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 : Earth's core; What can chemistry do for us?; Ocean acidification; Darwin DayAdam Rutherford explores new insights into what lies at the very centre of the Earth. New research...
audio record of More or less, 27, Programme 5 Cameron's 1000 jobsDavid Cameron says that the Conservatives have created 1000 jobs for every day they've been in...
audio record of More or less, 28, Programme 7 Obesity projections / Global footprint / Street value of drugsIt's the last in the series so we're packing in the statistical goodies so that you can go into...
audio record of Thinking allowed: biologising parenthood / A lost avant-gardeLaurie Taylor examines the tension between art & money in the contemporary art museum. He talks to...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Free will exploredFree will explored. Laurie Taylor talks to Julian Baggini, writer and Founding Editor of The...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Harvard Business School / The construction of painHarvard Business School: Laurie Taylor takes a journey through the complex moral world of what many...
audio record of A history of ideas. 34, Naomi Appleton on the Buddha's Four NobleTruthsNaomi Appleton explores the Buddha's Four Noble Truths in a week of programmes asking how do I live...
audio record of A history of ideas. 49, Philosopher Angie Hobbs on Plato's philosopher kingsProfessor Angie Hobbs asks if the key to harmonious living could be found in Plato's Republic where...
audio record of Inside science : Alzheimer's disease; False memory; Diamond light source; Twins in spaceAlzheimer's disease is becoming increasingly common as the global population ages. It is estimated...
audio record of The bottom line : series 20 episode 1 - ProductivityWhy is UK productivity lower than in many other countries? Evan Davis begins a new series of The...
audio record of A history of ideas. 42, Paul Broks on John Locke and personalidentityNeuropsychologist Paul Broks asks how we can be sure we're the same person as we were yesterday....
audio record of Thinking allowed: Division of domestic labour - Gentrification and working-class residentsFree will explored. Laurie Taylor talks to Julian Baggini, writer and Founding Editor of The...
audio record of The bottom line : series 19 episode 7 - Going globalWhether you're selling breakfast cereals, criminal tags or excavator buckets, expanding your...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Social stigma and negative labels - MigraineMigraine: a cultural history. How did a painful and disabling disorder come to be seen as a symptom...
audio record of The bottom line : series 19 episode 8 - Football's billionsPremier League Chief Executive Richard Scudamore joins Evan Davis and guests to discuss the...
audio record of The Philosopher's Arms : series 3 episode 2 - ExploitationPints and philosophical puzzles with Matthew Sweet. Each week Matthew goes to the pub to discuss a...
audio record of The bottom line : series 20 episode 5 - Angel investorsHow to spot the next Google, Paypal or LinkedIn? Three successful entrepreneurs tell Evan Davis how...
audio record of Inside science : Science of ageing; Microneedles; Firelab; Rosetta; Scientific authorshipWhat is ageing? In 1900, the global average life expectancy was 31, today it's 70, and the number...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Stories behind immigration / Winner of the Ethnography AwardThis year, the BBC's Thinking Allowed, in association with the British Sociological Association,...
audio record of The truth about mental health : episode 2 - Children and warIt's a common misconception that children, unlike adults, are so resilient that they can bounce...
audio record of A history of ideas. 39, Criminologist David Wilson on Thomas Hobbes and civil disobedienceCriminologist David Wilson looks at 17th century philosopher Thomas Hobbes and his "social...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Factory music; volunteering post-recessionFactory music:the role that popular music plays in workers' culture. Marek Korczynski, Chair in...
audio record of The bottom line : series 20 episode 4 - OutsourcingOutsourcing has had a bad press over the years: What with taxpayers being charged for tagging...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Poverty in Britain / Unemployment as a choicePoverty in Britain: Laurie Taylor talks to Joanna Mack, Learning and Teaching producer at the Open...
audio record of A history of ideas. 45, Philosopher Barry Smith on Descartes and consciousnessRene Descartes, one of the most influential philosophers ever, thought the mind was like an open...
