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 Wired world : I.T. What's all the fuss Part 3 ; Wideworld programme 160 Wired world : I.T. What's all the fuss Part 3 ; Wideworld programme 160Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Wired world : Groupware, so what? ; Wideworld programme 161 Wired world : Groupware, so what? ; Wideworld programme 161Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Wired world : Security and reliability ; Wideworld programme 162 Wired world : Security and reliability ; Wideworld programme 162Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Art for art's sake : The Impressionist surface ; Wideworld programme 184 Art for art's sake : The Impressionist surface ; Wideworld programme 184Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Art for art's sake : The Bathers by Cezanne and Renoir ; Wideworld programme 185 Art for art's sake : The Bathers by Cezanne and Renoir ; Wideworld programme 185Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Art for art's sake : The colonial encounter ; Wideworld programme 186 Art for art's sake : The colonial encounter ; Wideworld programme 186Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Package holidays and 'authentic' travelMichael John Law, retired research fellow in History at the University of Westminster, investigates...
audio record of All in the mind: Entitlement and bad luck; Awards finalist; intermittent fasting and memoryWhy do some people feel they deserve good fortune - and what happens to them if they expect...
video record for The Surrogates: 1 The Surrogates: 1In this episode, we meet Caitlin and her boss Kate. Caitlin is 26, a single mum, and in a new...
video record for The Surrogates: 2 The Surrogates: 2Caitlin is now pregnant with her boss Kate’s baby, and they try to navigate the complex...
video record for The Surrogates: 3 The Surrogates: 3Maddie, Alex, and Rich agree to give themselves six months to try to get pregnant. As the deadline...
video record for Art Showcase 2(1997) conjuring Shakespeare : war Art Showcase 2(1997) conjuring Shakespeare : war
video record for Art showcase 1(1997) conjuring Shakespeare : a kind of magic Art showcase 1(1997) conjuring Shakespeare : a kind of magic
video record for Art Showcase 5(1997) conjuring Shakespeare : stormy weather Art Showcase 5(1997) conjuring Shakespeare : stormy weather
video record for Art showcase 4(1997) conjuring Shakespeare : it's a family affair Art showcase 4(1997) conjuring Shakespeare : it's a family affair
video record for Art showcase 3(1997) conjuring Shakespeare : girls who are boys Art showcase 3(1997) conjuring Shakespeare : girls who are boys
video record for Icons - Activists Icons - ActivistsSanjeev Bhaskar explore the lives of the 20th century's greatest activists, examining the lives of...
video record for School SchoolSchool follows the intimately connected experiences of pupils, teachers, parents and school...
video record for School SchoolThis episode follows students with Asperger's, Down's Syndrome and other special needs whose future...
audio record of All in the mind: Café Conversations, The light triad, Conveying anxiety through cartoon pigeons,...Claudia visits Café Conversations – a weekly meet up in West London for people who are feeling...
video record for Quadrangles in the air Quadrangles in the airThe Milton Keynes development corporation was creating the layout and infrastructure of the...
audio record of The Letterman: When does dark humour go too far?During an operation Dr Bramhall burns his initials into a newly transplanted Liver. He argues that...
audio record of New curiosity shop 3 (1993) : hip and head
audio record of What was it all about Alfie? : censorship in the swinging sixtiesDr Tony Aldgate of the Open university discusses the liberalisation of censorship during the...
audio record of New Curiosity Shop 1(1993) : all that glisters
audio record of Marxist testimonyAn illustrated talk entitled 'Marxist Testimony' given by the late Professor Arnold Kettle,...
audio record of BBC and World War II: on the home front
audio record of Inside science: Coronavirus - new variantsThe virus which causes Covid 19 is continuing to evolve, but into several different closely related...
audio record of New curiosity shop 5(1992) : under the volcano
audio record of New curiosity shop 11(1992) : search for extra-terrestrial intelligence
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 11
audio record of New curiosity shop 9 (1992) : an eavesdroppers guide to chaos
audio record of Finding a Voice : Women singers from Zimbabwe
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 6 (1991)
audio record of Comedy is a Serious Business
audio record of New curiosity shop 5(1995) : Hyphastos' foot
audio record of New curiosity shop 7(1996) : Piltdown Man laid to rest
audio record of New curiosity shop 4(1995) : silent noises
audio record of Music competitionsThe trumpeter John Wallace, who was on the jury for the 1994 BBC Young Musician of the Year, talks...
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 6(1995) : maths and earth
audio record of New curiosity shop 3(1995) : bang!
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 8(1995) : maths and water
audio record of New curiosity shop 5(1994) : why do birds sing as they do?
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 2 (1996) : a clue I'd made up
audio record of New curiosity shop 4(1994) : whatever happened to North Sea oil
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 4(1995) : maths and chastity
audio record of New curiosity shop 8 (1994) : from pot to plate
audio record of New curiosity shop 5(1996) : explaining Galapagos - Part 2
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 4(1998) : maths and literature
audio record of New Curiosity Shop 1(1997) : the table