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 Can Gerry Robinson fix the NHS? Programme 2 Can Gerry Robinson fix the NHS? Programme 2Programme 2 in a three part series in which businessman Sir Gerry Robinson takes on the biggest...
video record for Can Gerry Robinson fix the NHS? Programme 3 Can Gerry Robinson fix the NHS? Programme 3Programme 3 in a three part series in which businessman Sir Gerry Robinson takes on the biggest...
video record for Open University Annual Lecture 2005  : Hitler's place in history Open University Annual Lecture 2005 : Hitler's place in historySir Ian Kershaw delivers the first in a new series of annual Open University lectures, exploring...
video record for Show me the money Show me the money"Mrs Mukasa, the new headmistress at Masindi Secondary State School, finds herself in dire...
video record for The Candidate The Candidate"Each year Masindi Secondary School runs Prefect Elections but this year is going to be different:...
video record for Sex Education Sex Education"Early pregnancy forces 6,000 girls out of schooling in Uganda every year. When he took up the post...
video record for Boy meets girl Boy meets girl"Having a love life in Uganda is not easy. Teenagers face being expelled from school if they admit...
video record for Fred gets to zed Fred gets to zed"This touching and revealing film follows Fred, the first ever boarding student at Kamurasi Primary...
video record for Culture clash Culture clash"In this programme we come face to face with the witchdoctors of Masindi. The schoolchildren are...
video record for Masindi dreams Masindi dreams"Pop star, nurse and reaching Secondary school are the ambitions of three Masindi pupils as they...
video record for Open University Annual Lecture 2005  : Hitler ; the discussion Open University Annual Lecture 2005 : Hitler ; the discussionThis studio debate seeks to explore one of the most fundamental questions which has arisen in the...
video record for Celebrating Halley's Comet : 1. The moon and the apple Celebrating Halley's Comet : 1. The moon and the appleAlan Cooper, Patrick Moore, George Abell, Jean Challis, Charles, Kohlhase, Charles Chilvers,...
video record for Celebrating Halley's Comet : 3. At the frontier Celebrating Halley's Comet : 3. At the frontierAlan Cooper, Paul Clark, Arnold Diamond.
video record for Celebrating Halley's Comet : 4. Black holes Celebrating Halley's Comet : 4. Black holesAlan Cooper, George Abell.
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 4 Desperate Midwives : Programme 4'Community midwife Jane works with expectant mums outside of the hospital and is passionate about...
video record for Child of Our Time: State of play Child of Our Time: State of playIn the second programme of the fifth series, Professor Winston looks at how the children spend...
video record for Child of Our Time 3 : What are dads for? Child of Our Time 3 : What are dads for?In the third programme of the fifth series, Professor Winston asks what dads are really for and how...
video record for Child of Our Time 1 : Identity crisis Child of Our Time 1 : Identity crisisIn the first programme of the fifth series, Professor Robert Winston asks whether class, skin...
video record for Timewatch : The unknown soldiers Timewatch : The unknown soldiersIn the summer of 2003 two sets of remains were found in a field just outside the town of Soissons...
video record for Timewatch : Missing in action Timewatch : Missing in action'From 1961 to 1973 American warplanes flew more than a million missions over Vietnam. America...
video record for Timewatch : Bog bodies Timewatch : Bog bodies'In late 2004, in remote patches of farmland near Dublin, two gruesome discoveries were made,...
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 Desperate Midwives : Programme 1 Desperate Midwives : Programme 1'Derby City General Hospital's midwife co-ordinator Trudy has her work cut out. She has got to...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 3 Desperate Midwives : Programme 3'Specialist midwife Judy looks after expectant mums who have addiction or mental health problems....
