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 truth about mental health : episode 5 - Treatment gapIf you have a mental health problem, where you live in the world makes a big difference to the care...
audio record of The bottom line : series 20 episode 5 - Angel investorsHow to spot the next Google, Paypal or LinkedIn? Three successful entrepreneurs tell Evan Davis how...
audio record of A history of ideas. 44, Philosopher Jules Evans on Jung and the mindPhilosopher Jules Evans explores Jung and the shadow inside all of us. With archive contributions...
audio record of The bottom line : series 19 episode 7 - Going globalWhether you're selling breakfast cereals, criminal tags or excavator buckets, expanding your...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Inside the Muslim BrotherhoodInside the Muslim Brotherhood - The first in-depth study of the relationship between the Egyptian...
audio record of A history of ideas. 47, Historian Justin Champion on tolerationProfessor Justin Champion examines Locke's theory of Toleration through the inhabitants of...
audio record of The bottom line : series 19 episode 9 - Corporate scandalPhone hacking, financial mis-selling and fraud: How do companies recover from scandal and negative...
audio record of Inside science : Climate change belief; Anthropocene era; Eyes on the sea; Origins of multicellular...We all remember the floods across much of central and southern England this time last year, and the...
audio record of A history of ideas. 37, Barrister Harry Potter on deterrenceAll this week Melvyn Bragg and guests are discussing ideas of Justice. Today lawyer Harry Potter...
audio record of Thinking allowed: The Ethnography Award 'shortlistThe Ethnography award 'short list': Thinking Allowed, in association with the British Sociological...
audio record of More or less, , Programme 6 World Cup migrant deaths28Qatar migrant worker deaths.Is the World Cup really responsible for the deaths of 1200 migrant...
audio record of The Philosopher's Arms : series 3 episode 1 - Free ridersPints and philosophical puzzles with Matthew Sweet. Each week Matthew goes to the pub to discuss a...
audio record of The bottom line : series 20 episode 2 - FailureIf your business venture doesn't succeed, how can you be sure it's worth trying again before...
audio record of A history of ideas. 40, Historian Alice Taylor on Habeas CorpusHistorian Alice Taylor explores the idea of justice through history, through the lens of power. Who...
audio record of Poetry and Performance : Benjamin Zephania and Ahmed SheikhDr. Denis Walder from the Literature department at the Open University talks to Benjamin Zephania...
audio record of More or less 6: Programme 6This programme looks at social class and life expectancy by investigating the statistics produced...
audio record of Things we forgot to remember 1: the space race'So you think that Apollo 11 won the space race for the Americans...? Actually, it's not as simple...
audio record of More or less 4 : 1. Number detectivesWe often expose statistics in the news, but we do not always tell you what we had to do to get...
audio record of More or less 4 : 3. The politics of baby growthAt the moment, we compare the growth of our own little ones to what seemed typical in a survey of...
audio record of More or less 4 : 5. Pigeonholes and postcodesIn More or Less this week, Andrew Dilnot takes us on a tour of locations identified from a massive...
audio record of Material world : OU summer school - geologyQuentin Cooper joins a group of Open University geology students on a field trip to Staithes in...
audio record of Looking for democracy 1 : U.S.A. ; overdemocracy'California would be voted most democratic place on earth: there are elections for almost every...
audio record of Connecting : last call'Sara is head of PR at a company planning to expand in Africa. She's in line for a directorship if...
audio record of More or less 4 : 6. The truth behind statisticsThe truth behind statistics. According to a survey, 20% of people drink coffee while brushing their...
audio record of More or less 3 : 2. The Monty Hall problem Objective measurements Numbers and ethics Arresting numbersIs there a logic to Monty Hall's famous three-door quiz show conundrum, or is it pure chance?
audio record of More or less 3 : 4. League tablesMore or Less this week is proud to announce that it is number one in the world league of numbers...
audio record of Material world : OU summer school - environmentQuentin Cooper visits Malham in the Yorkshire Dales, and joins an Open University residential...
audio record of Looking for democracy 5 : Uganda ; no-party-democracy'President Museveni has always banned political parties - arguing that a western model is not...
audio record of Ian McMillan's writing lab : 4. Making use of the poetic formIan McMillan introduces a series of entertaining and inspirational fifteen minute programmes aimed...
audio record of More or less 5: 4. Still waiting for treatment US electionsOn More or Less this week, we reveal the data that asks questions of the government's record on...
audio record of More or less 6: Programme 2Topics covered include more on animal numeracy; rail safety, women and numbers and medical trials.
audio record of The making of modern medicine : 20. Stopping the rotThis Radio 4 series covers over 2000 years of medical history and draws on a vast range of original...
audio record of The making of modern medicine : 22. Transforming plagueThis Radio 4 series covers over 2000 years of medical history and draws on a vast range of original...
audio record of Things we forgot to remember 2: World War One"We rightly remember the Somme in 1916 as a bloody metaphor for the seemingly senseless slaughter...
audio record of Things we forgot to remember 2 : the 1945 Labour government"Clement Attlee's government is now remembered as the founder of the welfare state. At every...
audio record of More or less 5: 9. Health, privacy and statistics Number art CensusMore or Less this week looked at the other side of the argument about the privacy of our health...
audio record of Material world : Special for interdependence dayQuentin Cooper reports on developments across the sciences. Each week scientists describe their...
audio record of Connecting : network failure'Ian is on his first trip to Africa, his employers sending him to work as an IT trainer in a media...
audio record of More or less 6: Programme 1Topics covered include comparing our numerical skills with that of chimpanzees; drug trials using...
audio record of More or less 4 : 4. Searching for patterns in friendshipsIn this week's More or Less we look at one of the most famous measures of our social networking,...
audio record of Things we forgot to remember 1: the Battle of Britain'So you think the Battle of Britain was the defining moment in preventing a German invasion...?...
audio record of Material world : OU summer school - psychologyIn the last programme in the series, Quentin Cooper goes to Durham and joins an Open University...
audio record of Things we forgot to remember 1: the Spanish ArmadaSo you think Francis Drake and his bowls ended the Spanish Armada threat...? Actually, it's not...
audio record of The making of modern medicine : 2. God's house, the hospitalThis Radio 4 series covers over 2000 years of medical history and draws on a vast range of original...
audio record of The making of modern medicine : 1. Hot cold wet and dryThis Radio 4 series covers over 2000 years of medical history and draws on a vast range of original...
audio record of Things we forgot to remember 3: the darien schemeThe real reason behind the 1707 Act of Union which saw England and Scotland merged was a disastrous...
audio record of Things we forgot to remember 2 : Magna Carta"We venerate the Magna Carta as the foundation rock of English political development. But the sort...
audio record of The making of modern medicine : 18. A Yankee dodgeThis Radio 4 series covers over 2000 years of medical history and draws on a vast range of original...
audio record of The making of modern medicine : 29. The cripplerThis Radio 4 series covers over 2000 years of medical history and draws on a vast range of original...
audio record of Material world : Nature of experimentation: special edition from OU's science summer school at...Quentin Cooper reports on developments across the sciences. Each week scientists describe their...