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 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...
video record for Ice Age Ice AgeAlan gets under the skin of the much misunderstood Neanderthal man, examines relics from the past...
video record for Dinosaurs, Deserts and Volcanoes Dinosaurs, Deserts and Volcanoes
video record for Revolution Revolution
video record for Modern Britain Modern Britain
video record for A Waste of shame A Waste of shameAs part of the BBC's Shakespeare Re-Told season, The Open University and BBC FOUR presents 'A Waste...
video record for African School : Programmes 1 - 3 African School : Programmes 1 - 3This series captures the daily lives, concerns and personalities of young Africans and their...
video record for James May's big ideas : Man-machine James May's big ideas : Man-machineJames May explores the world of cyborgs, robots and robotics, and looks to a new dawn in machine...
video record for Money Programme : the profits of gloom (OU version) Money Programme : the profits of gloom (OU version)The programme investigates how some businesses such as bailiffs, pawnbrokers, take-aways and cheap...
video record for Happy birthday OU : 40 years of the Open University Happy birthday OU : 40 years of the Open University"In 1969 change was in the air. Man stepped on the moon and Britain launched a revolutionary new...
video record for Mental : a history of the madhouse Mental : a history of the madhouseDocumentary which tells the fascinating and poignant story of the closure of Britain's mental...
video record for State of the Union : 7 days (B) ; Wideworld programme 20 State of the Union : 7 days (B) ; Wideworld programme 20Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Dramatic science : learning to love the grey Part 1 Dramatic science : learning to love the grey Part 1This is a mini drama series looking at aspects of human cell technology
video record for Compilation tape Compilation tapeDinosaurs, deserts and volcanoes: This programme looks at the geology of the region and what it...
video record for Compilation tape Compilation tapeDinosaurs, deserts and volcanoes: This programme looks at the geology of the region and what it...
video record for Compilation tape Compilation tapeDinosaurs, deserts and volcanoes: This programme looks at the geology of the region and what it...
video record for Compilation tape Compilation tapeDinosaurs, deserts and volcanoes: This programme looks at the geology of the region and what it...
video record for Compilation tape Compilation tapeDinosaurs, deserts and volcanoes: This programme looks at the geology of the region and what it...
video record for Whose English? : 'An English Education' ; Wideworld programme 78 Whose English? : 'An English Education' ; Wideworld programme 78Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Big ideas : Wheels of progress ; Wideworld programme 251 Big ideas : Wheels of progress ; Wideworld programme 251Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Big ideas : Invention of inventions ; Wideworld programme 252 Big ideas : Invention of inventions ; Wideworld programme 252Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Inheriting the earth : Forest futures ; Wideworld programme 109 Inheriting the earth : Forest futures ; Wideworld programme 109Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for Inheriting The Earth : Forest Futures ; Wideworld programme 109 Inheriting The Earth : Forest Futures ; Wideworld programme 109Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for The Somme : from defeat to victory The Somme : from defeat to victoryThis powerful dramatised documentary tells the story of the most infamous battle of the First World...
video record for Compilation tape Compilation tapeDinosaurs, deserts and volcanoes: This programme looks at the geology of the region and what it...
video record for A history of Christianity: 5. Protestantism - the Evangelical explosion A history of Christianity: 5. Protestantism - the Evangelical explosionIn his fifth part of a History of Christianity Diarmaid MacCulloch traces the growth of an...
video record for A history of Christianity: 3. Orthodoxy - from empire to empire A history of Christianity: 3. Orthodoxy - from empire to empireToday, Eastern Orthodox Christianity flourishes in the Balkans and Russia with over 150 million...
video record for A history of Christianity: 4. Reformation - the individual before God A history of Christianity: 4. Reformation - the individual before GodThe Amish today are peaceable folk, but five centuries ago their ancestors were seen as some of the...
video record for A history of Christianity: 2. Catholicism - the unpredictable rise of Rome A history of Christianity: 2. Catholicism - the unpredictable rise of RomeDiarmaid MacCulloch's grandfather was a devout pillar of the local Anglican church and felt that...
video record for A history of Christianity: 6. God in the dock A history of Christianity: 6. God in the dockDiarmaid MacCulloch's own life story makes him a symbol of a distinctive feature about Western...
video record for A history of Christianity 1. The first Christianity A history of Christianity 1. The first ChristianityWhen he was a small boy Diarmaid MacCulloch's parents used to drive him round historic churches....
video record for A history of Scotland : Episode 7. Let's pretend (1693 - 1750) A history of Scotland : Episode 7. Let's pretend (1693 - 1750)Bringing alive the past, which has shaped modern Scotland, is at the heart of a major new...
video record for A history of Scotland : Episode 6. God's chosen people (1638 - 1688) A history of Scotland : Episode 6. God's chosen people (1638 - 1688)Bringing alive the past, which has shaped modern Scotland, is at the heart of a major new...
video record for A history of Scotland : Episode 8. The price of progress (1754 - 1783) A history of Scotland : Episode 8. The price of progress (1754 - 1783)Bringing alive the past, which has shaped modern Scotland, is at the heart of a major new...
video record for A history of Scotland : Episode 5. Project Britain (1543 - 1603) A history of Scotland : Episode 5. Project Britain (1543 - 1603)Bringing alive the past, which has shaped modern Scotland, is at the heart of a major new...
video record for A history of Scotland : Episode 4. Language is power (1411 - 1503) A history of Scotland : Episode 4. Language is power (1411 - 1503)Bringing alive the past, which has shaped modern Scotland, is at the heart of a major new...
video record for The Romantics : Liberty The Romantics : LibertyThe first programme in this series explores the birth of the individual in modern society. The 18th...
video record for The Romantics : Eternity The Romantics : EternityThis programme is the story of a search for meaning, in a world without God. After the revolutions...
video record for The Shrinking Earth : Global Firms in the Industrialising East ; Wideworld programme 2 The Shrinking Earth : Global Firms in the Industrialising East ; Wideworld programme 2Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for The Shrinking Earth : Reflections on a Global Screen ; Wideworld programme 1 The Shrinking Earth : Reflections on a Global Screen ; Wideworld programme 1Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for The Shrinking Earth : The World of the Dragon ; Wideworld programme 3 The Shrinking Earth : The World of the Dragon ; Wideworld programme 3Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for The Shrinking Earth : Television-Global Media ; Wideworld programme 4 The Shrinking Earth : Television-Global Media ; Wideworld programme 4Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for The Shrinking Earth : Minitel ; Wideworld programme 6 The Shrinking Earth : Minitel ; Wideworld programme 6Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for The Shrinking Earth : Just in time 1 ; Wideworld programme 7 The Shrinking Earth : Just in time 1 ; Wideworld programme 7Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for State of the union : Courts and Capitol ; Wideworld programme 13 State of the union : Courts and Capitol ; Wideworld programme 13Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for State of the Union : Foreign policy ; Wideworld programme 15 State of the Union : Foreign policy ; Wideworld programme 15Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for State of the union : President and the media ; Wideworld programme 14 State of the union : President and the media ; Wideworld programme 14Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for The Shrinking Earth : Just in time II ; Wideworld programme 8 The Shrinking Earth : Just in time II ; Wideworld programme 8Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for The Shrinking Earth : Imagining New Worlds ; Wideworld programme 9 The Shrinking Earth : Imagining New Worlds ; Wideworld programme 9Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...
video record for State of the union : Constitution ; Wideworld programme 11 State of the union : Constitution ; Wideworld programme 11Anglia Television/Channel 5 series Wideworld.;N.B. this series consists of a re-versioning of OU...