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 Money Programme : Coming to your screen: DIY TV Money Programme : Coming to your screen: DIY TVBroadcasting is going through its biggest change since the invention of television. Nowadays...
video record for Money Programme : The cost of kids Money Programme : The cost of kidsKate and Anthony Flagg from Hertfordshire are typical of many parents to be. They have decided they...
video record for Money Programme : Coming to your screen: Microsoft's new Vista Money Programme : Coming to your screen: Microsoft's new VistaMicrosoft has launched Windows Vista, but for the software giant more is at stake than the success...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 7 Desperate Midwives : Programme 7'The miracle of new life is explored from the perspective of those who must deliver it in Desperate...
video record for Timewatch : Viking voyage Timewatch : Viking voyageOn July 1st 2007, 61 men and women set off on an extraordinary voyage to sail the Sea Stallion from...
video record for Climate change: Britain under threat Climate change: Britain under threatOur world, our climate is changing. But what's really causing it? What does the future hold? Are we...
video record for Timewatch : The hidden children Timewatch : The hidden childrenThe moving and often hair-raising stories of four children who were hidden from the Nazis during...
video record for Money Programme : Perils of the motorway pit stop Money Programme : Perils of the motorway pit stopWe've all had to break a motorway journey, whether it is for petrol, food or to go to the loo. Yet,...
video record for Coast 2: Arran to Gretna  Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Coast 2: Arran to Gretna Cornwall and the Isles of ScillyEpisode 4 in the second series of Coast, the BBC/OU production which explores the entire UK coastline.
video record for Coast 2: Felixstowe to Margate Coast 2: Felixstowe to MargateEpisode 8 in the second series of Coast, the BBC/OU production which explores the entire UK coastline.
video record for Coast 2: Holyhead to Liverpool Coast 2: Holyhead to LiverpoolEpisode 2 in the second series of Coast, the BBC/OU production which explores the entire UK coastline.
video record for Coast 2: Arran to Gretna  Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Coast 2: Arran to Gretna Cornwall and the Isles of ScillyEpisode 3 n the second series of Coast, the BBC/OU production which explores the entire UK coastline.
video record for Coast 2: Dover to Isle of Wight Coast 2: Dover to Isle of WightEpisode 1 in the second series of Coast, the BBC/OU production which explores the entire UK coastline.
video record for Coast 2: Dublin to Derry Coast 2: Dublin to DerryEpisode 5 in the second series of Coast, the BBC/OU production which explores the entire UK coastline.
video record for Coast 2: The Outer Hebrides Coast 2: The Outer HebridesEpisode 7 in the second series of Coast, the BBC/OU production which explores the entire UK coastline.
video record for Coast 2: Newcastle to Hull Coast 2: Newcastle to HullEpisode 6 in the second series of Coast, the BBC/OU production which explores the entire UK coastline.
video record for Meet the immigrants 1: programme 2 Meet the immigrants 1: programme 2Meet the Immigrants is a new, six-part, observational documentary series for BBC One, co-produced...
video record for Meet the immigrants 1: programme 4 Meet the immigrants 1: programme 4Meet the Immigrants is a new, six-part, observational documentary series for BBC One, co-produced...
video record for Meet the immigrants 1: programme 5 Meet the immigrants 1: programme 5Meet the Immigrants is a new, six-part, observational documentary series for BBC One, co-produced...
video record for Meet the immigrants 1 : programme 1 Meet the immigrants 1 : programme 1Meet the Immigrants is a new, six-part, observational documentary series for BBC One, co-produced...
video record for Meet the immigrants 1: programme 6 Meet the immigrants 1: programme 6Meet the Immigrants is a new, six-part, observational documentary series for BBC One, co-produced...
video record for Someone to watch over me 3 Someone to watch over me 3This series follows a year in the life of Bristol Social Services and the concerns they have in...
video record for Someone to watch over me 4 Someone to watch over me 4This series follows a year in the life of Bristol Social Services and the concerns they have in...
