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 Things we forgot to remember 2: Jack the Ripper'We remember Jack the Ripper - the top-hatted, knife-wielding psychopath - but what has our...
audio record of Dr Faustus : CD2Based on the play by Christopher Marlowe; BBC/Open University series Dr Faustus
audio record of The making of modern medicine : 5. The anatomical RenaissanceThis Radio 4 series covers over 2000 years of medical history and draws on a vast range of original...
audio record of Material world : OU summer school - robotsQuentin is in Bath with students on the Technology in Action course. One of their tasks is to...
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 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 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 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 : 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 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 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 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 More or less 9: Programme 1The programme that investigates the numbers everywhere; in the news, in politics, in life. Topics...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Ghosts of BerlinIn this programme Laurie explores Berlin, accompanied by Brian Ladd's key sociological text 'The...
audio record of More or less 9: Programme 5The programme that investigates the numbers everywhere; in the news, in politics, in life. Topics...
audio record of More or less 8: Programme 8The programme that investigates the numbers everywhere; in the news, in politics, in life. Topics...
audio record of Material world: TitanIn this programme Quentin Cooper visits Chesil Beach, Dorset and meets Open University scientists...
audio record of More or less 15: Programme 8The Health Secretary says you're twice as likely to die from heart disease in the UK than in...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 9Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Tour guide Changing incomesNew research compares income distribution in the UK with a multi storey apartment building in which...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 25Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Tour guide Changing incomesProtests against art and culture occur every day across America. Conservatives object to artworks...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Race and the seaside The brainLaurie Taylor examines the limits of science and the machine age with writer Bryan Appleyard and...
audio record of More or less 10: Programme 1Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers everywhere, in the news, in politics and...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 6Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of More or less 13: Programme 6Tim Harford and the More or Less team explain numbers in the news, look out for misused statistics...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Power restoration after Hurricane Ike White middle class identity in urban schoolsLaurie Taylor explores new research examining the motives of middle class parents who deliberately...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 11Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of More or less 10: Programme 4Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers everywhere, in the news, in politics and...
audio record of More or less 15: Programme 2Local government funding: why everything depends on Wokingham. Inflation: who came up with the 1-3%...
audio record of More or less 10: Programme 5Tim Harford takes apart a rogue statistic on domestic violence which has been circulating since the...
audio record of More or less 13: Programme 2Which would win in a fight - a shark or a toaster? Tim Harford finds out in this week's More or...
audio record of More or less 10: Programme 3Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers everywhere, in the news, in politics and...
audio record of More or less 10: Programme 6Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers everywhere, in the news, in politics and...
audio record of More or less 14: Programme 6
audio record of Thinking allowed: Household breakup in New Orleans Remembering CommunismHurricane Katrina led to the compulsory evacuation of all the residents of New Orleans. They were...
audio record of Writing the century: 1948-1953 starting from scratchA series written for the drama slot in Woman's Hour on Radio 4, telling the story of the twentieth...
audio record of Click: Openness special - Part 7. The future of opennessClick concludes its 'openness' series in collaboration with the Open University with a special...
audio record of Digital planet: Cape Town - South Africa specialAs the World Cup gets underway in South Africa, Gareth Mitchell travels to Cape Town to explore how...
audio record of Thinking allowed: H. G. Wells, utopias ParaphernaliaHG Wells was so involved in establishing sociology in this country that he wrote to Prime Minister...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 12Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Writing the century : 1948-1953 starting from scratch : episode 1A series written for the drama slot in Woman's Hour on Radio 4, telling the story of the twentieth...