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 A history of ideas. 35, Ayn Rand and selfishnessThe Russian-American novelist Ayn Rand believed that behaving rationally meant putting your own...
audio record of The bottom line : series 18 episode 7 - Family rivalsTaittinger champagne, Clarks shoes, Theakstons beer - three famous and successful family businesses...
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 8(1991)
audio record of New curiosity shop 14 (1993) : science in China
audio record of George Fenton's MusicTrevor Herbert of the Open University interviews George Fenton about his background as a musician...
audio record of John ClareThe programme takes a look at the life and works of John Clare, the Northamptonshire poet, who was...
audio record of New curiosity shop 13(1992) : tale of four students
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 9(1997) : Turing - the Enigma
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 2 (1997) : a matter of some gravity
audio record of Artworks-figures from history : Prince Albert
audio record of Sex in the UK : Is sex education working?Sexual health issues enter the classroom in this programme, under discussion will be 'how effective...
audio record of Material World 1 : British Association Festival of Science in DublinBBC/Open University series Material World. This is the first in a series of seven special editions...
audio record of Building healthy relationshipsThe last programme in the series moves the sexual debate on to issues covering communication,...
audio record of Media and meIn this programme in this series on sexual health matters, we conclude with sexual issues relating...
audio record of Journeys in Thought : ArendtIn April 1961, Adolf Eichmann was put on trial in Israel, charged with crimes against humanity....
audio record of Journeys in Thought : KierkegaardExamines Kierkegaard's journey to Germany and the creation of Either/Or
audio record of Journeys in Thought : MarxWhen Karl Marx arrived in Paris in 1843, having just married his sweetheart Jenny von Westphalen,...
audio record of Journeys in Thought : WittgensteinIn the spring of 1948, Ludwig Wittgenstein abandoned his post as Chair of Philosophy at Trinity...
audio record of Journeys in Thought : NietzscheNietzsche is often remembered as a miserable polemicist who proclaimed the death of God, before...
audio record of Journeys in Thought : RousseauIn 1765 Jean-Jacques Rousseau accepted an invitation from the Scottish philosopher David Hume...
audio record of The Other Medicine : Fit to practiseCould the problems of delayed diagnosis or dangerous advice be avoided with tighter regulation and...
audio record of The Other Medicine : How do we find out if it works?There's no shortage of people who'll tell you that CAM works for them. But anecdote is not the same...
audio record of The Other Medicine : Does it matter how it works?Are therapies like homeopathy or aromatherapy nothing more than elaborate placebos? If they work by...
audio record of The Other Medicine : First, do no harmHippocrates' golden rule for healers was to 'first, do no harm'. 'Natural' doesn't always mean safe...
audio record of The Other Medicine : Why is CAM so popular?Is the popularity of CAM simply a new age fashion for everything 'natural'? Does its focus on the...
audio record of The cactus flowers / Virginia JekanyikaOpen University/BBC World Drama Winner of the English as a 2nd language prize in the BBC World...
audio record of Click : A Route 66 of the future episode 2 Driverless carsIn the second part of A Route 66 of the Future, Gareth Mitchell investigates our desire to switch...
audio record of Inside the ethics committee : series 9 episode 1 - Assisted conception and disabilityRosemary has battled with severe health problems for many years. She has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome...
audio record of Inside science : the making of the MoonIt's the nearest and most dominant object in our night sky, and has inspired artists, astronauts...
audio record of Breaking science : Auctions and frog fungusThe team reveals why we pay too much in auctions and how moving continents can cause climate...
audio record of The climate connection 2009 : episode 5 - Can we build a better future?In many parts of the world, homes and buildings produce around half of all carbon dioxide...
audio record of Free thinking : Riba: the Brits who built the modern worldPhilip Dodd chairs a discussion between Terry Farrell, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael...
audio record of Inside science : How the brain creates meaning, the magic of maths, genetic switch for obesity and...How our brains understand meaning and complex thoughts. Gareth Mitchell talks to Joshua Greene from...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 20Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Boxing styles UK vs US Why nations failWhy do some nations remain mired in poverty whilst others thrive? A new book argues that the clue...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Why love hurtsThe agony of love is a classic trope of romantic literature and popular journalism. The suffering...
audio record of A history of ideas. 56, How can I know anything at all?A history of ideas. Presented by Melvyn Bragg but told in many voices. Each week Melvyn is joined...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Middle class drug dealers / Globalisation of white collar workMiddle class drug dealers: Laurie Taylor discusses a study into suburban drug selling amongst well...
audio record of Inside science : El Niño, sphagnum moss and peatlands, inside CERN and measuring air pollution...Tracey Logan investigates the latest science news. Roland Pease reports on recent warnings that...
audio record of The climate connection 2009 : episode 2 - Does the world need meat?Rebecca Davies, a student from the Earth Institute at Columbia University explores the suggestion...
audio record of Breaking science : Mind control, TB...The team discovers how being a silver surfer can help you keep your marbles, how proteins can be...
audio record of The climate connection 2009 : episode 4 - Travel - good for humanity; bad for the planet?The travel industry – and air travel in particular - is at the sharp end of the emissions...
audio record of The educators 2 : John HattieWhat really works in schools and classrooms? How much difference can homework and class size make...
audio record of Inside the ethics committee : series 9 episode 2 - End of life and IslamMr Khan is brought into A&E with a cardiac arrest and has emergency surgery to clear a blockage in...
audio record of Click : A Route 66 of the future episode 3 New cities summitMore than one million new people move to cities each week. It is an accelerating trend that has...
audio record of The educators 7 : Jo BoalerIs our attitude towards maths killing the subject for children? Professor Jo Boaler believes a...
audio record of Breaking science : Mice memory, X-ray tape ...On this week's show, science fiction becomes reality as Dr Chris discovers that it's possible to...
audio record of Click : A Route 66 of the future episode 6 Digital travelHave you ever sat fuming in a car that was not going anywhere, as traffic ahead of you ground to a...
audio record of The educators 5 : Paul Howard-JonesMost parents will have witnessed the magnetic effect of computer games on children. The combination...
audio record of A history of ideas. 58, Physicist Tara Shears on falsificationScience is based on fact, right? Cold, unchanging, unarguable facts. Perhaps not, says physicist...