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 15: Programme 2Local government funding: why everything depends on Wokingham. Inflation: who came up with the 1-3%...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 39Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Craft and communityIs DIY culture and home improvement linked to the ideals of John Ruskin? David Gauntlett, author of...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 37Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 8Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Grammar schools and social mobility The opera fanaticLaurie Taylor explores opera fanatics at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires and compares them to fans...
audio record of More or less 10: Programme 2Tim Harford examines how the arithmetic behind sustainable energy adds up, asks whether putting in...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 38Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Migration Music and politicsLaurie Taylor explores impartiality in TV political interviewing and he examines how the colour...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 27Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 16Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 22Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of More or less 14: Programme 2Tim Harford presents the magazine which explains the numbers behind the news.
audio record of More or less 15: Programme 1We look at the numbers behind the increase in the cap on undergraduate tuition fees in England. Are...
audio record of More or less 16: Programme 5This week we present a cornucopia of wedding-related numbers, including: Why we predict a jump in...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Street life Performing politics in the squareIn 1905 Russians gathered at 6 different points to march on the Winter Palace and the streetscape...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 13Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of More or less 13: Programme 4Will the new government focus more on evidence-based policy - and evaluation - than the last? Does...
audio record of More or less 13: Programme 3Will the new government focus more on evidence-based policy - and evaluation - than the last? Does...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 28Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of More or less 15: Programme 7The Health Secretary says you're twice as likely to die from heart disease in the UK than in...
audio record of The Climate connection: 2. Lost in translationWhat's stopping us from taking action on climate change? Can research from other fields help us...
audio record of More or less 13: Programme 5Tim Harford and the More or Less team explain numbers in the news, look out for misused statistics...
audio record of More or less 9: Programme 8How do you break down the mass of data on fertility and make it meaningful to those seeking IVF...
audio record of More or less 14: Programme 1"Tim Harford and the More or Less team are back with a new series of the award-winning...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 35Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of More or less 16: Programme 1Tim Harford is back with a new series of More or Less, and the numbers behind the news. Are the...
audio record of More or less 14: Programme 5Claiming benefits has been described by the Chancellor as - for some - a "lifestyle choice". What...
audio record of The Climate connection: 1. The selfish apeWhat's stopping us from taking action on climate change? Can research from other fields help us...
audio record of Thinking allowed: White collar crimes - 3. Punishment of crimesIn a series of special programmes in association with the Open University, Laurie Taylor explores...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 7Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 1Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of More or less 15: Programme 5More or Less examines this week's claims and counter-claims about VAT. Also including sections on...
audio record of The Climate connection: 5. Debate - what's stopping us?What's stopping us from taking action on climate change? Can research from other fields help us...
audio record of More or less 14: Programme 4Tim Harford and the More or Less team investigate the numbers around us. Who earns more: private or...
audio record of More or less 14: Programme 3Tim Harford and the team investigate more numbers stories including how maths is taught in primary...
audio record of More or less 16: Programme 2We are frequently told that young people have never had it so bad. They can't get on the housing...
audio record of More or less 9: Programme 6Are 80% of prostitutes in the UK really controlled by traffickers, pimps and drug dealers? Plus,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Kissing men Decline of violence in historyLaurie Taylor explores Professor Steven Pinker's notion of a decline in human violence with Anthony...
audio record of More or less 16: Programme 4David Cameron has asked the Office for National Statistics to investigate the prospects for...
audio record of More or less 16: Programme 3In the last series we looked at what changes to the tuition fee system in England will cost...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Demise of a Welsh steel town Sexual politics of ballroom dancingA special edition marking the British Sociological Association's 60th anniversary. Laurie Taylor...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 2Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 18Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Muslim women's basketball Still lifeIs tradition under threat from capitalism, or are we overly negative about the cultural impact of...
audio record of Digital planet: Education specialGareth talks to Vice Chancellor Martin Bean of the UK's Open University, the country's largest...
audio record of The Climate connection: Is big energy stupid?Hita Unnikrishnan, a Masters student in Life Sciences at the Mount Carmel College in Bangalore and...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 15Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 20Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 14Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...