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 Inside science : Women, Science and the Royal Society ; Open access researchRoyal Society investigates the decline in their awards to female scientists. Last week, the UK's...
audio record of Inside science : Fracking FAQs ; Fingerprint feedback ; Lipstick forensics ; Snake hookFracking is touted as a technology that will lower UK energy bills. It's a controversial technique...
audio record of More or less, 19, Programme 4. Are CEOs worth it?Are CEOs worth it?This is a question which has been widely discussed this week, after Andrew Moss -...
audio record of The bottom line : series 19 episode 1 - The price of timeHow should we price services? By the hour? By results? Or by the difficulty of the task? And what...
audio record of Inside science : DNA to ID typhoon victims ; Volcanic ash ; Hope for red squirrels ; RobogutGlobal experts in DNA identification are flying to the Philippines to assess whether they can help...
audio record of A history of ideas. 26, How has technology changed us?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 19 episode 2 - Trading placesNaked bath bombs, in-store coffee shops and customer satisfaction charts: Evan Davis and guests...
audio record of Inside science : Cosmic inflation latest; Indian space success; Science and language; Wax VenusBICEP - gravitational waves and dustOne of the biggest scientific claims of 2014 has received...
audio record of Inside science : Bees ; Whales ; Pain ; Gay genesBees - Nearly all bees in the UK suffering serious declines. They're mostly threatened by habitat...
audio record of All in the mind : series 54 episode 6 - 1712/2013Why rituals like blowing out candles on a birthday cake table before eating it can improve the...
audio record of More or less, 23, Programme 5. Are patients 45% more likely to die in NHS hospitals than US ones?Health service patients are 45% more likely to die in hospital than in the US, the news headlines...
audio record of Inside science : US shutdown ; Nobels ; New climate science ; Airport heart attack headlinesThe US has shut down government science with potentially devastating results for American and...
audio record of More or less, 21, Programme 7. The parable of the oxTim Harford tells us what a 'guess the weight of the ox' competition tells us about a bloated and...
audio record of Inside science : Personal genome ; Solar cells and music ; Asteroids ; Alfred Russel WallaceA hundred thousand Britons are being asked to donate their sequenced DNA, their personal genome, to...
audio record of More or less, 21, Programme 2. The art of polling, Kevin Pietersen, stacking legoOn More or Less this week Tim Harford looks at three polls carried out to gauge the public's...
audio record of A history of ideas. 17, Jessica Frazier on creation mythsHow did the world begin? In the Old Testament it all starts with an act of God, but where did God...
audio record of A history of ideas. 25, Giles Fraser on Wittgenstein and Blade RunnerGiles Fraser thinks being human isn't a matter of biology or some unique attribute like language....
audio record of More or less, 23, Programme 1. What price the life of a badger?Has the government taken into account the worth of a badger's life in any cost-benefit analysis of...
audio record of A history of ideas. 30, Archaeologist Matt Pope on tools and human evolutionThere's a tiny bone needle at Creswell Crags in Derbyshire. For archaeologist Matt Pope it's hugely...
audio record of A history of ideas. 16, How did everything begin?A new history of ideas presented by Melvyn Bragg but told in many voices.Each week Melvyn is joined...
audio record of Inside science : Fukushima ice wall ; Martian menus ; Science practicals ; Eye trackerDr Adam Rutherford asks whether the proposed ice wall around the Fukushima nuclear plant will...
audio record of The bottom line : series 19 episode 5 - Waiting in line: the business of queuingThe science and psychology of the queue. This week Evan and his guests look at how businesses...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Prostitution in community / Drinking and moderationProstitution in the community: The criminologist, Sarah Kingston, discusses her study of the impact...
audio record of All in the mind : series 54 episode 5 - 10/12/2013Claudia goes behind the scenes of the Science Museum's new psychology exhibition, Mind Maps. How do...
audio record of The bottom line : series 17 episode 1 - Cyber securityThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Masculinity and betting shops / New biological relatives and kinshipIVF - it's 35 years years since the initial success of a form of technologically assisted human...
audio record of All in the mind : series 56 episode 7 - Perinatal obsessive compulsive disorder ; Mirror neurons ;...Claudia Hammond investigates an often hidden condition: perinatal obsessive compulsive disorder...
audio record of All in the mind : series 56 episode 5 - 02/12/2014Driving and distraction from mobile phones - a new study from Canada shows that if someone phoning...
audio record of Thinking allowed: A history of tennis / Talking treatmentsTennis: From Victorian Pastime to Global Phenomenon. Laurie Taylor talks to life long tennis fan...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Generational divide / Webcam'Webcam' - the use of webcam, especially through Skype, has recently become established as one more...
audio record of The bottom line : series 15 episode 5 - DealsThe 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 1 - The sharing economyThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Make-up in Iran / OffshoringOffshoring - the economy of secrecy. The concealment of wealth in tax havens is part of public...
audio record of The bottom line : series 17 episode 5 - Single product companiesThe 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 4 - Life after CEOThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Capitalism : crisis and solutionsCapitalism - renewal or decline? Laurie Taylor explores the future of our market driven economy....
audio record of Thinking allowed: Gender inequality in China / Smokestack nostalgiaChinese women and the resurgence of gender inequality. Laurie Taylor talks to Leta Hong Fincher,...
audio record of A history of ideas. 1, What does it mean to be free?A new history of ideas presented by Melvyn Bragg but told in many voices.Melvyn is joined by four...
audio record of All in the mind : series 56 episode 1 - Radicalisation ; Bystander effect ; Recovery lettersClaudia explores pioneering new research into radicalisation. She talks to Professor Kamaldeep Bhui...
audio record of All in the mind : series 56 episode 8 - Hypnotism ; Automatic writing ; Magic and memoryA show with a touch of magic, as Claudia discovers how magicians and conjurers use the power of our...
audio record of The bottom line : series 15 episode 7 - ShippingThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 18 episode 2 - Celebrities and fansSocial advertising: Evan Davis and guests discuss the growing power of celebrities, the rise of the...
audio record of Art works-creating and recreating : art and craft
audio record of Mathematics miscellany 7(1998) : a normal part of university life
audio record of Art Works 3 (1999) : British women composers
audio record of New curiosity shop 3(1999)
audio record of New curiosity shop 5(1999)
audio record of New curiosity shop 2(1999) : origins of life
audio record of The cult of the past
audio record of Mathematics miscellany Christmas lecture 1(1997) : Alhazen's problem