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 Masculine and feminine
audio record of New Curiosity Shop 1(1999) : origins of the universe
audio record of The cult of the past
audio record of New curiosity shop 3(1999)
audio record of Journeys in Thought : NietzscheNietzsche is often remembered as a miserable polemicist who proclaimed the death of God, before...
audio record of The Sound of Life : 5. Underwater Chorus ; 6. Meaning of SoundsThis audio CD contains the episodes five and six of The Sound of Life 5. Underwatwer Chorus:...
audio record of The Sound of Life : 3. The Art of Listening ; 4. Beyond Our SensesThis audio CD contains the episodes three and four of The Sound of Life 3. The Art of Listening:...
audio record of The Other Medicine : A marriage made in heaven?Sometimes known as 'the Prince Charles approach' or 'why don't we all just work together', the new...
audio record of Building healthy relationshipsThe last programme in the series moves the sexual debate on to issues covering communication,...
audio record of More or less 2 : 4 Cutting the cost of health care Worthy facts Visualising measurementsCutting the cost of health care - In this week's More or Less, we looked at a financial health...
audio record of The size of borrowing 'Masters of measurement' Healthy workout Mean mistakesThe size of borrowing - In More or Less this week we asked a simple question about Gordon Brown's...
audio record of More or less 2 : 2. Passive smoking Missing women Auction winnersPassive smoking - This week More or Less stuck its head into an argument clouded by certainty. Few...
audio record of Things we forgot to remember 1: the space race'So you think that Apollo 11 won the space race for the Americans...? Actually, it's not as simple...
audio record of More or less 4 : 1. Number detectivesWe often expose statistics in the news, but we do not always tell you what we had to do to get...
audio record of More or less 4 : 3. The politics of baby growthAt the moment, we compare the growth of our own little ones to what seemed typical in a survey of...
audio record of More or less 4 : 5. Pigeonholes and postcodesIn More or Less this week, Andrew Dilnot takes us on a tour of locations identified from a massive...
audio record of Looking for democracy 1 : U.S.A. ; overdemocracy'California would be voted most democratic place on earth: there are elections for almost every...
audio record of More or less 4 : 6. The truth behind statisticsThe truth behind statistics. According to a survey, 20% of people drink coffee while brushing their...
audio record of More or less 3 : 4. League tablesMore or Less this week is proud to announce that it is number one in the world league of numbers...
audio record of More or less 3 : 2. The Monty Hall problem Objective measurements Numbers and ethics Arresting numbersIs there a logic to Monty Hall's famous three-door quiz show conundrum, or is it pure chance?
audio record of Connecting : last call'Sara is head of PR at a company planning to expand in Africa. She's in line for a directorship if...
audio record of Material world: Speckled bush cricketsIn this programme Quentin Cooper joins Dr David Robinson from the Open University as he hunts for...
audio record of Looking for democracy 5 : Uganda ; no-party-democracy'President Museveni has always banned political parties - arguing that a western model is not...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Ghosts of BerlinIn this programme Laurie explores Berlin, accompanied by Brian Ladd's key sociological text 'The...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Imagination and the countrysideThis programme discusses how our experience of the countryside is shaped by both reality and fantasy.
audio record of More or less 13: Programme 4Will the new government focus more on evidence-based policy - and evaluation - than the last? Does...
audio record of More or less 9: Programme 4The programme that investigates the numbers everywhere; in the news, in politics, in life. Topics...
audio record of More or less 15: Programme 5More or Less examines this week's claims and counter-claims about VAT. Also including sections on...
audio record of More or less 14: Programme 3Tim Harford and the team investigate more numbers stories including how maths is taught in primary...
audio record of More or less 9: Programme 6Are 80% of prostitutes in the UK really controlled by traffickers, pimps and drug dealers? Plus,...
audio record of The Climate connection: 5. Debate - what's stopping us?What's stopping us from taking action on climate change? Can research from other fields help us...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Imagination and the cityThis programme discusses how our experience of the urban environment is shaped by both reality and...
video record for Islands apart Islands apartThis programme is the third episode of a companion series to the BBC's 'British Isles: A Natural...
video record for Dinosaurs, deserts and volcanoes Dinosaurs, deserts and volcanoesThis programme is the first episode of a companion series to the BBC's 'British Isles: A Natural...
video record for Ice age Ice ageThis programme is the second episode of a companion series to the BBC's 'British Isles: A Natural...
video record for Revolution RevolutionThis programme is the fifth episode of a companion series to the BBC's 'British Isles: A Natural...
video record for Taming the Wild Taming the WildThis programme is the fourth episode of a companion series to the BBC's 'British Isles: A Natural...
video record for Modern times Modern timesThis programme is the sixth episode of a companion series to the BBC's 'British Isles: A Natural...
video record for Ever wondered about food 3... Eggs? Ever wondered about food 3... Eggs?'Eggs are a truly universal food and the world tucks into nearly two billion of them every day. We...
video record for Ever wondered about food 3... Mushrooms? Ever wondered about food 3... Mushrooms?'Paul Merrett shows us how to achieve the perfect warm mushroom salad and explains the science...
video record for Ever wondered about food 3... Mushrooms? Ever wondered about food 3... Mushrooms?'Paul Merrett shows us how to achieve the perfect warm mushroom salad and explains the science...
video record for Ever wondered about food 3... Eggs? Ever wondered about food 3... Eggs?'Eggs are a truly universal food and the world tucks into nearly two billion of them every day. We...
video record for Ever wondered about food 3... Chicken? Ever wondered about food 3... Chicken?'Paul Merrett demonstrates how understanding science and a good red wine can produce a great coq au...
video record for Ever wondered about food 3... Chicken? Ever wondered about food 3... Chicken?'Paul Merrett demonstrates how understanding science and a good red wine can produce a great coq au...
video record for Ever wondered about food 3.... Cheese? Ever wondered about food 3.... Cheese?Ever Wondered looks at how processed cheese revolutionised the lunchbox, asks just why port is...
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 The Mark Steel Lectures Series 3 : Charlie Chaplin The Mark Steel Lectures Series 3 : Charlie ChaplinMark Steel take his own unique look at the life of Charlie Chaplin
video record for The Mark Steel Lectures Series 3 : Geoffrey Chaucer The Mark Steel Lectures Series 3 : Geoffrey ChaucerMark Steel take his own unique look at the life of Geoffrey Chaucer
video record for Coast - South Coast - SouthChris Packham looks at volunteer marine projects taking place along the coastlines of Dorset at...
video record for Open Mind 4(1994) Open Mind 4(1994)The programme traces the history of the YWCA and it's work in South Africa. The work of female...