audio record of A history of ideas. 44, Philosopher Jules Evans on Jung and the mindPhilosopher Jules Evans explores Jung and the shadow inside all of us. With archive contributions...
audio record of The managers : episode 1 - Tennis coach Sven GroeneveldThere was a moment when Sven Groeneveld realised he wasn't going to be a great tennis player, he...
audio record of The managers : episode 4 - German football legend Jurgen KlinsmannThis summer Jurgen Klinsmann will take the USA team to the World Cup final. He will be trying to...
audio record of Inside science : GMOs; International Year of Light; Coral healthIt is likely that scientists will soon engineer strains of "friendly" bacteria which are...
audio record of Inside science : Ebola; Ada Lovelace Day; Space weatherEbola Outbreak.As the World Health Organisation announces that the situation in Guinea, Liberia and...
audio record of A history of ideas. 33, Justin Champion on Max Weber and the Protestant EthicHardworking families, alarm clock Britain, shirkers and strivers... there's no doubt that ideas...
audio record of Inside science : Goshawk; Cosmic Renaissance; Carl Djerassi and Charles TownesAs Helen MacDonald's "H is for Hawk" secures 2014's Book of the Year at the Costa Awards, a paper...
audio record of More or less, 27, Programme 6 Is strenuous jogging bad for you?Tim Harford asks whether claims that keen runners might be damaging their health are really true?...
audio record of More or less, 28, Programme 2. Election and adultery specialOn the day after the election, Tim Harford hosts a live edition of More or Less. We bring together...
audio record of Thinking allowed: The British in South Africa / Romanian economic migrants in LondonMigration: the complexities of transnational movement, identity and belonging.
audio record of Inside science : Rosetta; Thought-controlled genes; Biophonic life; Arecibo message 40 years onRosetta.After a nail-biting, bumpy, bouncy landing, European Space Agency's Rosetta probe -...
audio record of Inside science : International Year of SoilsThis year is the Food and Agriculture Organisation's International Year of Soils. Adam Rutherford,...
audio record of Inside science : Climate change belief; Anthropocene era; Eyes on the sea; Origins of multicellular...We all remember the floods across much of central and southern England this time last year, and the...
audio record of Bringing up Britain : series 7 episode 3 - Is work working for our kids?From April 2015, working parents will be able to share leave after the birth of a child. Mariella...
audio record of The bottom line : series 20 episode 6 - Burger battlesThe British love fast food. Each year we munch our way through thirty billion pounds worth. On The...
audio record of A history of ideas. 32, Philosopher Jules Evans on Aristotle and flourishingPhilosopher Jules Evans wants to prove there's been a revival of Aristotle's ideas about...
audio record of A history of ideas. 41, What does it mean to be me?A new history of ideas presented by Melvyn Bragg but told in many voices.Each week Melvyn is joined...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Anthropology: the future of the A-level; Crime and blameAnthropology: the future of the A level. Laurie Taylor talks to Joy Hendry, Emeritus Professor of...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Lesbian lives in Russia; Big dataLesbian lives in Russia: Laurie Taylor talks to Francesca Stella, Research Fellow in Sociology at...
audio record of More or less, 28, Programme 5 Seven-day NHSSeven Day NHS. As a commitment appears in the Queen's Speech to introduce a 'truly seven day-a-week...
audio record of The truth about mental health : episode 5 - Treatment gapIf you have a mental health problem, where you live in the world makes a big difference to the care...
audio record of More or less, , Programme 6 World Cup migrant deaths28Qatar migrant worker deaths.Is the World Cup really responsible for the deaths of 1200 migrant...
audio record of More or less, 28, Programme 1. Polls, nuns, life partnersIs the number of Catholic nuns on the up? It was recently reported in the news that the number of...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Tribute to Ulrich Beck (1944-2015) / Dissident Irish RepublicanismDissident Irish Republicanism - Laurie Taylor talks to John Morrison, Senior Lecturer in...
audio record of A history of ideas. 37, Barrister Harry Potter on deterrenceAll this week Melvyn Bragg and guests are discussing ideas of Justice. Today lawyer Harry Potter...