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 Knowing better : Putting training to work - UK and Germany ; Wideworld programme 212 Knowing better : Putting training to work - UK and Germany ; Wideworld programme 212Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Big ideas : Copernicus and his world ; Wideworld programme 243 Big ideas : Copernicus and his world ; Wideworld programme 243Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Big ideas : This true book of ours ; the human body ; Wideworld programme 244 Big ideas : This true book of ours ; the human body ; Wideworld programme 244Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Timewatch : Missing in action Timewatch : Missing in action'From 1961 to 1973 American warplanes flew more than a million missions over Vietnam. America...
video record for Timewatch : Bog bodies Timewatch : Bog bodies'In late 2004, in remote patches of farmland near Dublin, two gruesome discoveries were made,...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 7 Desperate Midwives : Programme 7'The miracle of new life is explored from the perspective of those who must deliver it in Desperate...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 1 Desperate Midwives : Programme 1'Derby City General Hospital's midwife co-ordinator Trudy has her work cut out. She has got to...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 3 Desperate Midwives : Programme 3'Specialist midwife Judy looks after expectant mums who have addiction or mental health problems....
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 9 Desperate Midwives : Programme 9'Glamorous mum Victoria has had an epidural and can't feel anything from the waist down. This is...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 6 Desperate Midwives : Programme 6'Midwife Sue Gaskin loves her job and her varied case load. She's a pillar of the community and...
video record for Timewatch : Battle of the River Plate Timewatch : Battle of the River Plate'On December 13th 1939, the first great naval battle of World War Two exploded into action off the...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 2 Desperate Midwives : Programme 2'Inner-city Derby midwife, Nerissa looks after teenage mums; like 15 year-old pregnant Jade, whose...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 8 Desperate Midwives : Programme 8'Every mother dreams of a perfect birth, but the reality is often quite different. For mum Jane, a...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 5 Desperate Midwives : Programme 5'Every mother wishes for a perfect birth but with hormones and emotions running high it's the...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 10 Desperate Midwives : Programme 10'Life on the labour ward of Derby City General Hospital can be frantic, but some midwives wouldn't...
video record for Money Programme : Microsoft's big games gamble Money Programme : Microsoft's big games gambleThis programme looks at the investment and launch of the new Microsoft Xbox games console and the...
video record for Money Programme : The great phone call con Money Programme : The great phone call conThis programme looks at some of the scams operated through telecommunications and focuses on the...
video record for Money Programme : The big poker gamble Money Programme : The big poker gambleThis programme looks at the increase of internet gambling and the rise and fall of an online...
video record for Money Programme : Coke on the rocks Money Programme : Coke on the rocksThis programme looks at the change in peoples attitude towards healthy living, which in turn,...
video record for Money Programme : The world according to Google Money Programme : The world according to GoogleThis programme looks the rise of the internet search engine Google, it's policy of...
video record for Money Programme : Primark: king of no-frills fashion Money Programme : Primark: king of no-frills fashionThis programme looks at the success of the budget store primark and its attempt to provide customer...
video record for Money Programme : Pregnant? You're fired! Money Programme : Pregnant? You're fired!This programme looks at three women who have been dismissed from their jobs as a result of their...
video record for Money Programme : The irresistible rise of Tony's crony Money Programme : The irresistible rise of Tony's cronyThis programme looks at the rise of Paul Drayson and the implications of his investment in the...
video record for Money Programme : Filthy rich and female Money Programme : Filthy rich and femaleThere are now more women millionaires aged between 18 and 44 than men, according to figures from...
video record for Money Programme : No tax please we're rich Money Programme : No tax please we're richThis programme looks at the ways Britain's richest people avoid paying taxes.
video record for Money Programme : 50 Cent, money machine   DIY RIP Money Programme : 50 Cent, money machine DIY RIPThe first programme, 50 Cent, money machine, profiles Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson who is one of the...
video record for Money Programme : The love boom Money Programme : The love boomIn this episode of the Money Programme we follow the progress of 4 single people trying to find...
