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 story of maths : 2. The genius of the East The story of maths : 2. The genius of the EastThis series looks at the 30,000 year history of maths including the lives of great mathematicians,...
video record for The story of maths : 1. The language of the universe The story of maths : 1. The language of the universeThis series looks at the 30,000 year history of maths including the lives of great mathematicians,...
video record for Child of our time  : Divide of the sexes Child of our time : Divide of the sexesRobert Winston and the Millennium babies return for our long-term study of child development. As...
video record for Child of our time : 24 hours Child of our time : 24 hoursRobert Winston and the Millennium babies return for our long-term study of child development. As...
video record for Child of our time  : The age of stress Child of our time : The age of stressRobert Winston and the Millennium babies return for our long-term study of child development. As...
video record for Can Gerry Robinson fix the NHS? One year on Can Gerry Robinson fix the NHS? One year onSir Gerry Robinson believes that any organisation, big or small, can be made to run well... and to...
video record for Inside the Medieval mind: 3. Belief Inside the Medieval mind: 3. BeliefProfessor Robert Bartlett, one of the world's greatest authorities on the Middle Ages, investigates...
video record for Inside the Medieval mind : 4. Power Inside the Medieval mind : 4. PowerProfessor Robert Bartlett, one of the world's greatest authorities on the Middle Ages, investigates...
video record for Money Programme : Dirty little secrets Money Programme : Dirty little secretsCorporate espionage is as old as business itself. But today as technology develops, there has been...
video record for Inside the Medieval mind : 1. Knowledge Inside the Medieval mind : 1. KnowledgeProfessor Robert Bartlett, one of the world's greatest authorities on the Middle Ages, investigates...
video record for Inside the Medieval mind : 2. Sex Inside the Medieval mind : 2. SexProfessor Robert Bartlett, one of the world's greatest authorities on the Middle Ages, investigates...
video record for Sacred music : Palestrina and the popes Sacred music : Palestrina and the popesIn this programme Simon travels to Rome to investigate how the music of the Vatican powered the...
video record for Sacred music : Tallis, Byrd and the Tudors Sacred music : Tallis, Byrd and the TudorsIn this programme Simon travels to sixteenth-century England. Through a succession of period...
video record for Sacred music : The Gothic revolution Sacred music : The Gothic revolutionIn this programme Simon Russell Beale charts the early development of Christian church music from...
video record for Sacred music : Bach and the Lutheran legacy Sacred music : Bach and the Lutheran legacyIn this programme, Simon's travels bring him to Germany where Martin Luther's Protestant...
video record for The Human Mind : Making Friends The Human Mind : Making FriendsThis programme investigates the extraordinary way that our minds work to allow us to communicate...
video record for Child of Our Time 1 : Zero to Hero Child of Our Time 1 : Zero to HeroIn the first programme of this series, Professor Winston finds out if popular adults are marked out...
video record for The Human Mind : Get Smart The Human Mind : Get SmartThe first programme in the series uncovers what happens in our minds when we learn, remember and...
video record for Being Positive : dead unlucky Being Positive : dead unluckyBeing Positive, a two-part investigative Open University/BBC series, examines the nature of the...
video record for The Human Mind : Personality The Human Mind : PersonalityProfessor Robert Winston explores how our minds shape our personalities throughout our lives, and...
video record for Child of Our Time 3 : The Making of Me Child of Our Time 3 : The Making of MeIn this episode Robert Winston investigates self-esteem. He finds out how much self-esteem our...
video record for Child of Our Time 2 : Read My Lips Child of Our Time 2 : Read My LipsIn this episode Professor Robert Winston explores how we develop the art of speech and body...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 4 Desperate Midwives : Programme 4'Community midwife Jane works with expectant mums outside of the hospital and is passionate about...
video record for Beliefs BeliefsThe Mediterranean is full of beautiful vistas. But pretty landscapes are much more than a feast for...
video record for Risky rocks Risky rocksAll over the Mediterranean region, earthquakes have created a huge network of cracks in the ground....
video record for Water WaterThis programme is about man's struggle with water. Because water is so crucial to us, the really...
video record for Salt SaltIn this programme Iain Stewart looks at how salt is central to Mediterranean history. Salt is a key...
video record for Art ArtThis programme relates rocks and geology to the use of pigments in art. Early cave painters began...
video record for Architecture ArchitectureThe architectural styles that the ancients used were, to a large extent, dictated by the rocks...
video record for Child of Our Time: State of play Child of Our Time: State of playIn the second programme of the fifth series, Professor Winston looks at how the children spend...
video record for Being Positive : dead lucky Being Positive : dead luckyBeing Positive, a two-part investigative Open University/BBC series, examines the nature of the...
video record for Timewatch : Missing in action Timewatch : Missing in action'From 1961 to 1973 American warplanes flew more than a million missions over Vietnam. America...
video record for Timewatch : The unknown soldiers Timewatch : The unknown soldiersIn the summer of 2003 two sets of remains were found in a field just outside the town of Soissons...
video record for Timewatch : Bog bodies Timewatch : Bog bodies'In late 2004, in remote patches of farmland near Dublin, two gruesome discoveries were made,...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 9 Desperate Midwives : Programme 9'Glamorous mum Victoria has had an epidural and can't feel anything from the waist down. This is...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 1 Desperate Midwives : Programme 1'Derby City General Hospital's midwife co-ordinator Trudy has her work cut out. She has got to...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 6 Desperate Midwives : Programme 6'Midwife Sue Gaskin loves her job and her varied case load. She's a pillar of the community and...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 3 Desperate Midwives : Programme 3'Specialist midwife Judy looks after expectant mums who have addiction or mental health problems....
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 10 Desperate Midwives : Programme 10'Life on the labour ward of Derby City General Hospital can be frantic, but some midwives wouldn't...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 2 Desperate Midwives : Programme 2'Inner-city Derby midwife, Nerissa looks after teenage mums; like 15 year-old pregnant Jade, whose...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 5 Desperate Midwives : Programme 5'Every mother wishes for a perfect birth but with hormones and emotions running high it's the...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 8 Desperate Midwives : Programme 8'Every mother dreams of a perfect birth, but the reality is often quite different. For mum Jane, a...
video record for Money Programme : The great phone call con Money Programme : The great phone call conThis programme looks at some of the scams operated through telecommunications and focuses on the...
video record for Money Programme : Coke on the rocks Money Programme : Coke on the rocksThis programme looks at the change in peoples attitude towards healthy living, which in turn,...
video record for Child of Our Time 1 : Identity crisis Child of Our Time 1 : Identity crisisIn the first programme of the fifth series, Professor Robert Winston asks whether class, skin...
video record for Money Programme : The big poker gamble Money Programme : The big poker gambleThis programme looks at the increase of internet gambling and the rise and fall of an online...
video record for Child of Our Time 3 : What are dads for? Child of Our Time 3 : What are dads for?In the third programme of the fifth series, Professor Winston asks what dads are really for and how...
video record for Money Programme : Microsoft's big games gamble Money Programme : Microsoft's big games gambleThis programme looks at the investment and launch of the new Microsoft Xbox games console and the...
video record for Timewatch : The mystery of the headless Romans Timewatch : The mystery of the headless Romans'The discovery of 30 decapitated Romans found in York has kicked off an intense archaeological...
video record for Timewatch : The princess spy Timewatch : The princess spyIn 1943 a young woman calling herself Nora Baker left British soil for a moonlit field in Northern...