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 Bang goes the theory : series 2 episode 8 Bang goes the theory : series 2 episode 8In the last of the current series, Liz looks at how smell works and launches a huge experiment into...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 2 episode 6 Bang goes the theory : series 2 episode 6In the latest episode of the series, the team tests science to its limits. Dallas hits the streets...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 2 episode 5 Bang goes the theory : series 2 episode 5Reacting to the volcanic eruption that has seen airports eerily quiet and travellers stranded...
video record for The code : 1. Numbers The code : 1. NumbersMarcus du Sautoy reveals a hidden numerical code that underpins all nature. A code that has the...
video record for Eyewitness : programme 1 Eyewitness : programme 1Eyewitnesses play a crucial role in solving crimes, yet 60% of wrongful convictions are estimated...
video record for Eyewitness : programme 3 Eyewitness : programme 3Eyewitnesses play a crucial role in solving crimes, yet 60% of wrongful convictions are estimated...
video record for Eyewitness : programme 2 Eyewitness : programme 2Eyewitnesses play a crucial role in solving crimes, yet 60% of wrongful convictions are estimated...
video record for Justice : 4. A lesson in lying Justice : 4. A lesson in lyingDo we all have a categorical duty to tell the truth, even to a murderer? The fourth of Michael...
video record for Justice : 3. How to measure pleasure Justice : 3. How to measure pleasureIn the third in a series of lectures drawn from Harvard professor Michael Sandel's famous...
video record for The code : 3. Prediction The code : 3. PredictionMarcus du Sautoy continues his exploration of the hidden numerical code that underpins all nature....
video record for Justice : 2. The case for cannibalism Justice : 2. The case for cannibalismIn the second in a series of lectures drawn from Harvard professor Michael Sandel's famous...
video record for Justice : 6. The good citizen Justice : 6. The good citizenThe sixth of Michael Sandel's famous lectures on the philosophy of justice looks at the Greek...
video record for Sectioned SectionedPowerful documentary which, for the first time, follows three people who have been sectioned on...
video record for Justice : 5. What's a fair start? Justice : 5. What's a fair start?The fifth of Harvard professor Michael Sandel's lectures on the philosophy of justice focuses on a...
video record for Justice : 1. The moral side of murder Justice : 1. The moral side of murderProfessor Michael Sandel presents the first in a series of lectures from his Harvard undergraduate...
video record for The art of dying The art of dyingDan Cruickshank goes on a journey to find out whether he can seek solace in art of deaths of those...
video record for Child of our time : the big personality test Child of our time : the big personality testHaving followed our children from tiny babies through to pre-teen tearaways, viewers will now get...
video record for Child of our time : the big personality test Child of our time : the big personality testHow does your personality shape your life? Can it dictate whether you are in the right job, make or...
video record for Justice : 8. The good life Justice : 8. The good lifeIn the final episode of Harvard professor Michael Sandel's famous series of lectures on the...
video record for Empire : 3. Playing the game Empire : 3. Playing the gameEmpire is a major five-part series presented by Jeremy Paxman. It tells the story of the British...
video record for Justice : 7. Freedom vs fit Justice : 7. Freedom vs fitThe seventh of Harvard professor Michael Sandel's famous lectures on the philosophy of justice...
video record for Empire : 5. Doing good Empire : 5. Doing goodEmpire is a major five-part series presented by Jeremy Paxman. It tells the story of the British...
video record for Empire : 1. A taste for power Empire : 1. A taste for powerEmpire is a major five-part series presented by Jeremy Paxman. It tells the story of the British...
video record for Empire : 2. Making ourselves at home Empire : 2. Making ourselves at homeEmpire is a major five-part series presented by Jeremy Paxman. It tells the story of the British...
video record for Empire : 4. Making a fortune Empire : 4. Making a fortuneEmpire is a major five-part series presented by Jeremy Paxman. It tells the story of the British...
video record for Safe from harm Safe from harmBetty, Jim and Henry, like thousands of older people in the UK each year, are in hospital following...
video record for Nowhere to go Nowhere to goIn the next 20 years the number of Britain's pensioners will grow by half. For many, being cared...
video record for Who decides? Who decides?This episode explores the dilemma faced by elderly care services when trying to keep people living...
video record for The foods that make billions : 3. Pots of gold The foods that make billions : 3. Pots of goldThis major new series told by the Money Programme team, tells the untold story of how big business...
video record for The foods that make billions : 2. The age of plenty The foods that make billions : 2. The age of plentyThis major new series told by the Money Programme team, tells the untold story of how big business...
video record for The foods that make billions : 1. Liquid gold The foods that make billions : 1. Liquid goldThis major new series told by the Money Programme team, tells the untold story of how big business...
video record for In their own words : British novelists. In their own words : British novelists.Three-part series looking at the story of the British novel in the 20th century, told by those who...
video record for In their own words : British novelists. In their own words : British novelists.Three-part series looking at the story of the British novel in the 20th century, told by those who...
video record for In their own words : British novelists. In their own words : British novelists.Three-part series looking at the story of the British novel in the 20th century, told by those who...
video record for The search for life : the Drake equation The search for life : the Drake equationWe look up at the night sky and see millions of stars and galaxies, but is there anyone looking...
video record for Explosions : how we shook the world Explosions : how we shook the worldEngineer Jem Stansfield is used to creating explosions, but in this programme he uncovers the story...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 3 episode 2 Bang goes the theory : series 3 episode 2In the second episode, Liz looks at the positive and negative effects of the skin pigment...
video record for Protecting our children : 1. Damned if they do, damned if they don't. Protecting our children : 1. Damned if they do, damned if they don't.This series follows Bristol's child protection teams over the course of a year to see frontline...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 3 episode 1 Bang goes the theory : series 3 episode 1BBC One's science magazine show returns to put more science and technology to the test. In this...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 3 episode 3 Bang goes the theory : series 3 episode 3In the third episode of the series that puts science and technology to the test, the team face more...
video record for Protecting our children : 2. Expecting trouble Protecting our children : 2. Expecting troubleThis series follows Bristol's child protection teams over the course of a year to see frontline...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 3 episode 4 Bang goes the theory : series 3 episode 4In the fourth episode, the team put more science to the test. Dallas looks at the origins of our...
video record for Protecting our children : 3. I want my baby back Protecting our children : 3. I want my baby backThis series follows Bristol's child protection teams over the course of a year to see frontline...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 3 episode 5 Bang goes the theory : series 3 episode 5In the penultimate episode of Bang, Liz visits the volcano that brought Britain to a standstill,...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 3 episode 6 Bang goes the theory : series 3 episode 6In the final episode of the series, Jem faces his toughest challenge yet, to build a boat mostly...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 4 episode 4 Bang goes the theory : series 4 episode 4In the latest episode of the series that reveals your world with a bang, Jem demonstrates what a...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 4 episode 5 Bang goes the theory : series 4 episode 5On the 50th anniversary of the invention of the laser, Jem Stansfield explains how they work and...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 4 episode 2 Bang goes the theory : series 4 episode 2In the second episode of the series, Liz follows two couples undertaking IVF and looks at the new...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 4 episode 3 Bang goes the theory : series 4 episode 3In the latest episode of the series, the team take on more scientific challenges. Dallas goes...
video record for Bang goes the theory : series 4 episode 7 Bang goes the theory : series 4 episode 7This episode of the series that reveals your world with a bang has a royal wedding theme. Jem...