video record for Money Programme : Not so fair trade  Bye bye nine to five Money Programme : Not so fair trade Bye bye nine to fiveNot so fair trade - More and more of us are prepared to pay extra to buy Fairtrade products, but is...
video record for Money Programme : The Five Billion Pound Protection Racket Money Programme : The Five Billion Pound Protection Racket'It's an incredibly successful £5bn industry with 20 million customers. But it's so worrying...
video record for Timewatch : The iron coffin Timewatch : The iron coffin'On 9 March 1862, an epic battle was fought that not only crucially affected the course of the...
video record for Timewatch : The princess spy Timewatch : The princess spyIn 1943 a young woman calling herself Nora Baker left British soil for a moonlit field in Northern...
video record for Timewatch : The mystery of the headless Romans Timewatch : The mystery of the headless Romans'The discovery of 30 decapitated Romans found in York has kicked off an intense archaeological...
video record for Timewatch : The Crusaders' lost fort Timewatch : The Crusaders' lost fort'In 1179, the Muslim Sultan Saladin launched an assault on the crusader castle of Jacob's Ford in...
video record for Alternative medicine : the evidence : Acupuncture Alternative medicine : the evidence : AcupunctureThis series tells the story of a remarkable journey taken by scientist Kathy Sykes to uncover the...
video record for Alternative medicine : the evidence : Herbs Alternative medicine : the evidence : HerbsThis series tells the story of a remarkable journey taken by scientist Kathy Sykes to uncover the...
video record for Alternative medicine : the evidence : Healing Alternative medicine : the evidence : HealingThis series tells the story of a remarkable journey taken by scientist Kathy Sykes to uncover the...
video record for Child of Our Time 3 : Right and wrong Child of Our Time 3 : Right and wrong'One of the first experiments we tried in this programme was to see if our children could...
video record for Child of Our Time 1 : Happiness Child of Our Time 1 : HappinessUsing electroencephalography (EEG) techniques we explore the latest neuroscience research that...
video record for Child of Our Time: Flesh and blood Child of Our Time: Flesh and blood'We've always thought that our parents had the most significant influence on our lives but...
video record for Meltdown : a global warming journey Meltdown : a global warming journeyPresented by modern-day explorer Paul Rose who shows that the Polar regions are in danger from...
video record for Climate conspiracy or global catastrophe? Climate conspiracy or global catastrophe?In this programme geologist Dr Iain Stewart looks at how little we know about how our climate works.
video record for Child of Our Time: Your recipe for success Child of Our Time: Your recipe for success'We all have a unique blend of skills and talents, some inherited from our parents, others...
video record for Child of Our Time: The children's stories : Parys and Charlotte Child of Our Time: The children's stories : Parys and CharlotteParys' story - We see Alison leaving Parys so that she can travel abroad for her work, although...
video record for Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Megan and the triplets Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Megan and the triplets'Megan -- Megan is growing up on a farm in South Wales. She is the youngest of three siblings, but...
video record for Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Rhianna and Calvin Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Rhianna and Calvin'Rhianna -- A bright, articulate six year old, Rhianna wants to be an actress when she grows up....
video record for Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Rebecca and Taliesin Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Rebecca and Taliesin'Rebecca -- Rebecca and her family live in Gants Hill, Essex, among a large and traditional Jewish...
video record for Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Tyrese and James Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Tyrese and JamesTyrese -- Born in inner city Birmingham, Tyrese is the third child of Marie Blake and Jamal Hakeem....
video record for Paris: 1. City of dreams Paris: 1. City of dreamsArt historian Sandrine Voillet reveals the tempestuous history, immortal beauty and bohemian soul...
video record for Paris: 2. Blood and chocolate Paris: 2. Blood and chocolateArt historian Sandrine Voillet reveals the tempestuous history, immortal beauty and bohemian soul...
video record for Paris: 3. Bohemian Rhapsody Paris: 3. Bohemian RhapsodyArt historian Sandrine Voillet reveals the tempestuous history, immortal beauty and bohemian soul...