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 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...
video record for Timewatch : The iron coffin Timewatch : The iron coffin'On 9 March 1862, an epic battle was fought that not only crucially affected the course of the...
video record for Timewatch : The Crusaders' lost fort Timewatch : The Crusaders' lost fort'In 1179, the Muslim Sultan Saladin launched an assault on the crusader castle of Jacob's Ford in...
video record for Money Programme : The Five Billion Pound Protection Racket Money Programme : The Five Billion Pound Protection Racket'It's an incredibly successful £5bn industry with 20 million customers. But it's so worrying...
video record for Alternative medicine : the evidence : Herbs Alternative medicine : the evidence : HerbsThis series tells the story of a remarkable journey taken by scientist Kathy Sykes to uncover the...
video record for Alternative medicine : the evidence : Healing Alternative medicine : the evidence : HealingThis series tells the story of a remarkable journey taken by scientist Kathy Sykes to uncover the...
video record for Alternative medicine : the evidence : Acupuncture Alternative medicine : the evidence : AcupunctureThis series tells the story of a remarkable journey taken by scientist Kathy Sykes to uncover the...
video record for Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Tyrese and James Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Tyrese and JamesTyrese -- Born in inner city Birmingham, Tyrese is the third child of Marie Blake and Jamal Hakeem....
video record for Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Rebecca and Taliesin Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Rebecca and Taliesin'Rebecca -- Rebecca and her family live in Gants Hill, Essex, among a large and traditional Jewish...
video record for Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Rhianna and Calvin Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Rhianna and Calvin'Rhianna -- A bright, articulate six year old, Rhianna wants to be an actress when she grows up....
video record for Timewatch : Hadrian's wall Timewatch : Hadrian's wallThe programme explores the hidden treasures of Hadrian's Wall, a structure unique in the Roman...
video record for Timewatch : The first Blitz Timewatch : The first BlitzIn January 1915, in a Zeppelin raid on the Norfolk town of Great Yarmouth, Sam Smith became the...
video record for Climate change: can we save planet Earth? Climate change: can we save planet Earth?'In the second of the two part documentary, David Attenborough looks into the future at the impact...
video record for Timewatch : Killer cloud Timewatch : Killer cloud'This programme looks at the Laki eruption on Iceland in 1783. It considers the immediate impact on...
video record for Climate change: are we changing planet Earth? Climate change: are we changing planet Earth?'With so much of the natural world under threat from the impact of climate change, how much is...
video record for Timewatch : Beatlemania Timewatch : BeatlemaniaThis programme follows the touring career of The Beatles, looking at the controversies during their...
video record for Money programme : Parking mad Money programme : Parking mad'Britain's parking restrictions have become the bane of every motorist's life. Running parking...
video record for Money Programme : The broadband boom and you Money Programme : The broadband boom and you'Do you remember the days of "dial-up"? The strange electronic white noise, the waiting to connect,...
video record for Money Programme : Making it big on Ebay Money Programme : Making it big on EbayThe website eBay has become the focus of a new breed of entrepreneurs who hope to make money by...
video record for Money Programme : Avon's still calling Money Programme : Avon's still callingThe modern day Avon lady still goes from door to door just as the first rep did 120 years ago. In...
video record for Money Programme : The great plane robbery Money Programme : The great plane robberySome of the world's biggest airlines, including our very own British Airways, stand accused of...
video record for Money Programme : Feeding frenzy: convenient cuisine Money Programme : Feeding frenzy: convenient cuisineForget the campaigning celebrity chefs and the growth in farmers markets: as a nation we are hooked...
video record for Money Programme : Feeding frenzy: clever food Money Programme : Feeding frenzy: clever foodMore and more of us are going to the supermarket rather than making a trip to the doctor for our...
video record for Money programme : Teen tycoons Money programme : Teen tycoons'Ask a group of 18 to 25 years olds about the idea of becoming an entrepreneur and almost three...
video record for Money Programme : Transforming Aquascutum: comeback queen Money Programme : Transforming Aquascutum: comeback queenCan fashion industry comeback queen Kim Winser turn around the fortunes of one of Britain's oldest...
