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 Saving species : series 2 - programme 30Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 7Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 4Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 8Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 5Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Immortality Evil (Listeners' emails and letters)From Victorian seances to schemes which upload our minds into cyberspace, there are myriad ways in...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Citizens without frontiers Monogamy in menLaurie Taylor considers why men 'cheat' in relationships. 78% of young male students have been...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 17Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Histories of Wales : 3. Wales and warfareSix historians show how a theme they feel passionate about has shaped Wales. Professor Chris...
audio record of Inside science : Nobel prizes 2014 ; Gauge; Genetics and diabetes ; UK Fungus DayNobel Prizes 2014The annual Nobel Prizes for Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry were...
audio record of Inside science : Nuclear waste ; Exoplanets ; BBC time and pips ; Synthetic biology olympicsBritain's legacy of nuclear waste dates back 60 plus years and a long term solution to deal with it...
audio record of More or less, 22, Programme 3. Angelina Jolie's 87% cancer risk; Romanian crime statsIt's been reported that Angelina Jolie's 87% cancer risk led to her having a double mastectomy....
audio record of More or less, 21, Programme 6. Numbers of 2012A guide to 2012 in numbers - the most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic statistics of the...
audio record of The bottom line : series 19 episode 6 - Whatever happpened to?Sock Shop, Golden Wonder and Lehman Brothers: big names that once dominated the high street, the...
audio record of A history of ideas. 19, Theologian Giles Fraser on Thomas AquinasIf the universe exists what caused it to be? Theologian Giles Fraser examines the brilliant...
audio record of Inside science : Antimicrobial soap ; GAIA ; Stone-age jellybones ; AntarcticaAntibacterial soaps and body washes make up an industry worth millions of pounds, but in the USA,...
audio record of Inside science : Badger culls ; Douglas Mawson ; Plastics ; UptalkBadger culls in England have ended and Professor Roland Kao from the University of Glasgow...
audio record of Inside science : Personal genetics kits; Persister cells; Earthquake mapping; ScorpionsFor a couple of hundred quid, one of many companies will send you a kit for sampling your own...
audio record of Inside science : Jack the Ripper; Future of Scottish scienceJack the Ripper "identified"Some of us are morbidly fascinated by the legend of Jack the Ripper -...
audio record of More or less, 19, Programme 5. Are 120,000 families responsible for a disproportionate share of...Troubled familiesThe government says it has identified 120,000 troubled families who are...
audio record of Inside science : Water on comets ; DNA in Space ; Sounds of the Ocean ; Science in fashionWhere does the Earth's water come from? It's thought that it arrived from space, carried by comets....
audio record of More or less, 24, Programme 2. Numbers of the yearA guide to 2013 in numbers - the most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic statistics of the...
audio record of Inside science : Menopause ; IPCC ; Fracking feedback ; Particle accelerator ; Zombie chemicalsDr Adam Rutherford and guests explore the scientific mysteries of the menopause after scientists in...
audio record of More or less 18: Programme 6Tim Harford tackles the use of statistics in court, the average rise in rail fares, infinity and...
audio record of Inside science : Bardarbunga volcano; Geology in Minecraft; Synthesising opiods; AmmoniaBardarbungaA group of earth scientists was in Iceland performing annual maintenance of its...
audio record of More or less, 23, Programme 3. How long can you wait to have a baby?How long can you wait until you try to have a baby? Psychologist Jean Twenge argues that women in...
audio record of More or less, 24, Programme 6. Counting the contribution of immigrantsNow the initial furore about Romanian and Bulgarian people being allowed to work in the UK has...
audio record of More or less, 19, Programme 3. A grand economic experiment?A grand economic experiment?Are we witnessing a Grand Economic Experiment being played out between...
audio record of Inside science : Ancient human occupation of BritainThe ancient inhabitants of Britain; when did they get here? Who were they? And how do we know?...
audio record of More or less, 20, Programme 4. How extraordinary is Ye Shiwen?How extraordinary is Ye Shiwen? There was controversy this week after Ye Shiwen, a young Chinese...
audio record of All in the mind : series 54 episode 10 - Mental health triage ; Children's self-esteem ; AnxietyClaudia Hammond reports on a mental health triage scheme being run by Leicestershire police force,...
audio record of A history of ideas. 22, Simon Schaffer on humans, apes and Carl LinnaeusSimon Schaffer is interested in the human species in general and one member of it in particular....
audio record of A history of ideas. 23, Catherine Edwards on Seneca and facing deathCatherine Edwards wants to introduce you to the Roman Philosopher Seneca. But he's dying. Towards...
audio record of More or less, 23, Programme 2. The death toll in SyriaAs global leaders remain divided on whether to carry out a military strike against Syria in...
audio record of More or less, 22, Programme 2. The true age of your dog, and how much does the EU cost?The UK Independence Party (UKIP) made substantial gains in recent local elections.It's best known...
audio record of More or less, 20, Programme 3. Levelling the playing fieldLevelling the statistical playing field. If you adjust for the fact that some countries are richer...
audio record of More or less, 21, Programme 5. Fact-checking US gun crime statisticsThe recent massacre at a school in the United States has re-opened the debate on gun ownership in...
audio record of A history of ideas. 20, Historian Justin Champion on William Whiston's Comet TheoryHistorian Justin Champion on Early Modern Comet TheoryThose who watched in awe as the space craft...
audio record of More or less, 19, Programme 2. The formula that changed the worldThe Long RainThe numbers behind the drought, the hosepipe ban and how much difference recent...
audio record of More or less, 22, Programme 4Tim Harford inspects the claims the UK Treasury and the Scottish government make about the...
audio record of The bottom line : series 19 episode 3 - GoldIt's soft, shiny and rare. A symbol of love, of power, of wealth - gold has been prized for...
audio record of More or less, 23, Programme 6. An army of drunk children?Are hundreds of young children visiting A and E because of alcohol? Plus, an update on the...
audio record of Inside science : Therapeutic hypothermia ; Cameras on Gaia ; Methane ; Wine microbiotaTherapeutic hypothermia is standard treatment for cardiac arrest patients to protect against the...
audio record of More or less, 22, Programme 1. Austerity, Thatcher, Mozart and dead birdsAusterity: a spreadsheet error? Tim Harford tells the story of the student who uncovered a mistake...
audio record of Inside science : Higgs Boson; Neutrinos; Antarctic echo locator; Rainforest fungi; Alabama rothe Higgs boson has been discovered, providing the final piece of the jigsaw puzzle for the Standard...
audio record of Inside science : Chemical weapons ; Crowd-sourcing weather ; Fingerprint ID ; Dino drillAs Syria agrees to destroying its chemical weapon stocks, Adam Rutherford looks at how you solve a...
audio record of More or less, 20, Programme 6. The great playing field sell off?"Playing the fields. The Olympics were supposed to inspire a generation to take up sport. No...
audio record of More or less, 22, Programme 6. AandE, and the chances of having twinsThe news has been awash with headlines about the crisis in AandE departments. More people are using...
audio record of More or less, 20, Programme 1. Who are the Libor losers?"Libor losers How much damage did messing with Libor really do to the financial system? After all,...
audio record of All in the mind : series 54 episode 9 - Physical restraint ; Mind wandering ; Starting a businessClaudia Hammond asks whether the use of physical restraint in mental health services should be...