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 The Mark Steel Lectures Series 2 : Mary Shelley 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 for The Mark Steel Lectures Series 2 : Albert Einstein 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 for The Mark Steel Lectures Series 2 : Sylvia Pankhurst The Mark Steel Lectures Series 2 : Sylvia PankhurstTracing her life from schooldays in radical Manchester to retirement in rural Essex, when Haile...
video record for The Mark Steel Lectures Series 2 : Thomas Paine The Mark Steel Lectures Series 2 : Thomas PaineSurely Britain's greatest unknown international revolutionary, best-selling author and hobbyist...
video record for Stardate : Close Encounters Stardate : Close EncountersClose Encounters, hosted by Adam Hart-Davis, delves into the mysterious world of asteroids, meteors...
video record for Nation on film 1 : The body beautiful 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 for Nation on film 1 : Sex and marriage 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 for Nation on film 1 : At the chalk face 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 for Nation on film 1 : Selling salvation 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 for Nation on film 1 : Make yourself at home 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 for Stardate : Mission to Titan TV2 Stardate : Mission to Titan TV2This update and highlights programme looks at the initial results of Huygens descent through the...
video record for Ever wondered about food 3... Seafood? 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 for Ever wondered about food 3.... Potato? 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 for Nation on film : Shooting the war Nation on film : Shooting the warA special episode of Nation on film, Shooting the War, marks the 60th anniversary of VE Day. Using...
video record for Rough science 6 : power Rough science 6 : powerKicking off the new series of Rough Science, at their high altitude base in the Rocky Mountains,...
video record for Rough science 6 : safety Rough science 6 : safetyFire is a major hazard in the dry Colorado environment and Mike and Jonathan's challenge is to...
video record for Rough science 6 : mountain Rough science 6 : mountainThe Rough Science base this year sits on the slopes of a magnificent mountain: Mount Kendall. And...
video record for Rough science 6 : clean Rough science 6 : cleanJonathan has to build a washing machine from scratch. It's a task that stretches his ingenuity to...
video record for Rough science 6 : mine Rough science 6 : mineThis week's challenge is to find a way to detect radioactive rocks and flammable gases. On day...
video record for Rough science 6 : photo Rough science 6 : photoIn this task the team must take a memento of the mill and send it, by air, along a valley to Kate....
video record for Can Gerry Robinson fix the NHS? Programme 1 Can Gerry Robinson fix the NHS? Programme 1Programme 1 in a three part series in which businessman Sir Gerry Robinson takes on the biggest...
video record for Can Gerry Robinson fix the NHS? Programme 2 Can Gerry Robinson fix the NHS? Programme 2Programme 2 in a three part series in which businessman Sir Gerry Robinson takes on the biggest...
video record for Can Gerry Robinson fix the NHS? Programme 3 Can Gerry Robinson fix the NHS? Programme 3Programme 3 in a three part series in which businessman Sir Gerry Robinson takes on the biggest...
video record for Open University Annual Lecture 2005  : Hitler's place in history Open University Annual Lecture 2005 : Hitler's place in historySir Ian Kershaw delivers the first in a new series of annual Open University lectures, exploring...
video record for Show me the money Show me the money"Mrs Mukasa, the new headmistress at Masindi Secondary State School, finds herself in dire...
video record for The Candidate The Candidate"Each year Masindi Secondary School runs Prefect Elections but this year is going to be different:...
video record for Sex Education Sex Education"Early pregnancy forces 6,000 girls out of schooling in Uganda every year. When he took up the post...
video record for Boy meets girl Boy meets girl"Having a love life in Uganda is not easy. Teenagers face being expelled from school if they admit...
video record for Fred gets to zed Fred gets to zed"This touching and revealing film follows Fred, the first ever boarding student at Kamurasi Primary...
video record for Culture clash Culture clash"In this programme we come face to face with the witchdoctors of Masindi. The schoolchildren are...
video record for In the shadow of the Vesuvius In the shadow of the VesuviusThis programme looks at the life of Sir William Hamilton, the 18th century British ambassador to...
video record for Cell City 4: cancer pioneers Cell City 4: cancer pioneersThis programme looks at the landmark work of Nurse, Hunt and Hartwell, winners of the 2002 Nobel...
video record for Snapshots 2 : race for the pole Snapshots 2 : race for the pole
video record for Snapshots 3 : invasion of the plague carriers Snapshots 3 : invasion of the plague carriers
video record for Snapshots 4 : leg before cricket Snapshots 4 : leg before cricket
video record for Snapshots 5 : building on success Snapshots 5 : building on success
video record for Snapshots 6 : the Parkinson's puzzle Snapshots 6 : the Parkinson's puzzle
video record for Snapshots 7 : Antarctic adventure Snapshots 7 : Antarctic adventure
video record for The trouble with love : adoring women The trouble with love : adoring womenThe life of Eleanor of Aquitaine and her family is used to explore the poetry and songs of Southern...
video record for The trouble with love : prudence versus passion The trouble with love : prudence versus passionThis programme looks at the autobiography of Anne Murray who lived in the 17th century and was...
video record for The trouble with love : courting disaster The trouble with love : courting disasterThis programme follows the lives of two people from a village in Somerset (Axbridge) to illustrate...
video record for The trouble with love : wild at heart The trouble with love : wild at heartThis programme uses the life and loves of English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley to explore the legacy...
video record for The trouble with love : heartbreak heroines The trouble with love : heartbreak heroinesUsing the life of celebrated novelist and society beauty, Rosamond Lehmann, this programme looks at...
video record for The trouble with love : Pandora's box The trouble with love : Pandora's boxThis programme looks at the final chapter in the love story - love since the 1970s - and questions...
video record for Caterham - survival of the fastest: BBC2 version/ Caterham - survival of the fastest: BBC2 version/This is the story behind Caterham cars and their hopes for future car production
video record for Rough science 3 : Shakers Rough science 3 : ShakersThe scientists in this programme have to find gold by making a mechanical gold panning machine....
video record for Rough science 3 : Quakers Rough science 3 : QuakersThe scientists in this programme have to make a water proof tent and a seismograph.
video record for Rough science 3 : Ice Rough science 3 : IceThe scientists in this programme have to measure the speed and melt of the Franz Josef Glacier and...
video record for Rough science 3 : Treasure hunt Rough science 3 : Treasure huntThe scientists in this programme have to extract gold from rock and sand, build an altimeter, and...
video record for Rough science 3 : The big smelt Rough science 3 : The big smeltThe scientists in this programme have to build a furnace and bellows so they can try to smelt and...