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 9 Desperate Midwives : Programme 9'Glamorous mum Victoria has had an epidural and can't feel anything from the waist down. This is...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 6 Desperate Midwives : Programme 6'Midwife Sue Gaskin loves her job and her varied case load. She's a pillar of the community and...
video record for Timewatch : Battle of the River Plate Timewatch : Battle of the River Plate'On December 13th 1939, the first great naval battle of World War Two exploded into action off the...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 2 Desperate Midwives : Programme 2'Inner-city Derby midwife, Nerissa looks after teenage mums; like 15 year-old pregnant Jade, whose...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 8 Desperate Midwives : Programme 8'Every mother dreams of a perfect birth, but the reality is often quite different. For mum Jane, a...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 5 Desperate Midwives : Programme 5'Every mother wishes for a perfect birth but with hormones and emotions running high it's the...
video record for Desperate Midwives : Programme 10 Desperate Midwives : Programme 10'Life on the labour ward of Derby City General Hospital can be frantic, but some midwives wouldn't...
video record for Money Programme : Microsoft's big games gamble Money Programme : Microsoft's big games gambleThis programme looks at the investment and launch of the new Microsoft Xbox games console and the...
video record for Money Programme : The great phone call con Money Programme : The great phone call conThis programme looks at some of the scams operated through telecommunications and focuses on the...
video record for Money Programme : The big poker gamble Money Programme : The big poker gambleThis programme looks at the increase of internet gambling and the rise and fall of an online...
video record for Money Programme : Coke on the rocks Money Programme : Coke on the rocksThis programme looks at the change in peoples attitude towards healthy living, which in turn,...
video record for Money Programme : The world according to Google Money Programme : The world according to GoogleThis programme looks the rise of the internet search engine Google, it's policy of...
video record for Money Programme : Primark: king of no-frills fashion Money Programme : Primark: king of no-frills fashionThis programme looks at the success of the budget store primark and its attempt to provide customer...
video record for Money Programme : Pregnant? You're fired! Money Programme : Pregnant? You're fired!This programme looks at three women who have been dismissed from their jobs as a result of their...
video record for Money Programme : The irresistible rise of Tony's crony Money Programme : The irresistible rise of Tony's cronyThis programme looks at the rise of Paul Drayson and the implications of his investment in the...
video record for Money Programme : Filthy rich and female Money Programme : Filthy rich and femaleThere are now more women millionaires aged between 18 and 44 than men, according to figures from...
video record for Money Programme : No tax please we're rich Money Programme : No tax please we're richThis programme looks at the ways Britain's richest people avoid paying taxes.
video record for Money Programme : 50 Cent, money machine   DIY RIP Money Programme : 50 Cent, money machine DIY RIPThe first programme, 50 Cent, money machine, profiles Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson who is one of the...
video record for Money Programme : The love boom Money Programme : The love boomIn this episode of the Money Programme we follow the progress of 4 single people trying to find...
video record for Money Programme : Not so fair trade  Bye bye nine to five Money Programme : Not so fair trade Bye bye nine to fiveNot so fair trade - More and more of us are prepared to pay extra to buy Fairtrade products, but is...
video record for Money Programme : The Five Billion Pound Protection Racket Money Programme : The Five Billion Pound Protection Racket'It's an incredibly successful £5bn industry with 20 million customers. But it's so worrying...
video record for Timewatch : The iron coffin Timewatch : The iron coffin'On 9 March 1862, an epic battle was fought that not only crucially affected the course of the...
video record for Timewatch : The princess spy Timewatch : The princess spyIn 1943 a young woman calling herself Nora Baker left British soil for a moonlit field in Northern...
video record for Timewatch : The mystery of the headless Romans Timewatch : The mystery of the headless Romans'The discovery of 30 decapitated Romans found in York has kicked off an intense archaeological...
video record for Timewatch : The Crusaders' lost fort Timewatch : The Crusaders' lost fort'In 1179, the Muslim Sultan Saladin launched an assault on the crusader castle of Jacob's Ford in...
video record for Alternative medicine : the evidence : Acupuncture Alternative medicine : the evidence : AcupunctureThis series tells the story of a remarkable journey taken by scientist Kathy Sykes to uncover the...