 3 : 7. Trust Hedgehogs Stock marketTrust : The question of trust arises from two recent government decisions. One is Gordon Brown's...
audio record of More or less 4 : 2. Education by lottery?Except when we are trying to win a pile of cash, we do not like lotteries in life. We think they...
audio record of The Essay: Greek and Latin voices: Herodotus 4BBC Radio 3's The Essay strand explores the origins of Western culture. Greek and Latin voices is...
audio record of The Essay: Greek and Latin voices: Thucydides 1BBC 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 6Topics covered include doctors and the death rate, YouGov polls and the London Mayoral election,...
audio record of Click on Episode 1Click On is topical, taking the listener behind the week's most intriguing technology. The Beijing...
audio record of More or less 9: Programme 1The programme that investigates the numbers everywhere; in the news, in politics, in life. Topics...
audio record of The Essay: Greek and Latin voices: Horace 4BBC Radio 3's The Essay strand explores the origins of Western culture. Greek and Latin voices is...
audio record of Material world: TitanIn this programme Quentin Cooper visits Chesil Beach, Dorset and meets Open University scientists...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 36Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 39Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of More or less 16: Programme 6The blogosphere has been awash with accusations of a climate change conspiracy. The UN, it's...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Tour guide Changing incomesNew research compares income distribution in the UK with a multi storey apartment building in which...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Power restoration after Hurricane Ike White middle class identity in urban schoolsLaurie Taylor explores new research examining the motives of middle class parents who deliberately...
audio record of More or less 13: Programme 6Tim Harford and the More or Less team explain numbers in the news, look out for misused statistics...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 34Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 33Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Inside the Ethics Committee : series 6, episode 3: obesity surgeryA Radio 4 series in which a panel of experts discuss real-life cases to explore the workings of...
audio record of Writing the century : 1948-1953 starting from scratchA series written for the drama slot in Woman's Hour on Radio 4, telling the story of the twentieth...
audio record of The Climate connection: Is big energy stupid?Hita Unnikrishnan, a Masters student in Life Sciences at the Mount Carmel College in Bangalore and...
audio record of Digital planet: Cape Town - South Africa specialAs the World Cup gets underway in South Africa, Gareth Mitchell travels to Cape Town to explore how...
audio record of More or less 9: Programme 7Tim Harford is joined by Vince Cable MP, Charles Clarke MP and the Spectator's political editor...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 11Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...