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 Saving species : series 2 - programme 29Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Hebden Bridge NeighboursHebden Bridge was once a working class textile town shaped by a culture of chapel and self help....
audio record of Thinking allowed: Uniforms and status in hospital Cities under siegeHow important is the way we dress for work? Laurie speaks to Stephen Timmons who has studied the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Stag tourism Men and childbirthVomiting, urinating openly, dressing up as women and public nudity - some of the features of the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Recognising transexuals NationhoodWhat drives people to make the often difficult choices to change their bodies and change their...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Madness - anti psychiatry and psychoanalysisThe Anti Psychiatry movement of the 1960s, pioneered by R.D. Laing, asserted that societal ills...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Cosmetic tourism Debt - 5000 yearsIn Britain the market for cosmetic surgery is now estimated to be worth about ¬ £900 million per...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Builders MusiciansBuilding workers constitute between five and ten per cent of the total labour market in almost...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Home life - 4. Shared homeIs there an age in which people should couple-up and settle down? Laurie Taylor visits the home of...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Obesity Cruel optimsimWe inhabit a precarious world of crisis and calamity which mocks the post war promise of upward...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Urban protestFrom the Paris Commune to the 'Right to the City', cities have long been the centre of utopian...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 15Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: RubbishCivil partnershipsWe pay others to take away our household refuse from the front of our house whilst hoarding other...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Steeltown Life after BurberryWhen the factories close, what happens to the communities they leave behind?
audio record of Histories of Wales : 6. Nation speaks unto nationSix historians show how a theme they feel passionate about has shaped Wales. Professor Aled...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Universites OutlawsIn 1980 there were around 300,000 students in forty-six universities, now there are some two and a...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 6Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Parents, teens and the culture of sex The claims of parentingLaurie Taylor examines research into the advice offered to parents with Judith Suissa from the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Sport under communism The regeneration gamesAdvanced CCTV, security cordons and an £80 million pound electric fence: The security impact of...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 28Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Conspiracy theories Suffering of othersDo you remember the moon landings? Up to 20% of American believe they never happened. When it comes...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Wine tastingUS philanthropyPhilanthropy is most often associated with the fight against poverty and disease. But a new book...
audio record of Inside science : Higgs Boson; Neutrinos; Antarctic echo locator; Rainforest fungi; Alabama rothe Higgs boson has been discovered, providing the final piece of the jigsaw puzzle for the Standard...
audio record of Inside science : Moon dust ; Elecro-ceuticals ; Soil and climate change ; Dogs' tailsA NASA spacecraft the size of a sofa is currently orbiting the Moon, gathering information about...
audio record of A history of ideas. 18, Astronomer Carole Mundell on the Big BangWhat put the Bang in the Big Bang?On the 7th of November 1919 an announcement was made to the great...
audio record of All in the mind : series 54 episode 8 - Physical exercise ; Nurses ; BBC Stress TestClaudia Hammond finds out why your exercise regime could be hindered if you have been taxing your...
audio record of Inside science : Whales from space; Flood emails; SUYI JET Lasers; CERN's new tunnel; Discoveries...Whales from Space. Scientists have demonstrated how new satellite technology can be used to count...
audio record of More or less, 24, Programme 4. The week that killsTim Harford tries to find out why this is the week of the year in which most deaths occur. It's...
audio record of Inside science : Stem cell news ; Science practicals ; Phantom head ; Sewage powerAs Spanish researchers unveil new stem cell research, Dr Adam Rutherford talks to Professor of...
audio record of Inside science : Orion launch ; Fake Mars trip ; XDNA ; Richard the Third's skeletonA NASA space capsule, Orion, that could transport humans to Mars is due to make its maiden flight....
audio record of More or less, 20, Programme 1. Who are the Libor losers?"Libor losers How much damage did messing with Libor really do to the financial system? After all,...
audio record of All in the mind : series 54 episode 9 - Physical restraint ; Mind wandering ; Starting a businessClaudia Hammond asks whether the use of physical restraint in mental health services should be...
audio record of More or less, 22, Programme 6. AandE, and the chances of having twinsThe news has been awash with headlines about the crisis in AandE departments. More people are using...
audio record of Inside science : Therapeutic hypothermia ; Cameras on Gaia ; Methane ; Wine microbiotaTherapeutic hypothermia is standard treatment for cardiac arrest patients to protect against the...
audio record of More or less, 22, Programme 1. Austerity, Thatcher, Mozart and dead birdsAusterity: a spreadsheet error? Tim Harford tells the story of the student who uncovered a mistake...
audio record of More or less, 23, Programme 4. Do free school meals work?All pupils at infant schools in England are to get free school lunches from next September, the...
audio record of More or less, 21, Programme 3. Royal twins and the Autumn statementIn light of the Royal pregnancy Tim Harford asks what severe morning sickness tells us about the...
audio record of Inside science : Chemical weapons ; Crowd-sourcing weather ; Fingerprint ID ; Dino drillAs Syria agrees to destroying its chemical weapon stocks, Adam Rutherford looks at how you solve a...
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 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 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 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 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 : 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 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...