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 The bottom line : series 15 episode 4 - Who's the boss?The 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 2 - BitcoinThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 15 episode 6 - Planning for the futureThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of A history of ideas. 7, Barry Smith on the philosophy of good tastePhilosopher and wine enthusiast Barry Smith samples David Hume's theory of good taste. The 18th...
audio record of The bottom line : series 16 episode 8 - Energy upstartsThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Baristas / 'People' historyThe rise and fall of the working class: Laurie Taylor talks to Selina Todd, social historian at St...
audio record of All in the mind : series 56 episode 3 - Problem gambling ; Owls and larks ; Depression and gut...Claudia Hammond talks to Henrietta Bowden-Jones who runs the only NHS clinic for problem gamblers....
audio record of The bottom line : series 18 episode 4 - Flash salesFlash sale companies are growing fast. Evan Davis and guests discuss how this new retail sector is...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Numbers in global politics / Gay rights and religion in BelfastThe power of 'numbers' in global politics: Laurie Taylor talks to the economist, Lorenzo...
audio record of A history of ideas. 9, Historian Simon Schaffer on beauty and evolutionHistorian of science Simon Schaffer is interested in the purpose of beauty within evolutionary...
audio record of Thinking allowed: History of surfing / Coffee shop and idlenessSurfing - a political history. Laurie Taylor looks beyond the tanned bodies, crashing waves and...
audio record of The bottom line : series 17 episode 3 - Sex and drugsThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of A history of ideas. 15, Philosopher Angie Hobbs on the value of consciencePhilosopher Angie Hobbs examines the concept of conscience or moral intuition and asks whether it...
audio record of Thinking allowed: The great indoors / The BathroomThe Great Indoors. Laurie Taylor talks to cultural theorist Ben Highmore about his history of the...
audio record of A history of ideas. 3, Lawyer Harry Potter on individual freedom and the stateHarry Potter is a criminal barrister and watches people being let off and locked up for a living....
audio record of A history of ideas. 14, Lawyer Harry Potter on morality and the lawCriminal Barrister Harry Potter asks whether the law should enforce morals, and if so, which...
audio record of All in the mind : series 54 episode 1 - 25th Anniversary programme (1)The first ever edition of All in the Mind was broadcast in October 1988. For its 25th anniversary,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 15 episode 2 - Business of warThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Why music matters? / Bhangra and belongingWhy Music Matters: David Hesmondhalgh, Professor of Music and Media Industries, examines the role...
audio record of The bottom line : series 18 episode 3 - TripAdvisor EtcOnline postings about hotels, restaurants, hairdressers, electricians: How much can you trust the...
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 Shared planet : episode 7 - Oil and wildlifeMonty Don presents Shared Planet, the series that looks at the crunch point between human...
audio record of A history of ideas. 2, Philosopher Angie Hobbs on positive and negative freedomAngie Hobbs wants to tell you about two kinds of freedom - Negative and Positive. This influential...
audio record of The bottom line : series 16 episode 7 - TransformationThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 18 episode 8 - Upside-down managementWhat is the role of a business leader? To tell staff what to do or allow them to decide for...
audio record of The bottom line : series 18 episode 5 - Wearable technologyFrom smartglasses to smartwatches, tech companies like Apple, Google and Samsung are investing big...
audio record of The bottom line : series 16 episode 6 - ChocolateThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of A history of ideas. 12, Theologian Giles Fraser on moral characterHow do you make good moral decisions when you have no time to make them? This is a question that...
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 1(1990)
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 5
audio record of 1688 : John Locke and the English Revolution1688 marked the beginning of changes in the relationship between parliament and the monarchy....
audio record of Maths into the nineties 5 : a world of symmetry
audio record of The Deans ReviewJoan Bellamy, Dean of the Arts Faculty reports that in some ways 1988 has been one of the most...
audio record of Maths into the nineties 6 : algebra and super algebra
audio record of More or less, 28, Programme 2. Election and adultery specialOn the day after the election, Tim Harford hosts a live edition of More or Less. We bring together...
audio record of The Philosopher's Arms : series 3 episode 4 - Moral blamePints and philosophical puzzles with Matthew Sweet. Each week Matthew goes to the pub to discuss a...
audio record of Thinking allowed: The gym: a social history; Tattoos at workThe gym: Laurie Taylor explores the social history of the gymnasium with the writer and...
audio record of The bottom line : series 20 episode 8 - Entrepreneurs and educationWho needs qualifications for success? Three business leaders tell Evan Davis how they made it to...
audio record of The managers : episode 1 - Tennis coach Sven GroeneveldThere was a moment when Sven Groeneveld realised he wasn't going to be a great tennis player, he...
audio record of Inside science : Goshawk; Cosmic Renaissance; Carl Djerassi and Charles TownesAs Helen MacDonald's "H is for Hawk" secures 2014's Book of the Year at the Costa Awards, a paper...
audio record of A history of ideas. 45, Philosopher Barry Smith on Descartes and consciousnessRene Descartes, one of the most influential philosophers ever, thought the mind was like an open...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Stories behind immigration / Winner of the Ethnography AwardThis year, the BBC's Thinking Allowed, in association with the British Sociological Association,...
audio record of Bringing up Britain : series 7 episode 3 - Is work working for our kids?From April 2015, working parents will be able to share leave after the birth of a child. Mariella...
audio record of More or less, 28, Programme 1. Polls, nuns, life partnersIs the number of Catholic nuns on the up? It was recently reported in the news that the number of...
audio record of More or less, 28, Programme 5 Seven-day NHSSeven Day NHS. As a commitment appears in the Queen's Speech to introduce a 'truly seven day-a-week...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Conservatism/ Emotional labour in a care homeConservatism: Roger Scruton, Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, London, talks to Laurie...
audio record of A history of ideas. 43, Writer AL Kennedy on Sartre and the individualWriter A. L. Kennedy on Existentialist ideas about the individual. Jean Paul Sartre argued that,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Arab Londoners; Migrants and British identityBeing Arab in London: diaspora and difference in the city. Laurie Taylor talks to Ramy M. K. Aly,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Tribute to Ulrich Beck (1944-2015) / Dissident Irish RepublicanismDissident Irish Republicanism - Laurie Taylor talks to John Morrison, Senior Lecturer in...