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 New curiosity shop 4(1999)
audio record of Masculine and feminine
audio record of The singer and the song
audio record of New Curiosity Shop 1(1999) : origins of the universe
audio record of New curiosity shop 6(1999)
audio record of New curiosity shop 7(1999)
audio record of More or less 1: 2. Flu vaccines Debt Cost of dying AveragesFlu vaccines: would parents allow child flu jabs if it reduced deaths in others?
audio record of 7.Soundings from the Future ; 8. The Song of the Earth"This audio CD contains the episodes seven and eight of The Sound of Life. Progamme 7 Soundings...
audio record of The Sound of Life : 3. The Art of Listening ; 4. Beyond Our SensesThis audio CD contains the episodes three and four of The Sound of Life 3. The Art of Listening:...
audio record of The Sound of Life : 5. Underwater Chorus ; 6. Meaning of SoundsThis audio CD contains the episodes five and six of The Sound of Life 5. Underwatwer Chorus:...
audio record of More or less 1: 3. Crime Immigration Efficiency Iraq Mean averages.Crime: 1 in 4 young people are said to be criminal offenders leading to calls of a 'yob culture',...
audio record of More or less 1: 1. Paternity Aids Mobile phone safety WeatherPaternity. Have you heard that one in 10 men is not really the father of the child they think is...
audio record of More or less 1: 5. Analysing a species Flexi-time Learning to countAnalysing a species: Homo floresiensis, nicknamed the "Hobbit", caused a worldwide sensation when...
audio record of The Sound of Life : 1. First Sounds ; 2. Making Yourself HeardThis audio CD contains the first two episodes of The Sound of Life 1. First Sounds: In the first...
audio record of More or less 1: 6. Axle of evil Drug Research ChoiceAxle of evil: More or less looks at the evidence against 4x4s on pollution and other issues.
audio record of More or less 1: 4. Nature and fraud Pensions ImmigrationNature and fraud: In More or Less this week we looked at the strange mathematical law that seems to...
audio record of Inside science : Genetics and education ; Golden Rice inventor ; Chimp chatter ; Lightning LabThe link between genetics and a child's academic performance hit the headlines this week when...
audio record of Inside science : Bird atlas ; Flywheels ; Energy capture ; Science lessons for MPsEvery twenty years there's a detailed survey of the birds of the UK and Ireland and today, the...
audio record of Inside science : European ancestry; Cern at 60; Graphene plasters; PenguinsEuropean AncestryNew genetic investigation of ancient human remains, combined with archaeological...
audio record of Inside science : Neanderthals ; Plague ; Wind tunnel ; Music timing ; Stem cellsWe now know that Neanderthals and our ancestors interbred over 40,000 years ago. Recent research...
audio record of All in the mind : series 54 episode 7 - The mind, the brain and musicClaudia takes a musical journey inside the brain looking at the very latest neuroscientific...
audio record of More or less, 19, Programme 6. Would firing staff 'at will' boost the economy?Fire "at will"?The Beecroft Report has been stirring up controversy all week. But is there any...
audio record of A history of ideas. 19, Theologian Giles Fraser on Thomas AquinasIf the universe exists what caused it to be? Theologian Giles Fraser examines the brilliant...
audio record of Inside science : Nuclear waste ; Exoplanets ; BBC time and pips ; Synthetic biology olympicsBritain's legacy of nuclear waste dates back 60 plus years and a long term solution to deal with it...
audio record of More or less, 22, Programme 3. Angelina Jolie's 87% cancer risk; Romanian crime statsIt's been reported that Angelina Jolie's 87% cancer risk led to her having a double mastectomy....
audio record of More or less, 21, Programme 6. Numbers of 2012A guide to 2012 in numbers - the most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic statistics of the...
audio record of Inside science : Nobel prizes 2014 ; Gauge; Genetics and diabetes ; UK Fungus DayNobel Prizes 2014The annual Nobel Prizes for Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry were...
audio record of The bottom line : series 19 episode 6 - Whatever happpened to?Sock Shop, Golden Wonder and Lehman Brothers: big names that once dominated the high street, the...
audio record of More or less, 24, Programme 2. Numbers of the yearA guide to 2013 in numbers - the most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic statistics of the...
audio record of More or less 18: Programme 6Tim Harford tackles the use of statistics in court, the average rise in rail fares, infinity and...
audio record of Inside science : Badger culls ; Douglas Mawson ; Plastics ; UptalkBadger culls in England have ended and Professor Roland Kao from the University of Glasgow...
audio record of Inside science : Jack the Ripper; Future of Scottish scienceJack the Ripper "identified"Some of us are morbidly fascinated by the legend of Jack the Ripper -...
audio record of More or less, 19, Programme 5. Are 120,000 families responsible for a disproportionate share of...Troubled familiesThe government says it has identified 120,000 troubled families who are...
audio record of Inside science : Antimicrobial soap ; GAIA ; Stone-age jellybones ; AntarcticaAntibacterial soaps and body washes make up an industry worth millions of pounds, but in the USA,...
audio record of Inside science : Menopause ; IPCC ; Fracking feedback ; Particle accelerator ; Zombie chemicalsDr Adam Rutherford and guests explore the scientific mysteries of the menopause after scientists in...
audio record of Inside science : Water on comets ; DNA in Space ; Sounds of the Ocean ; Science in fashionWhere does the Earth's water come from? It's thought that it arrived from space, carried by comets....
audio record of Inside science : Personal genetics kits; Persister cells; Earthquake mapping; ScorpionsFor a couple of hundred quid, one of many companies will send you a kit for sampling your own...
audio record of Inside science : Ancient human occupation of BritainThe ancient inhabitants of Britain; when did they get here? Who were they? And how do we know?...
audio record of More or less, 23, Programme 3. How long can you wait to have a baby?How long can you wait until you try to have a baby? Psychologist Jean Twenge argues that women in...
audio record of A history of ideas. 23, Catherine Edwards on Seneca and facing deathCatherine Edwards wants to introduce you to the Roman Philosopher Seneca. But he's dying. Towards...
audio record of Inside the ethics committee : series 9 episode 3 - Genetic testing in childrenAlan is in his late thirties when he is diagnosed with lung cancer. A genetic test reveals that he...
audio record of Breaking science : Limb length, cancer, freezing water...The team explores how temperature, rather than genetics, regulates limb length in mammals; the...
audio record of Science in actionCLEAN GREEN DRIVING MACHINESThis week we have a special Science in Action as part of the Climate...
audio record of Breaking science : Queen ant impersonators and tall stories...The Naked Scientists explore the chemical link between asthma and eczema that has been uncovered;...
audio record of Click : A Route 66 of the future episode 1At the start of a special six part series on travel and transport - real and virtual - Click takes...
audio record of Inside science : Venus mission, science highlights for 2015, sonotweezers, tsunami 10 years onAdam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news. This week's announcement...
audio record of Breaking science : Bad taste, arsenic and blue skies...The Naked Scientists explore the discovery that super hot, burning chillies can be used for pain...
audio record of The educators 6 : Sugata MitraProfessor Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology at Newcastle University, imagines a...
audio record of More or less, 20, Programme 3. Levelling the playing fieldLevelling the statistical playing field. If you adjust for the fact that some countries are richer...
audio record of More or less, 23, Programme 2. The death toll in SyriaAs global leaders remain divided on whether to carry out a military strike against Syria in...