video record for Timewatch : The people's coronation Timewatch : The people's coronationThe Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on June the second 1953 was the greatest spectacle ever staged...
video record for Timewatch : The wreckers Timewatch : The wreckersIn January 2007 The container ship MSC Napoli ran aground of the sooth coast of Devon, spilling its...
video record for Timewatch : Hijack Timewatch : HijackSeptember 1970. A BOAC flight with over 20 school children on board was hijacked in the name of a...
video record for Money Programme : The fall of Conrad Black Money Programme : The fall of Conrad BlackThe trial of Conrad Black - press baron, British peer, socialite and a man with a taste for the...
video record for Timewatch : Remember the Galahad Timewatch : Remember the GalahadThe story of the worst British disaster of the Falklands conflict of 1982 - the bombing by...
video record for Timewatch : The greatest knight Timewatch : The greatest knightThis programme looks at William Marshal who lived in the thirteenth century and was the greatest...
video record for Timewatch : Gladiator graveyard Timewatch : Gladiator graveyardFor centuries gladiators have been seen as legendary figures of the Ancient World. Our knowledge of...
video record for Timewatch : The pharoah's lost city Timewatch : The pharoah's lost cityEgypt's pyramids at Giza are timeless memorials to the great Pharoahs, their lives and their...
video record for Timewatch : Bloody Omaha Timewatch : Bloody OmahaThis programme uses personal testimony; expert interviews with historians and military experts from...
video record for Ever wondered about food 3.... Cheese? Ever wondered about food 3.... Cheese?Ever Wondered looks at how processed cheese revolutionised the lunchbox, asks just why port is...
video record for Money Programme : The fake football shirt sting Money Programme : The fake football shirt sting'This programme follows an undercover investigator for British sportswear manufacturers Umbro,...
video record for Coast 3: Shetland and Orkney Coast 3: Shetland and OrkneyEpisode 1 in the third series of Coast, the BBC/OU production which explores the entire UK coastline.
video record for Coast 3: Southport to Whitehaven Coast 3: Southport to WhitehavenEpisode 3 in the third series of Coast, the BBC/OU production which explores the entire UK coastline.
video record for Coast 3: Cardiff to St David's Coast 3: Cardiff to St David'sEpisode 4 in the third series of Coast, the BBC/OU production which explores the entire UK coastline.
video record for Coast 3: Bournemouth to Plymouth Coast 3: Bournemouth to PlymouthEpisode 2 in the third series of Coast, the BBC/OU production which explores the entire UK coastline.
video record for Coast 3: Channel Islands to Dover Coast 3: Channel Islands to DoverEpisode 8 in the third series of Coast, the BBC/OU production which explores the entire UK coastline.
video record for Coast 3: Galway to Baltimore Coast 3: Galway to BaltimoreEpisode 6 in the third series of Coast, the BBC/OU production which explores the entire UK coastline.
video record for Coast 3: Kings Lynn to Felixstowe Coast 3: Kings Lynn to FelixstoweEpisode 7 in the third series of Coast, the BBC/OU production which explores the entire UK coastline.
video record for Coast 3: Berwick to Aberdeen Coast 3: Berwick to AberdeenEpisode 5 in the third series of Coast, the BBC/OU production which explores the entire UK coastline.
video record for Comic Relief: Does Africa need Ade? Comic Relief: Does Africa need Ade?It's Comic Relief time again - but what happens to the money when it arrives in Africa? Does it...
video record for The nature of Britain: Islands The nature of Britain: IslandsThe Nature of Britain is the definitive landmark television series on Britain's wildlife: a...
video record for Life : 1. Challenges of life Life : 1. Challenges of lifeDavid Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to...
video record for Life : 2. Reptiles and amphibians Life : 2. Reptiles and amphibiansDavid Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to...
video record for Life : 8. Creatures of the deep Life : 8. Creatures of the deepDavid Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to...
video record for Life : 6. Insects Life : 6. InsectsDavid Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to...