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 Life : 2. Reptiles and amphibians Life : 2. Reptiles and amphibiansDavid Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to...
video record for Life : 9. Plants Life : 9. PlantsDavid Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to...
video record for Life : 5. Birds Life : 5. BirdsDavid Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to...
video record for Life : 3. Mammals Life : 3. MammalsDavid Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to...
video record for Life : 7. Hunters and hunted Life : 7. Hunters and huntedDavid Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to...
video record for The nature of Britain: Freshwater Britain The nature of Britain: Freshwater BritainThe Nature of Britain is the definitive landmark television series on Britain's wildlife: a...
video record for The nature of Britain: Urban Britain The nature of Britain: Urban BritainThe Nature of Britain is the definitive landmark television series on Britain's wildlife: a...
video record for The nature of Britain: Farmland Britain The nature of Britain: Farmland BritainThe Nature of Britain is the definitive landmark television series on Britain's wildlife: a...
video record for The nature of Britain: Coastal Britain The nature of Britain: Coastal BritainThe Nature of Britain is the definitive landmark television series on Britain's wildlife: a...
video record for The nature of Britain: Woodlands The nature of Britain: WoodlandsThe Nature of Britain is the definitive landmark television series on Britain's wildlife: a...
video record for The nature of Britain: Wilderness Britain The nature of Britain: Wilderness BritainThe Nature of Britain is the definitive landmark television series on Britain's wildlife: a...
video record for The nature of Britain: Secret Britain The nature of Britain: Secret BritainThe Nature of Britain is the definitive landmark television series on Britain's wildlife: a...
video record for School Day School DayFrom one of the UK's most remote schools to a trainee teacher learning the ropes in one of the...
video record for Britain Tamed Britain Tamed
video record for Revolution RevolutionThe way of life of many animals was shaped by the industrial age. The canal network not only...
video record for Industrial Britain Industrial Britain
video record for Our future Our futureA Mediterranean climate, an eternal winter or a devastating flood? Alan Titchmarsh examines the...
video record for Dinosaurs, deserts and volcanoes Dinosaurs, deserts and volcanoesFrom Jurassic Oxford to Scotland's Himalayas, Alan Titchmarsh explores the secret history hidden in...
video record for Islands Apart Islands ApartAlan Titchmarsh ventures 50 metres below the Channel, scales an ancient tree in the New Forest and...
video record for Taming the Wild Taming the WildPiecing together clues from the natural and man-made landscape, Alan Titchmarsh looks at the...
video record for 3 billion years in the making 3 billion years in the makingBeginning in a familiar garden setting, Alan Titchmarsh peels back the layers of Britain's varied...
video record for Modern Times Modern TimesAlan tracks down red squirrels in Lancashire, a rare butterfly on the Norfolk Broads and plays with...
video record for Ice Age Ice AgeAlan gets under the skin of the much misunderstood Neanderthal man, examines relics from the past...
video record for Modern Britain Modern Britain
video record for Stardate : Mission to Titan TV1 Stardate : Mission to Titan TV1This programme looks at the descent of the Huygens space probe through the atmosphere of Saturn's...
video record for Dinosaurs, Deserts and Volcanoes Dinosaurs, Deserts and Volcanoes
video record for Revolution Revolution
video record for Sport Relief : A mile in their shoes Sport Relief : A mile in their shoesThis programme follows three celebrities: Nick Knowles, Victoria Beckham and Patrick Kielty as they...
video record for All out for india : programme 1 All out for india : programme 1'Phil Tufnell and a team of celebrities go to India to visit projects funded in the past by Sport...
video record for All out for india : programme 2 All out for india : programme 2'The cricket tour pitches up in Chennai, where the team see how donations have transformed the...
video record for Lenny's Britain : Family matters Lenny's Britain : Family mattersWhat makes us laugh? How do we use humour? Does humour unite or divide us? Is British humour...
video record for Lenny's Britain : Something for the weekend Lenny's Britain : Something for the weekendWhat makes us laugh? How do we use humour? Does humour unite or divide us? Is British humour...
video record for Lenny's Britain : The labour of laughs Lenny's Britain : The labour of laughsWhat makes us laugh? How do we use humour? Does humour unite or divide us? Is British humour...
video record for Lenny's Britain : Mind the gap Lenny's Britain : Mind the gapWhat makes us laugh? How do we use humour? Does humour unite or divide us? Is British humour...
video record for Meet the immigrants 1: programme 3 Meet the immigrants 1: programme 3Meet the Immigrants is a new, six-part, observational documentary series for BBC One, co-produced...
video record for The Slavery Business : Sugar dynasty The Slavery Business : Sugar dynastyThis programme tells the story of the Beckford family and how their fortune was based on slavery....
video record for The slavery business : breaking the chains The slavery business : breaking the chainsThis programme highlights the ambiguity of the William Wilberforce's position and the role of...
video record for Life in cold blood : Under the skin 1. Charismatic chameleons Life in cold blood : Under the skin 1. Charismatic chameleonsFollowing on immediately after the main Life in Cold Blood programmes, Under the Skin - five...
video record for Life in cold blood : Under the skin 2. Warning from the wild Life in cold blood : Under the skin 2. Warning from the wildFollowing on immediately after the main Life in Cold Blood programmes, Under the Skin - five...
video record for Life in cold blood : Under the skin 3. Family affairs Life in cold blood : Under the skin 3. Family affairsFollowing on immediately after the main Life in Cold Blood programmes, Under the Skin - five...
video record for Life in cold blood : Under the skin 4. Rattlesnake stakeout Life in cold blood : Under the skin 4. Rattlesnake stakeoutFollowing on immediately after the main Life in Cold Blood programmes, Under the Skin - five...
video record for Life in cold blood : Under the skin 5. The end of an era Life in cold blood : Under the skin 5. The end of an eraFollowing on immediately after the main Life in Cold Blood programmes, Under the Skin - five...
video record for Jimmy Doherty in Darwin's garden: 1: Dangerous ideas Jimmy Doherty in Darwin's garden: 1: Dangerous ideasEveryone knows the story of Darwin's trip to the Galapagos - but less well known is that much of...
video record for Jimmy Doherty in Darwin's garden: 2: The storm breaks Jimmy Doherty in Darwin's garden: 2: The storm breaksEveryone knows the story of Darwin's trip to the Galapagos - but less well known is that much of...
video record for Jimmy Doherty in Darwin's garden: 3: Of apes and men Jimmy Doherty in Darwin's garden: 3: Of apes and menEveryone knows the story of Darwin's trip to the Galapagos - but less well known is that much of...
video record for Money Programme : Burberry versus the chavs Money Programme : Burberry versus the chavsThis programme looks at the importance of brand to a company. It shows how Burberry's check became...
video record for Money Programme : The real cost of divorce Money Programme : The real cost of divorce'With half of all marriages failing and the payouts getting bigger, Britain's divorce industry is...
video record for The Victorians : Intro to the Victorians ; Wideworld programme 163 The Victorians : Intro to the Victorians ; Wideworld programme 163Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Who pays the piper... : Towns and patronage ; Wideworld programme 53 Who pays the piper... : Towns and patronage ; Wideworld programme 53Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for The Victorians : Cragside ; Wideworld programme 165 The Victorians : Cragside ; Wideworld programme 165Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...