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 Health checkWhat would convince you to change your lifestyle and use less energy? Despite more people than ever...
audio record of A history of ideas. 57, Lawyer Harry Potter on eye-witness testimonyBarrister Harry Potter asks whether we can believe the evidence of our own eyes. It's a vital...
audio record of Inside the ethics committee : series 9 episode 3 - Genetic testing in childrenAlan is in his late thirties when he is diagnosed with lung cancer. A genetic test reveals that he...
audio record of Click : A Route 66 of the future episode 4 Signal failureHave you ever sat in a car that was not going anywhere as traffic ahead of you ground to a halt? As...
audio record of The educators 8 : Salman KhanSal Khan worked as a hedge-fund analyst before he set up the Khan Academy, almost by accident, when...
audio record of Breaking science : Migraines, mind reading and space...The Naked Scientists explore how scientists could work out what you look like from your genes; the...
audio record of More or less : Is it worth targeting non-voters?Can you rely on non-voters? During the election for the leadership of the Labour Party in the UK...
audio record of Breaking science : Queen ant impersonators and tall stories...The Naked Scientists explore the chemical link between asthma and eczema that has been uncovered;...
audio record of Click : A Route 66 of the future episode 1At the start of a special six part series on travel and transport - real and virtual - Click takes...
audio record of The educators 6 : Sugata MitraProfessor Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology at Newcastle University, imagines a...
audio record of Breaking science : HIV and superstitionsThe latest research on the origin of the HIV virus, how superstitions are formed and why we think...
audio record of Breaking science : Malaria, volcanoes...This week the Breaking Science team examines the reality of hydrogen powered cars, how to listen to...
audio record of Breaking science : Stress, fish, financial success...The Breaking Science team explore how fish play an important role in the marine inorganic carbon...
audio record of More or less, 21, Programme 7. The parable of the oxTim Harford tells us what a 'guess the weight of the ox' competition tells us about a bloated and...
audio record of Inside science : Personal genome ; Solar cells and music ; Asteroids ; Alfred Russel WallaceA hundred thousand Britons are being asked to donate their sequenced DNA, their personal genome, to...
audio record of More or less, 24, Programme 4. The week that killsTim Harford tries to find out why this is the week of the year in which most deaths occur. It's...
audio record of Inside science : Stem cell news ; Science practicals ; Phantom head ; Sewage powerAs Spanish researchers unveil new stem cell research, Dr Adam Rutherford talks to Professor of...
audio record of Inside science : DNA to ID typhoon victims ; Volcanic ash ; Hope for red squirrels ; RobogutGlobal experts in DNA identification are flying to the Philippines to assess whether they can help...
audio record of A history of ideas. 26, How has technology changed us?A new history of ideas presented by Melvyn Bragg but told in many voices.Melvyn is joined by four...
audio record of Inside science : Bees ; Whales ; Pain ; Gay genesBees - Nearly all bees in the UK suffering serious declines. They're mostly threatened by habitat...
audio record of All in the mind : series 54 episode 6 - 1712/2013Why rituals like blowing out candles on a birthday cake table before eating it can improve the...
audio record of The bottom line : series 19 episode 2 - Trading placesNaked bath bombs, in-store coffee shops and customer satisfaction charts: Evan Davis and guests...
audio record of Inside science : Cosmic inflation latest; Indian space success; Science and language; Wax VenusBICEP - gravitational waves and dustOne of the biggest scientific claims of 2014 has received...
audio record of Inside science : Orion launch ; Fake Mars trip ; XDNA ; Richard the Third's skeletonA NASA space capsule, Orion, that could transport humans to Mars is due to make its maiden flight....
audio record of The bottom line : series 19 episode 1 - The price of timeHow should we price services? By the hour? By results? Or by the difficulty of the task? And what...
audio record of More or less, 21, Programme 2. The art of polling, Kevin Pietersen, stacking legoOn More or Less this week Tim Harford looks at three polls carried out to gauge the public's...
audio record of A history of ideas. 17, Jessica Frazier on creation mythsHow did the world begin? In the Old Testament it all starts with an act of God, but where did God...
audio record of More or less, 23, Programme 5. Are patients 45% more likely to die in NHS hospitals than US ones?Health service patients are 45% more likely to die in hospital than in the US, the news headlines...
audio record of Inside science : US shutdown ; Nobels ; New climate science ; Airport heart attack headlinesThe US has shut down government science with potentially devastating results for American and...
audio record of A history of ideas. 25, Giles Fraser on Wittgenstein and Blade RunnerGiles Fraser thinks being human isn't a matter of biology or some unique attribute like language....
audio record of More or less, 23, Programme 1. What price the life of a badger?Has the government taken into account the worth of a badger's life in any cost-benefit analysis of...
audio record of The bottom line : series 17 episode 9 - RecallsThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of All in the mind : series 56 episode 4 - Airport security ; Attitudes to psychosis ; Walking happyHome Secretary Theresa May says the UK is facing a terror threat "perhaps greater than it has ever...
audio record of All in the mind : series 56 episode 6 - Hoarding disorder ; Unfitness to plead ; Mood phone appsStockpiling possessions and collecting obsessively can tip into Hoarding Disorder, a condition...
audio record of Thinking allowed: British working class gardens / Why England fails at footballGardens of the British Working Class - the historian, Margaret Willes, considers the remarkable...
audio record of The bottom line : series 14 episode 7 - Futurology for businessThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Dying in prison / Rio, protests and the World CupRio, protests and the World Cup.
audio record of Thinking allowed: Sociology of sleep / Islamaphobia and Anti-SemitismIslamophobia and Anti-Semitism - similarities and differences. Comparisons of anti-Semitic and...
audio record of The bottom line : series 16 episode 9 - Serving the super-richThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Illicit worlds of Indian dance / War : what is it good for?'Illicit' dance in India.
audio record of Thinking allowed: Race in police disciplinaries / Protestant fishermen in ScotlandRace in police 'misconduct' proceedings - Laurie Taylor considers new research exploring the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Russia's upper class / Flip flopsFlip flops: the world wide trail of an everyday commodity. Laurie Taylor talks to Caroline Knowles,...
audio record of A history of ideas. 4, Theologian Giles Fraser on religious freedomTheologian Giles Fraser thinks freedom is overrated. It has become a kind of tyranny or obsession....
audio record of Shared planet : episode 7 - Oil and wildlifeMonty Don presents Shared Planet, the series that looks at the crunch point between human...
audio record of The bottom line : series 15 episode 3 - Digital marketplacesThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Shared planet : episode 8 - What is sustainability?Monty Don presents Shared Planet, the series that looks at the crunch point between human...
audio record of A history of ideas. 6, Why are things beautiful?A new history of ideas presented by Melvyn Bragg but told in many voices. Melvyn is joined by four...
audio record of The bottom line : series 14 episode 6 - Managing in a crisisThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 17 episode 7 - Second-hand tradeThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Inside science : Alzheimer's disease; False memory; Diamond light source; Twins in spaceAlzheimer's disease is becoming increasingly common as the global population ages. It is estimated...