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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video record for The bottom line : series 9 episode 6 The bottom line : series 9 episode 6The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
video record for The bottom line : series 9 episode 2 The bottom line : series 9 episode 2The view from the top of business. The Bottom Line cuts through confusion, statistics and spin to...
video record for The bottom line : series 8 episode 7 The bottom line : series 8 episode 7The view from the top of business. The Bottom Line cuts through confusion, statistics and spin to...
video record for The bottom line : series 9 episode 3 The bottom line : series 9 episode 3The view from the top of business. The Bottom Line cuts through confusion, statistics and spin to...
video record for The bottom line : series 9 episode 4 The bottom line : series 9 episode 4The view from the top of business. The Bottom Line cuts through confusion, statistics and spin to...
video record for The bottom line : series 9 episode 7 The bottom line : series 9 episode 7The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
video record for Nation on film 1 : Private passions Nation on film 1 : Private passionsIn the years between the Great Depression and the outbreak of the Second World War there was a boom...
video record for The bottom line : series 9 episode 9 The bottom line : series 9 episode 9The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
video record for The bottom line : series 9 episode 8 The bottom line : series 9 episode 8The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
video record for Running for your life Running for your life"Primary School Head, Mr Ntairaho is taking part in a survey of displaced children in the Masindi...
video record for Science shack 2 : Can you live underwater? Science shack 2 : Can you live underwater?The team build an underwater home, but will Adam trust their engineering skills when it's his life...
video record for The Big Read 1 : Pride and Prejudice ; His Dark Materials ; Birdsong The Big Read 1 : Pride and Prejudice ; His Dark Materials ; BirdsongIn this episode of the Big Read: Meera Syal nominates Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'; Benedict...
video record for The Big Read 2 : Captain Correlli's Mandolin The Big Read 2 : Captain Correlli's MandolinIn this programme Clare Short nominates Louis de Bernieres' 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' as her...
video record for The Big Read 2 : Winnie the Pooh The Big Read 2 : Winnie the PoohIn this programme Phill Jupitus nominates A. A. Milne's 'The World of Winnie the Pooh' as his...
video record for The Romantics : Nature The Romantics : NatureThis programme examines the birth of the modern notion of nature. The Industrial Revolution sought...
video record for Music of the primes Music of the primesPrime numbers - those figures which refuse to be divided neatly by anything other than one and...
video record for The Big Read 3 : To Kill a Mockingbird ; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ; Gone With the Wind The Big Read 3 : To Kill a Mockingbird ; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ; Gone With the WindIn this episode of the Big Read: John Humphreys nominates Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' ;...
video record for The Big Read 6 : Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ; Wind in the Willows ; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Big Read 6 : Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ; Wind in the Willows ; The Lion, the Witch...In this episode of the Big Read: Fay Ripley nominates J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter and the Goblet...
video record for The Big Read Top 21 Revealed The Big Read Top 21 RevealedClive Anderson counts down The Big Read Top 100 novels from numbers 100 - 22 before revealing the...
video record for The Big Read 4 : Lord of the Rings ; Wuthering Heights ; Catch 22 The Big Read 4 : Lord of the Rings ; Wuthering Heights ; Catch 22In this episode of the Big Read: Ray Mears nominates J. R. R. Tolkein's 'Lord of the Rings';...
video record for The Big Read 5 : Great Expectations ; Rebecca ; 1984 The Big Read 5 : Great Expectations ; Rebecca ; 1984In this episode of the Big Read: David Dimbleby nominates Charles Dickens's 'Great Expectations';...
video record for The Big Read 7 : War and Peace ; Little Women ; Jane Eyre The Big Read 7 : War and Peace ; Little Women ; Jane EyreIn this episode of the Big Read: Simon Schama nominates Leo Tolstoy's 'War and Peace'; Sandi...
video record for Money Programme : Virtual world, real millions Money Programme : Virtual world, real millions'More and more people are turning their backs on the real world and instead spending increasing...
video record for Money Programme : Bingo your number's up? Money Programme : Bingo your number's up?'The bingo industry generates billions of pounds in stake money, and employs 20,000 people...
video record for Money Programme : The Blair rich project Money Programme : The Blair rich projectThe announcement has finally been made: the Blairs are leaving Downing Street. But at only 54, will...
