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 All in the mind: Entitlement and bad luck; Awards finalist; intermittent fasting and memoryWhy do some people feel they deserve good fortune - and what happens to them if they expect...
audio record of Gangster: Career CriminalsIf you‘ve already made millions and you know you’re being watched, why keep offending? Curtis...
audio record of The Letterman: When does dark humour go too far?During an operation Dr Bramhall burns his initials into a newly transplanted Liver. He argues that...
audio record of Pharma Bro 2: Why do we hate?After raising the price of a life saving drug, Martin Shkreli became the most hated man in America....
audio record of Pharma Bro 1: Is greed inherently bad?After raising the price of a life saving drug, Martin Shkreli became the most hated man in......
audio record of Inside science: Coronavirus - new variantsThe virus which causes Covid 19 is continuing to evolve, but into several different closely related...
audio record of Inside science: Science superpower?The government has launched a new 10-point plan designed, it said to “cement the UK’s place as...
audio record of Inside science: Covid leaks and conspiraciesThree topics are discussed in this weeks episode: Covid- Leaks and conspiracies; Helium shortage-...
audio record of Inside science: Sweet scienceResearchers from London’s Francis Crick Institute have found a type of artificial sweetener is...
audio record of Buses, with Stagecoach UK MDThis week we have been finding out how getting more of us onto buses is key to cutting transport...
audio record of All in the mind: Steven PinkerTodays episode asks 'If you are depressed, are you more realistic?' 'Sader, but wiser'. The...
audio record of All in the mind: Feeling an unseen presenceAn experience hard to put into words but felt by many is the phenomenon of 'presence'. Claudia...
audio record of Birds, Bees and Business - Why Nature Matters (With The Wildlife Trusts and Landsec)In this last episode of The Big Green Money Show, find out about Deborah's lifelong passion for...
audio record of Bottom line: Repairs: How Can Businesses Make Money From Fixing Things?With the success of the BBC programme The Repair Shop, Evan Davis examines the business...
audio record of Inside health: How shoes affect our bodies and a focus on genital herpesHas James been buying shoes that are bad his feet? He meets podiatrist Dao Tunprasert to find out...
audio record of Bottom line: Running a Business: The Bottom Line Answers Your QuestionsHow would you invest £100k? Do entrepreneurs have super-human levels of optimism? How can you keep...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Package holidays and 'authentic' travelMichael John Law, retired research fellow in History at the University of Westminster, investigates...
audio record of More or less: Debate, Reform, tax evasion and antsWere there any suspicious claims in the election debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer? Do...
audio record of Inside science: Spooky scienceIt’s our Halloween special from a rain-soaked Jodrell Bank in Cheshire. We find out what you can...
audio record of How to floodproof a city.We look at engineering solutions that could slow down the flow of water into streets, after extreme...
audio record of World on fireIs the rise in global wild fires unstoppable? We look at the ways in which indigenous knowledge...
audio record of How To Build A BridgeCivil engineers would argue they are the unsung heroes of the railways, roads and bridges we all...
audio record of The Shock of the NewEvan Davis and guests discuss the relationship between three important pillars of modern society:...
audio record of Boy gets New Skin, The York Gospels, Stephen Hawking's ThesisResearchers in Italy and Germany have saved the life of a boy with a life threatening genetic skin...
audio record of Inside science : Insects disappearing, DNA Biosensor, Dog faces, Bandit dinosaurThe total biomass of flying insects in the environment has decreased by 75% in the last quarter of...
audio record of Prehistoric Strong Women, Semi-synthetic Life, Listener Feedback, Artificial SuperintelligenceMore than 5,000 years of heavy agricultural labour by women can be read from the bones found in...
audio record of Can we forecast earthquakes?, Britain's space race rocket Skylark, Francis GaltonWhat might the length of the day have to do with the likelihood of destructive earthquakes around...
audio record of Climate Change and Health; Moth Snow Storm Feedback; Whale Brain Evolution; Pharoah's SerpentAdam Rutherford talks to researchers on a major global study that aimed to quantify how climate...
audio record of Inside science : North Korea Bomb Tests, Warming Antarctic Sea Life, the Microbiome, Cuckoo ChuckleThe Democratic People’s Republic of Korea claims to have successfully tested a thermonuclear...
audio record of Inside science : HiQuake, Plate Tectonics@50, Sonic Weapon Puzzle, The Chinese TypewriterGareth Mitchell talks to Gillian Foulger of Durham University about HiQuake, the world's largest...
audio record of Inside science : Gravity wave breakthrough, The antibiotic pipeline, Microbial waste recycling,...The gravitational waves produced by two massive black holes colliding have for the first time been...
audio record of Inside science : Cassini's finale; Science and Technology Select Committee; Crick's lecture; Cave...After last week’s Inside Science’s edition devoted to Cassini ended, the Cassini spaceship...
audio record of Inside science : Farewell to Cassini, the epic 20 year mission to Saturn
audio record of All in the mind Predicting memory loss in Parkinson's, 22 The Avenue phoneline, Alexander Morison...As the population ages, Parkinson’s disease is the fastest growing neurodegenerative disease....
audio record of All in the Mind: Autobiographical memory loss, All in the Mind Awards, Gaming addiction, Depression...Susie McKinnon doesn't have amnesia but can't remember her own past. She has Severely Deficient...
audio record of All in the Mind: Awards ceremony from the Wellcome Collection in LondonClaudia Hammond hosts the All in the Mind Awards Ceremony from Wellcome Collection in London and...
audio record of All in the mind: KIM in the Awards, Smell blindness, How to find help for your own mental health,...KIM stands for Knowledge, Inspiration and Motivation. It is a mental health group running...
audio record of Who owns British companies?Foreign ownership of British companies listed on the stock exchange has increased to over 50 per...
audio record of Turning tablesEvan Davis and guests discuss why some restaurant chains thrive and others fail. Why are so many...
audio record of Economics With Subtitles: How buying Cocaine helps the GovernmentThe surprising story of GDP and whether it's time to change how we measure our economy. Economics...
audio record of Economics With Subtitles: How Condoms Can Cost a Week's WagesInflation can change your sex life – and pretty much everything else. Economics with Subtitles...
audio record of Economics With Subtitles: Bracelets for BulletsWhy an Essex mum wanted her jewellery melted down and what it says about government debt. Economics...
audio record of Economics With Subtitles: Coffins Full of Car KeysIn this edition, Ayeisha and Steve make sense of interest rates. Why did they lead to coffins full...
audio record of All in the mind: MDMA for alcohol dependence, Music and sleep, interceptive skill, Parasites and...Claudia Hammond finds out how MDMA assisted psychotherapy could help treat people with alcohol...
audio record of PlasticsPlastic packaging is big business but it is polluting the world's rivers and the oceans causing a...
audio record of Rewriting rules of businessBusiness has undergone seismic changes over the past decade; do the rules of business need to be...
audio record of ShortagesNo supply chain is immune from disruption and shocks. From extreme weather to strikes and cyber...
audio record of Sprinting Neanderthals, Geodynamo, Spreading Sneezes and Dying HaresMany physical features of Neanderthals might not be for cold climate adaptation as previously...
audio record of Inside science : Clean Air Strategy, Fast Radio Bursts and Kuba KingdomWith the publication of the UK Government’s Clear Air Strategy this week, Professor of...
audio record of Sea Level Rise, Equine Flu, Generator Bricks, Iberian Genes BBC Inside Science In 2016 some scientists suggested that with climate change so much ice in Antarctica could melt...