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 Writing the century: 1948-1953 starting from scratchA series written for the drama slot in Woman's Hour on Radio 4, telling the story of the twentieth...
audio record of More or less 10: Programme 5Tim Harford takes apart a rogue statistic on domestic violence which has been circulating since the...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 11Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of More or less 10: Programme 4Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers everywhere, in the news, in politics and...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Tour guide Changing incomesNew research compares income distribution in the UK with a multi storey apartment building in which...
audio record of Saving species : series 1 - programme 25Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of More or less 10: Programme 6Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers everywhere, in the news, in politics and...
audio record of More or less 14: Programme 6
audio record of More or less 10: Programme 1Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers everywhere, in the news, in politics and...
audio record of Writing the century : 1948-1953 starting from scratch : episode 1A series written for the drama slot in Woman's Hour on Radio 4, telling the story of the twentieth...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 8Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Click: Openness special - Part 4. Openness and privacyHas the sharing culture of the digital age led to a dangerous loss of personal privacy? In the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Household breakup in New Orleans Remembering CommunismHurricane Katrina led to the compulsory evacuation of all the residents of New Orleans. They were...
audio record of Click: Openness special - Part 7. The future of opennessClick concludes its 'openness' series in collaboration with the Open University with a special...
audio record of Digital planet: OU special - History of home computingThis week, Gareth and Bill go back to BASIC with their potted history of the home computer. In this...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 10Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Digital planet: Kenya specialThe Digital Planet team head to Nairobi to find out how the newly opened fibre optic cables are...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 3Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 9Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Click: Openness special - Part 5. Openness and anonymityShould online anonymity be allowed? Bloggers and internet commentators often use pseudonyms or no...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Playboy Celebrity politicsCarrie Pitzulo, the author of a new history of Playboy claims it has "a surprisingly strong record...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 12Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Inside the Ethics Committee : series 6, episode 1: mentally ill and refusing surgeryA Radio 4 series in which a panel of experts discuss real-life cases to explore the workings of...
audio record of The bottom line : series 14 episode 1 - The App industryThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Class and commuting Engaging with climate changeClimate change - what lies beneath its widespread denial? Laurie Taylor talks to Sally Weintrobe,...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 19Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 9Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of The bottom line : series 11 episode 6The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 13 episode 3 - BooksThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Scottish nationalism and identity AusterityEmpty labour - international statistics suggest that the average time an employee spends engaged in...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Fashion, class and mums Red racisms'Red Racisms' - Laurie Taylor talks to the Professor of Racism and Ethnicity Studies, Ian Law,...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 20Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 17Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of The bottom line : series 10 episode 9The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Live music - from dance hall to the 100 ClubThe social history of music in Britain since 1950 has long been the subject of nostalgic articles...
audio record of The bottom line : series 13 episode 1 - Family firmsThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 18Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 23Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: The power of oilThe power of oil - Laurie Taylor presents a special programme which explores the role of oil in...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Northern Ireland sectarianism and civility / The global pigeonThe global pigeon - our complex and contradictory relationship with the quintessential city bird....
audio record of Thinking allowed: Stan Cohen (1942-2013)Stan Cohen - Laurie Taylor presents a special programme which pays tribute to the work and legacy...
audio record of The bottom line : series 12 episode 4 - QualityThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 11 episode 3The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: 'Long hours' work culture Empty labourEmpty labour - international statistics suggest that the average time an employee spends engaged in...
audio record of The bottom line : series 11 episode 4The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: English heritage Clergy livesHeritage politics in the UK - Laurie Taylor talks to Ruth Adams, the author of a new study which...
audio record of Shared planet : episode 5 - Building in wildlifeMonty Don presents Shared Planet, the series that looks at the crunch point between human...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Language of food and food politics An Italian marketAn Italian food market - Rachel Black talks to Laurie Taylor about her ethnographic account of...
audio record of Click: Openness special - Part 6. Openness and diversityHow worldwide is the World Wide Web? This week Click examines diversity on the internet. In the...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 13Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...