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 Saving species : series 2 - programme 4Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Muslim women's basketball Still lifeIs tradition under threat from capitalism, or are we overly negative about the cultural impact of...
audio record of Openness special - Part 2. Openness and ownershipWhat does it mean to own digital content and devices? As technology allows information and culture...
audio record of Thinking allowed: The politics of sleep Women who killOne third of us now think we are sleep deprived. Why should that be? Who loses the most and how is...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 9Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Click: Openness special - Part 5. Openness and anonymityShould online anonymity be allowed? Bloggers and internet commentators often use pseudonyms or no...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Playboy Celebrity politicsCarrie Pitzulo, the author of a new history of Playboy claims it has "a surprisingly strong record...
audio record of The bottom line : series 13 episode 10 - The education businessThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 12 episode 1The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 15Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of The bottom line : series 12 episode 2 - ProductsThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 10 episode 5 - Selling expertiseThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Drugs for life 'Oldies' subcultural identityDrugs for life - Laurie Taylor talks to the US anthropologist, Joseph Dumit, about his research...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Contagion Changing masculinities in retailContagion - how commerce spreads disease. Laurie Taylor talks to Mark Harrison, Professor of the...
audio record of The bottom line : series 13 episode 2 - GamblingThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 12 episode 5 - Overcrowded marketsThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 10 episode 2 - AutomotiveThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 12 episode 4 - QualityThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Northern Ireland sectarianism and civility / The global pigeonThe global pigeon - our complex and contradictory relationship with the quintessential city bird....
audio record of Thinking allowed: Stan Cohen (1942-2013)Stan Cohen - Laurie Taylor presents a special programme which pays tribute to the work and legacy...
audio record of The bottom line : series 11 episode 3The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Gang labour in the UK Industrial ruinationIndustrial Ruination - the landscapes and legacies of post Industrial decline. Laurie Taylor talks...
audio record of Thinking allowed: The power of oilThe power of oil - Laurie Taylor presents a special programme which explores the role of oil in...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Hostility to tax Mumbai slumAnnawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near Mumbai's international...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Culinary culture and globalisation DignityBritain congratulates itself on the success of its restaurants and its stable of 21 multiple...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 6Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Parents, teens and the culture of sex The claims of parentingLaurie Taylor examines research into the advice offered to parents with Judith Suissa from the...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 15Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Histories of Wales : 2. The only professionSix historians show how a theme they feel passionate about has shaped Wales. This week Dr Sian...
audio record of Histories of Wales : 6. Nation speaks unto nationSix historians show how a theme they feel passionate about has shaped Wales. Professor Aled...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Universites OutlawsIn 1980 there were around 300,000 students in forty-six universities, now there are some two and a...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Builders MusiciansBuilding workers constitute between five and ten per cent of the total labour market in almost...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Ambient religion Poverty and social workPoor mentality", "placidly bovine", "volubly unreachable", "feeble minded" - just some of the terms...
audio record of Thinking allowed: AIDS conspiracy theories ComicsBritish comics are full of iconic and transgressive characters from Dan Dare to Minnie the Minx....
audio record of Thinking allowed: Home life - 4. Shared homeIs there an age in which people should couple-up and settle down? Laurie Taylor visits the home of...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Obesity Cruel optimsimWe inhabit a precarious world of crisis and calamity which mocks the post war promise of upward...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Urban protestFrom the Paris Commune to the 'Right to the City', cities have long been the centre of utopian...
audio record of A history of ideas. 54, Psychotherapist Mark Vernon on FreudWhat is love? Psychotherapist Mark Vernon looks at Freud's ideas on the Greek god Eros, which he...
audio record of Inside science : Hobbit, genetics of height, solar science, snailsIt's 10 years since an unusual skeleton was unearthed on the island of Flores. This species, Homo...
audio record of A history of ideas. 59, Philosopher Clare Carlisle on reality and perceptionIf a tree falls in a forest and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound? That's the kind...
audio record of Inside science : Paleo diet, deep sea corals, cracking the DNA code, grime and pollutionWhy the expansion of the paleolithic brain was powered by cooked carbohydrates. Gareth Mitchell...
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 Breaking science : Planets, midges, flu...This week the team investigates how planets came to be, lighting that brings midges thick and fast,...
audio record of A history of ideas. 50, Philosopher Timothy Secret on ancestor worshipIf we're to live well together we must first learn to live well with the dead, says Timothy...
audio record of The educators 4 : Daisy ChristodoulouIt's a relatively new dilemma for teachers. If the answer to almost anything is available with a...
audio record of Breaking science : Ice, testing the genders, unruly crowds...The team explores studies on the academic differences between boys and girls, the discovery of 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 A history of ideas. 52, Classicist Edith Hall on AristophanesIn 416BC the Greek playwright Aristophanes went to a drinking party. The guests included many...
audio record of Breaking science : Science of envy, sugar and kids...The root of teeth development, cold genetics, the science of complex emotions and does sugar make...
audio record of A history of ideas. 51, What is love?A history of ideas. Presented by Melvyn Bragg but told in many voices.Each week Melvyn is joined by...