video record for Paris: 3. Bohemian Rhapsody Paris: 3. Bohemian RhapsodyArt historian Sandrine Voillet reveals the tempestuous history, immortal beauty and bohemian soul...
video record for Paris: 2. Blood and chocolate Paris: 2. Blood and chocolateArt historian Sandrine Voillet reveals the tempestuous history, immortal beauty and bohemian soul...
video record for Paris: 1. City of dreams Paris: 1. City of dreamsArt historian Sandrine Voillet reveals the tempestuous history, immortal beauty and bohemian soul...
video record for Money Programme : The chewing gum war Money Programme : The chewing gum war'Chewing gum is at the centre of a retail battle between Wrigley, the dominant player in Britain...
video record for Money Programme : Britain's brilliant ideas boom Money Programme : Britain's brilliant ideas boomBritain is becoming a nation of inventors and according to the Intellectual Property Office...
video record for Money Programme : Run on the bank: penalty pain Money Programme : Run on the bank: penalty painThis programme is the second part of the Money Programme's high street banks special. It returns to...
video record for Money Programme : How green is your high street? Money Programme : How green is your high street?'The giants of Britain's high streets are spending hundreds of millions of pounds going green, and...
video record for Money Programme : Facehooked Money Programme : FacehookedThe programme follows how the Facebook social networking website is transforming lives and changing...
video record for Money Programme : The great phone swindle Money Programme : The great phone swindleThis programme investigates how hundreds of thousands of people have been cheated into changing...
video record for Money Programme : The fall of BP's Sun King Money Programme : The fall of BP's Sun KingThis programme follows the career, downfall and resignation of Lord Browne of Madingley, chief...
video record for Money Programme : Last orders for Guinness Money Programme : Last orders for GuinnessThis programme follows efforts of the Guinness brand to reverse the recent decline in UK sales of...
video record for Money Programme : Buy to debt? Money Programme : Buy to debt?The programme investigates whether it is still possible to make your fortune by investing in the...
video record for Money Programme : Once more with Ealing Money Programme : Once more with Ealing"Ealing Studios was one of the most loved names in the history of cinema. Now a new generation of...
video record for Money Programme : Britain's favourite fakes (OU version) Money Programme : Britain's favourite fakes (OU version)The global trade in fakes from DVDs to branded clothes and electrical goods is having a huge impact...
video record for Money Programme : The AA - rescue or wrong turn? Money Programme : The AA - rescue or wrong turn?'Has a private equity takeover been good or bad for the AA? Since the private equity firm Permira...
video record for Money Programme : Too young to retire Money Programme : Too young to retireWith pressures from inadequate pensions and redundancy growing, ever more people are trying to...
video record for Money Programme : Plane crazy - the transatlantic price war? Money Programme : Plane crazy - the transatlantic price war?"The new Open Skies agreement between the European Union and the United States, which is to come...
video record for Money Programme : Heathrow - ready for take off Money Programme : Heathrow - ready for take off"It has taken £4.3bn, 60,000 workers and 6 years to build. Now Terminal 5 at Heathrow is less than...
video record for Money Programme : Run on the bank - Northern Crock Money Programme : Run on the bank - Northern Crock"Northern Rock is Britain's eighth largest high street bank and until recently was the darling of...
video record for Money Programme : The great British share swindle (OU version) Money Programme : The great British share swindle (OU version)"Britain's 10 million small shareholders are being systematically targeted by an international...
video record for Money Programme : Email is ruining my life (OU version) Money Programme : Email is ruining my life (OU version)"Two million e-mails are sent every minute in the UK. That is almost three billion each day. But...
video record for Money Programme : The great green fuel gamble? Money Programme : The great green fuel gamble?"With 620 million cars worldwide and fossil fuels running out, are biofuels the green solution to...
video record for Money Programme : Superstar, super-rich Money Programme : Superstar, super-richWith a global economy, successful people in all sorts of professions can now command global-scale...
video record for The story of maths : 3. The frontiers of space The story of maths : 3. The frontiers of spaceThis series looks at the 30,000 year history of maths including the lives of great mathematicians,...
video record for The story of maths : 4. To infinity and beyond The story of maths : 4. To infinity and beyondThis series looks at the 30,000 year history of maths including the lives of great mathematicians,...