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 Hairy Bikers' bakeation : 7. France Hairy Bikers' bakeation : 7. FranceMany people regard France as the home of gastronomy and Lyon the culinary capital of France so...
video record for Hairy Bikers' bakeation : 8. Spain Hairy Bikers' bakeation : 8. SpainAfter nearly five thousand miles, the Hairy Bikers reach the last leg of their Bake-ation which...
video record for Destination Titan Destination TitanIt's a voyage of exploration like no other - to Titan, Saturn's largest moon and thought to...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 5 episode 1 Bang goes the theory : series 5 episode 1In the first of a new series, Jem makes his own diamond and then proves they aren't forever; Dr Yan...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 5 episode 2 Bang goes the theory : series 5 episode 2In the second episode of the science series, Liz hits the beach with the RNLI to experience the...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 5 episode 3 Bang goes the theory : series 5 episode 3Jem witnesses the awesome power of rockets with the Bloodhound land speed record project, Yan...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 5 episode 4 Bang goes the theory : series 5 episode 4Liz Bonnin investigates new stem-cell research that could change the face of organ transplant...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 5 episode 5 Bang goes the theory : series 5 episode 5Liz investigates an increasingly common and unwelcome guest - the bedbug. Meanwhile, Yan explains...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 5 episode 6 Bang goes the theory : series 5 episode 6Liz investigates an increasingly common and unwelcome guest - the bedbug. Meanwhile, Yan explains...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 5 episode 7 Bang goes the theory : series 5 episode 7Dallas investigates a potential global Helium shortage, Yan tests shoppers on how much they know...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 5 episode 8 Bang goes the theory : series 5 episode 8In the last of the series, in the aftermath of the Fukushima radiation scare, the team turn their...
video record for Divine women : 1. When God was a girl Divine women : 1. When God was a girlIn this provocative new series, Bettany Hughes tells the stories of the extraordinary women whose...
video record for Justice : 3. How to measure pleasure Justice : 3. How to measure pleasureIn the third in a series of lectures drawn from Harvard professor Michael Sandel's famous...
video record for Justice : 4. A lesson in lying Justice : 4. A lesson in lyingDo we all have a categorical duty to tell the truth, even to a murderer? The fourth of Michael...
video record for Justice : 5. What's a fair start? Justice : 5. What's a fair start?The fifth of Harvard professor Michael Sandel's lectures on the philosophy of justice focuses on a...
video record for Justice : 6. The good citizen Justice : 6. The good citizenThe sixth of Michael Sandel's famous lectures on the philosophy of justice looks at the Greek...
video record for Justice : 7. Freedom vs fit Justice : 7. Freedom vs fitThe seventh of Harvard professor Michael Sandel's famous lectures on the philosophy of justice...
video record for Justice : 8. The good life Justice : 8. The good lifeIn the final episode of Harvard professor Michael Sandel's famous series of lectures on the...
video record for Child of our time  : the big personality test Child of our time : the big personality testHow does your personality shape your life? Can it dictate whether you are in the right job, make or...
video record for Child of our time : the big personality test Child of our time : the big personality testHaving followed our children from tiny babies through to pre-teen tearaways, viewers will now get...
video record for Empire : 1. A taste for power Empire : 1. A taste for powerEmpire is a major five-part series presented by Jeremy Paxman. It tells the story of the British...
video record for Empire : 2. Making ourselves at home Empire : 2. Making ourselves at homeEmpire is a major five-part series presented by Jeremy Paxman. It tells the story of the British...
video record for Empire : 3. Playing the game Empire : 3. Playing the gameEmpire is a major five-part series presented by Jeremy Paxman. It tells the story of the British...
video record for Empire : 4. Making a fortune Empire : 4. Making a fortuneEmpire is a major five-part series presented by Jeremy Paxman. It tells the story of the British...
video record for Empire : 5. Doing good Empire : 5. Doing goodEmpire is a major five-part series presented by Jeremy Paxman. It tells the story of the British...
video record for Safe from harm Safe from harmBetty, Jim and Henry, like thousands of older people in the UK each year, are in hospital following...
video record for Who decides? Who decides?This episode explores the dilemma faced by elderly care services when trying to keep people living...
video record for Nowhere to go Nowhere to goIn the next 20 years the number of Britain's pensioners will grow by half. For many, being cared...
video record for The foods that make billions : 2. The age of plenty The foods that make billions : 2. The age of plentyThis major new series told by the Money Programme team, tells the untold story of how big business...
video record for The foods that make billions : 1. Liquid gold The foods that make billions : 1. Liquid goldThis major new series told by the Money Programme team, tells the untold story of how big business...
video record for The foods that make billions : 3. Pots of gold The foods that make billions : 3. Pots of goldThis major new series told by the Money Programme team, tells the untold story of how big business...
video record for In their own words : British novelists. In their own words : British novelists.Three-part series looking at the story of the British novel in the 20th century, told by those who...
video record for In their own words : British novelists. In their own words : British novelists.Three-part series looking at the story of the British novel in the 20th century, told by those who...
video record for In their own words : British novelists. In their own words : British novelists.Three-part series looking at the story of the British novel in the 20th century, told by those who...
video record for Protecting our children : 2. Expecting trouble Protecting our children : 2. Expecting troubleThis series follows Bristol's child protection teams over the course of a year to see frontline...
video record for Protecting our children : 3. I want my baby back Protecting our children : 3. I want my baby backThis series follows Bristol's child protection teams over the course of a year to see frontline...
video record for Protecting our children : 1. Damned if they do, damned if they don't. Protecting our children : 1. Damned if they do, damned if they don't.This series follows Bristol's child protection teams over the course of a year to see frontline...
video record for Explosions : how we shook the world Explosions : how we shook the worldEngineer Jem Stansfield is used to creating explosions, but in this programme he uncovers the story...
video record for The search for life : the Drake equation The search for life : the Drake equationWe look up at the night sky and see millions of stars and galaxies, but is there anyone looking...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 3 episode 1 Bang goes the theory : series 3 episode 1BBC One's science magazine show returns to put more science and technology to the test. In this...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 3 episode 2 Bang goes the theory : series 3 episode 2In the second episode, Liz looks at the positive and negative effects of the skin pigment...
video record for Divine women : 2. Handmaids of the Gods Divine women : 2. Handmaids of the GodsIn this provocative new series, Bettany Hughes tells the stories of the extraordinary women whose...
video record for Theo's adventure capitalists : episode 1. Vietnam Theo's adventure capitalists : episode 1. VietnamTheo Paphitis follows three companies trying to do business in Vietnam - a communist country that's...
video record for Art Showcase 6(1997) conjuring Shakespeare : like a virgin Art Showcase 6(1997) conjuring Shakespeare : like a virgin
video record for Arts shorts 01 : coming home : Tyne bridge Arts shorts 01 : coming home : Tyne bridge
video record for Arts shorts 02 : Adagion for strings by Samuel Barber Arts shorts 02 : Adagion for strings by Samuel Barber
video record for Arts shorts 03 : heroes and monsters : Beowulf Arts shorts 03 : heroes and monsters : Beowulf
video record for Arts shorts 04 : lure of the sea : St. Ives Arts shorts 04 : lure of the sea : St. Ives
video record for Arts shorts 05 : champagne Arts shorts 05 : champagne
video record for Arts shorts 06 : Amazing Grace Arts shorts 06 : Amazing Grace