video record for Someone to watch over me 2 Someone to watch over me 2This series follows a year in the life of Bristol Social Services and the concerns they have in...
video record for Someone to watch over me 1 Someone to watch over me 1This series follows a year in the life of Bristol Social Services and the concerns they have in...
video record for The nature of Britain: Urban Britain The nature of Britain: Urban BritainThe Nature of Britain is the definitive landmark television series on Britain's wildlife: a...
video record for The nature of Britain: Farmland Britain The nature of Britain: Farmland BritainThe Nature of Britain is the definitive landmark television series on Britain's wildlife: a...
video record for The nature of Britain: Freshwater Britain The nature of Britain: Freshwater BritainThe Nature of Britain is the definitive landmark television series on Britain's wildlife: a...
video record for The nature of Britain: Woodlands The nature of Britain: WoodlandsThe Nature of Britain is the definitive landmark television series on Britain's wildlife: a...
video record for The nature of Britain: Coastal Britain The nature of Britain: Coastal BritainThe Nature of Britain is the definitive landmark television series on Britain's wildlife: a...
video record for Life : 7. Hunters and hunted Life : 7. Hunters and huntedDavid Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to...
video record for Life : 5. Birds Life : 5. BirdsDavid Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to...
video record for Life : 3. Mammals Life : 3. MammalsDavid Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to...
video record for Money Programme : The real cost of divorce Money Programme : The real cost of divorce'With half of all marriages failing and the payouts getting bigger, Britain's divorce industry is...
video record for Jimmy Doherty in Darwin's garden: 2: The storm breaks Jimmy Doherty in Darwin's garden: 2: The storm breaksEveryone knows the story of Darwin's trip to the Galapagos - but less well known is that much of...
video record for Jimmy Doherty in Darwin's garden: 1: Dangerous ideas Jimmy Doherty in Darwin's garden: 1: Dangerous ideasEveryone knows the story of Darwin's trip to the Galapagos - but less well known is that much of...
video record for Jimmy Doherty in Darwin's garden: 3: Of apes and men Jimmy Doherty in Darwin's garden: 3: Of apes and menEveryone knows the story of Darwin's trip to the Galapagos - but less well known is that much of...
video record for Money Programme : Burberry versus the chavs Money Programme : Burberry versus the chavsThis programme looks at the importance of brand to a company. It shows how Burberry's check became...
video record for The Victorians : A new museum at South Kensington ; Wideworld programme 168 The Victorians : A new museum at South Kensington ; Wideworld programme 168Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for The Victorians : Rural life 2 ; Victorian farming ; Wideworld programme 172 The Victorians : Rural life 2 ; Victorian farming ; Wideworld programme 172Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for The Victorians : Religion and society in Victorian Bristol ; Wideworld programme 167 The Victorians : Religion and society in Victorian Bristol ; Wideworld programme 167Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Creating Eve : The gentle sex ; Wideworld programme 173 Creating Eve : The gentle sex ; Wideworld programme 173Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for The Victorians : The Albert Memorial ; Wideworld programme 166 The Victorians : The Albert Memorial ; Wideworld programme 166Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for The Victorians : Stand by your banner ; Wideworld programme 169 The Victorians : Stand by your banner ; Wideworld programme 169Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Creating Eve : public space public work ; Wideworld programme 177 Creating Eve : public space public work ; Wideworld programme 177Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Britain Tamed Britain Tamed
video record for Taming the Wild Taming the WildPiecing together clues from the natural and man-made landscape, Alan Titchmarsh looks at the...
video record for Islands Apart Islands ApartAlan Titchmarsh ventures 50 metres below the Channel, scales an ancient tree in the New Forest and...
video record for 3 billion years in the making 3 billion years in the makingBeginning in a familiar garden setting, Alan Titchmarsh peels back the layers of Britain's varied...
video record for Stardate : Mission to Titan TV1 Stardate : Mission to Titan TV1This programme looks at the descent of the Huygens space probe through the atmosphere of Saturn's...