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 More or less, 24, Programme 5. Fact-checking obesity crisis claimsEstimates that half the UK population will be obese by 2050 "underestimate" the problem, according...
audio record of Inside science : Pluto images, space elevator, insect migration, imagination appThis summer, the spaceship New Horizons sped past Pluto at 30,000mph, snapping photographs as it...
audio record of Breaking science : Rainforests, earthquakes and liquid glassThe Naked Scientists explore archaeologists' revelation that people have been riding on, eating and...
audio record of A history of ideas. 60, Neuropsychologist Paul Broks onWittgensteinPaul Broks looks at the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and the problem of "other minds". How do I...
audio record of Breaking science : Use or lose your dopamineThe team investigates the latest developments in global warming, stem cell research and the effect...
audio record of One planet : Copenhagen Climate SummitAnd then it was over. The Copenhagen summit lasted longer than expected, half a day longer in fact....
audio record of The ravens / Alana ValentineOpen University/BBC World Drama. A play by Alana Valentine, winner of the English as a First...
audio record of The climate connection 2009 : episode 1 - Are there too many people on the planet?As the global population approaches seven billion, concerns are growing that our population may...
audio record of The understanding / by P. G. MorganThe Afternoon Play presents three dramas which get inside the emotional realities of dealing with...
audio record of More or less, 24, Programme 1. Britain's 80,000 homeless childrenEighty thousand children will wake up homeless on Christmas Day, according to the housing charity...
audio record of More or less, 21, Programme 4. The Census, and what is 'rare'?This week Tim Harford asks why the estimate for the number of Eastern Europeans likely to come to...
audio record of The naked scientists : up all night : Laser hearing, chatty females, clean energy...The cochlear implant that uses infrared laser light for more complex hearing, clean energy from...
audio record of Digital planetGareth Mitchell travels to Copenhagen to explore the innovations behind the Green Lighthouse,...
audio record of Inside science : Brain machine interfaces ; Question on gay genes ; Studying drinking behaviourNeuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis is one of the world's leading researchers into using the mind to...
audio record of Inside science : Women, Science and the Royal Society ; Open access researchRoyal Society investigates the decline in their awards to female scientists. Last week, the UK's...
audio record of Inside science : Antarctica weather and climate change; GM fish oils; Melanin fossils; Time travelScientists following in the footsteps of Edwardian explorer, Douglas Mawson, have been trapped in...
audio record of The bottom line : series 19 episode 4 - InventorsArtificial snow, a plastic hairbrush and a non-spill baby beaker: How do you turn an idea into a...
audio record of Inside science : Engineering for floods ; Neanderthal genes ; Switching senses ;Genes in Space gameThe warning that floods are likely to become more common, or more severe, won't be a high priority...
audio record of More or less 18: Programme 7Tim Harford looks at the arguments for high speed rail with railway consultant Chris Stokes and...
audio record of More or less, 20, Programme 2. The Tour de France and the statistics of cheatingHas the Tour cleaned up? The Tour de France reaches its climax this week. Cycling, we are told, has...
audio record of More or less, 19, Programme 1. How many species are going extinct?It's been claimed that we are experiencing the greatest wave of extinction since the disappearance...
audio record of More or less, 24, Programme 7. The 50p tax rateLabour say that in the three years where the 50p rate of tax was in place, it raised almost 10...
audio record of More or less, 24, Programme 3. The power of pension feesWhen the government announced that fees charged by pension providers could be capped, many...
audio record of Inside science : Horsemeat ; NanoSims ; Early bacteria ; CrystallographyFood crime is now big business that criss crosses national boundaries, according to today's report...
audio record of A history of ideas. 24, Barry Smith on Noam Chomsky and human languageBarry Smith argues that language is out most important uniquely human attribute. It doesn't just...
audio record of More or less, 19, Programme 4. Are CEOs worth it?Are CEOs worth it?This is a question which has been widely discussed this week, after Andrew Moss -...
audio record of A history of ideas. 16, How did everything begin?A new history of ideas presented by Melvyn Bragg but told in many voices.Each week Melvyn is joined...
audio record of A history of ideas. 30, Archaeologist Matt Pope on tools and human evolutionThere's a tiny bone needle at Creswell Crags in Derbyshire. For archaeologist Matt Pope it's hugely...
audio record of Inside science : Bacteriophages ; Breath-detecting disease ; Our bees electric ; DNA barcodingProfessor Alice Roberts talks bacteriophages: viruses that infect the bacteria that infect us. With...
audio record of Inside science : Fracking FAQs ; Fingerprint feedback ; Lipstick forensics ; Snake hookFracking is touted as a technology that will lower UK energy bills. It's a controversial technique...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Numbers in global politics / Gay rights and religion in BelfastThe power of 'numbers' in global politics: Laurie Taylor talks to the economist, Lorenzo...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Small scale technology in India / Poverty and 'shame'Poverty and 'Shame' - shame was once described as the 'irreducible core' of poverty by Nobel...
audio record of A history of ideas. 13, Neuropsychologist Paul Broks on morality and the brainThe eighteenth century writer Jeremy Bentham thought that telling right from wrong as simple:...
audio record of A history of ideas. 8, Vicky Neale on the mathematics of beautyMathematician Vicky Neale is keen to explain why mathematics is beautiful but also to work out...
audio record of All in the mind : series 56 episode 9 - Musical hallucinations and mental healthClaudia Hammond finds out how neuroscientists are understanding musical hallucinations by looking...
audio record of A history of ideas. 2, Philosopher Angie Hobbs on positive and negative freedomAngie Hobbs wants to tell you about two kinds of freedom - Negative and Positive. This influential...
audio record of The bottom line : series 16 episode 8 - Energy upstartsThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Baristas / 'People' historyThe rise and fall of the working class: Laurie Taylor talks to Selina Todd, social historian at St...
audio record of The bottom line : series 14 episode 8 - WaterThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of A history of ideas. 11, How can I tell right from wrong?A new history of ideas presented by Melvyn Bragg but told in many voices. Melvyn is joined by four...
audio record of The bottom line : series 15 episode 6 - Planning for the futureThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of A history of ideas. 7, Barry Smith on the philosophy of good tastePhilosopher and wine enthusiast Barry Smith samples David Hume's theory of good taste. The 18th...
audio record of All in the mind : series 56 episode 3 - Problem gambling ; Owls and larks ; Depression and gut...Claudia Hammond talks to Henrietta Bowden-Jones who runs the only NHS clinic for problem gamblers....
audio record of The bottom line : series 18 episode 4 - Flash salesFlash sale companies are growing fast. Evan Davis and guests discuss how this new retail sector is...
audio record of The bottom line : series 16 episode 3 - TV FormatsThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 16 episode 2 - MBAsThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 16 episode 7 - TransformationThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 20 episode 8 - Entrepreneurs and educationWho needs qualifications for success? Three business leaders tell Evan Davis how they made it to...
audio record of The managers : episode 1 - Tennis coach Sven GroeneveldThere was a moment when Sven Groeneveld realised he wasn't going to be a great tennis player, he...
audio record of The managers : episode 4 - German football legend Jurgen KlinsmannThis summer Jurgen Klinsmann will take the USA team to the World Cup final. He will be trying to...