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 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...
audio record of More or less, 28, Programme 2. Election and adultery specialOn the day after the election, Tim Harford hosts a live edition of More or Less. We bring together...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Stories behind immigration / Winner of the Ethnography AwardThis year, the BBC's Thinking Allowed, in association with the British Sociological Association,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 20 episode 5 - Angel investorsHow to spot the next Google, Paypal or LinkedIn? Three successful entrepreneurs tell Evan Davis how...
audio record of Inside science : Goshawk; Cosmic Renaissance; Carl Djerassi and Charles TownesAs Helen MacDonald's "H is for Hawk" secures 2014's Book of the Year at the Costa Awards, a paper...
audio record of A history of ideas. 45, Philosopher Barry Smith on Descartes and consciousnessRene Descartes, one of the most influential philosophers ever, thought the mind was like an open...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Citizenship ceremonies / Family ties and geneticsMaking citizens: how countries make public rituals out of endowing new citizens with citizenship.
audio record of Thinking allowed: Love, money and HIV in Kenya / MicrobreweriesLove, Money and HIV in Kenya. Laurie Taylor talks to Sanyu Mojola, Assistant Professor of Sociology...
audio record of The Philosopher's Arms : series 3 episode 4 - Moral blamePints and philosophical puzzles with Matthew Sweet. Each week Matthew goes to the pub to discuss a...
audio record of Thinking allowed: The gym: a social history; Tattoos at workThe gym: Laurie Taylor explores the social history of the gymnasium with the writer and...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Inside the Muslim BrotherhoodInside the Muslim Brotherhood - The first in-depth study of the relationship between the Egyptian...
audio record of A history of ideas. 47, Historian Justin Champion on tolerationProfessor Justin Champion examines Locke's theory of Toleration through the inhabitants of...
audio record of A history of ideas. 44, Philosopher Jules Evans on Jung and the mindPhilosopher Jules Evans explores Jung and the shadow inside all of us. With archive contributions...
audio record of The bottom line : series 19 episode 7 - Going globalWhether you're selling breakfast cereals, criminal tags or excavator buckets, expanding your...
audio record of Thinking allowed: The British in South Africa / Romanian economic migrants in LondonMigration: the complexities of transnational movement, identity and belonging.
audio record of Mary Taylor : feminist and friend of Charlotte BronteMarv Taylor was born in Yorkshire in 1817. She met Charlotte Bronte while at school and they became...
audio record of Women composers past and presentJenny Lecoat talks to the musician and composer Nicola LeFanu about the apparent lack of women...
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 8
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 6
audio record of New curiosity shop 10 (1992) : fungi
audio record of The Raj - 50 years on : Onion bhajis and Bombay duck
audio record of New curiosity shop 4 (1993) : something succulent
audio record of The Raj - 50 years on : The changing face of Hinduism
audio record of Sound of HistoryCharles Cooper talks to historian Dr. Tony Aldgate about the use of sound archives for research on...
audio record of New Curiosity Shop 1(1991) : poison
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 1(1992)
audio record of The National GalleryProfessor Tim Benton of the Open University talks to his predecessor at the O.U., Dr. Erika...
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 2 (1991)
audio record of Whats a nice writer like you doing in BirminghamCicely Havely, Senior Lecturer in Literature at the OU, asked three writers who live and work in...
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 11(1991)
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 1(1991)
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 7 (1991)