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 Alternative medicine : the evidence : Herbs Alternative medicine : the evidence : HerbsThis series tells the story of a remarkable journey taken by scientist Kathy Sykes to uncover the...
video record for Alternative medicine : the evidence : Healing Alternative medicine : the evidence : HealingThis series tells the story of a remarkable journey taken by scientist Kathy Sykes to uncover the...
video record for Child of Our Time 3 : Right and wrong Child of Our Time 3 : Right and wrong'One of the first experiments we tried in this programme was to see if our children could...
video record for Child of Our Time 1 : Happiness Child of Our Time 1 : HappinessUsing electroencephalography (EEG) techniques we explore the latest neuroscience research that...
video record for Child of Our Time: Flesh and blood Child of Our Time: Flesh and blood'We've always thought that our parents had the most significant influence on our lives but...
video record for Meltdown : a global warming journey Meltdown : a global warming journeyPresented by modern-day explorer Paul Rose who shows that the Polar regions are in danger from...
video record for Climate conspiracy or global catastrophe? Climate conspiracy or global catastrophe?In this programme geologist Dr Iain Stewart looks at how little we know about how our climate works.
video record for Child of Our Time: Your recipe for success Child of Our Time: Your recipe for success'We all have a unique blend of skills and talents, some inherited from our parents, others...
video record for Child of Our Time: The children's stories : Parys and Charlotte Child of Our Time: The children's stories : Parys and CharlotteParys' story - We see Alison leaving Parys so that she can travel abroad for her work, although...
video record for Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Megan and the triplets Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Megan and the triplets'Megan -- Megan is growing up on a farm in South Wales. She is the youngest of three siblings, but...
video record for Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Rhianna and Calvin Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Rhianna and Calvin'Rhianna -- A bright, articulate six year old, Rhianna wants to be an actress when she grows up....
video record for Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Rebecca and Taliesin Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Rebecca and Taliesin'Rebecca -- Rebecca and her family live in Gants Hill, Essex, among a large and traditional Jewish...
video record for Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Tyrese and James Child of Our Time : The children's stories : Tyrese and JamesTyrese -- Born in inner city Birmingham, Tyrese is the third child of Marie Blake and Jamal Hakeem....
video record for Climate change: are we changing planet Earth? Climate change: are we changing planet Earth?'With so much of the natural world under threat from the impact of climate change, how much is...
video record for Climate change: can we save planet Earth? Climate change: can we save planet Earth?'In the second of the two part documentary, David Attenborough looks into the future at the impact...
video record for Timewatch : Hadrian's wall Timewatch : Hadrian's wallThe programme explores the hidden treasures of Hadrian's Wall, a structure unique in the Roman...
video record for Timewatch : Killer cloud Timewatch : Killer cloud'This programme looks at the Laki eruption on Iceland in 1783. It considers the immediate impact on...
video record for Timewatch : The first Blitz Timewatch : The first BlitzIn January 1915, in a Zeppelin raid on the Norfolk town of Great Yarmouth, Sam Smith became the...
video record for Timewatch : Beatlemania Timewatch : BeatlemaniaThis programme follows the touring career of The Beatles, looking at the controversies during their...
video record for Timewatch : Duel Timewatch : DuelThe programme tells the story of the last pistol duel fought in Scotland. Through archive documents...
video record for Child of our time  : Fitting in or standing out Child of our time : Fitting in or standing outWe might say we want to be individuals, but why then do we follow the crowd? How do we learn to...
video record for Child of our time  : Will to win Child of our time : Will to winWhat makes some people successful and others not? Are we all born with an inner drive or is it...
video record for Child of our time  : Fitting in or standing out Child of our time : Fitting in or standing outWhy is creativity so important? How do our imaginations change from a child to adulthood?
video record for Battle of the geeks Battle of the geeks'Richard Hammond hosts this 21st Century version of The Great Egg Race which sees the cream of...
video record for Money Programme : The online music revolution Money Programme : The online music revolution'Online music is revolutionising the music industry as new sensations use the web to get to the top...
video record for Money programme : The real cost of going green Money programme : The real cost of going green'Is it really possible to cut your carbon emissions enough to save the planet? As part of the BBC's...
video record for Money Programme : The beauty backlash Money Programme : The beauty backlash'More than three in four women are "insecure about the way they look" and more than one in three...
video record for Money Programme : Pets for profit Money Programme : Pets for profit'Our passion for pets is fuelling a multi-billion pound business - and we are now spending more...
video record for Money programme : Parking mad Money programme : Parking mad'Britain's parking restrictions have become the bane of every motorist's life. Running parking...
video record for Money programme : Teen tycoons Money programme : Teen tycoons'Ask a group of 18 to 25 years olds about the idea of becoming an entrepreneur and almost three...
video record for Money Programme : The broadband boom and you Money Programme : The broadband boom and you'Do you remember the days of "dial-up"? The strange electronic white noise, the waiting to connect,...
video record for Money Programme : Transforming Aquascutum: comeback queen Money Programme : Transforming Aquascutum: comeback queenCan fashion industry comeback queen Kim Winser turn around the fortunes of one of Britain's oldest...
video record for Money Programme : Making it big on Ebay Money Programme : Making it big on EbayThe website eBay has become the focus of a new breed of entrepreneurs who hope to make money by...
video record for Money Programme : Avon's still calling Money Programme : Avon's still callingThe modern day Avon lady still goes from door to door just as the first rep did 120 years ago. In...
video record for Money Programme : The great plane robbery Money Programme : The great plane robberySome of the world's biggest airlines, including our very own British Airways, stand accused of...
video record for Money Programme : Feeding frenzy: convenient cuisine Money Programme : Feeding frenzy: convenient cuisineForget the campaigning celebrity chefs and the growth in farmers markets: as a nation we are hooked...
video record for Money Programme : Feeding frenzy: clever food Money Programme : Feeding frenzy: clever foodMore and more of us are going to the supermarket rather than making a trip to the doctor for our...
video record for Money Programme : Coming to your screen: Microsoft's new Vista Money Programme : Coming to your screen: Microsoft's new VistaMicrosoft has launched Windows Vista, but for the software giant more is at stake than the success...
video record for Money Programme : Beat the estate agent Money Programme : Beat the estate agentProperty prices are continuing to boom, but house sellers are increasingly reluctant to pay an...
video record for Money Programme : Bank robbery Money Programme : Bank robberyA BBC study today gives support to claims that banks are charging customers far more than it costs...
video record for Money Programme : Coming to your screen: DIY TV Money Programme : Coming to your screen: DIY TVBroadcasting is going through its biggest change since the invention of television. Nowadays...
video record for Money Programme : Dream commuters Money Programme : Dream commutersBritain's commuters have the worst deal in all of Europe. We spend longer in our cars and trains...
video record for Money Programme : The cost of kids Money Programme : The cost of kidsKate and Anthony Flagg from Hertfordshire are typical of many parents to be. They have decided they...
video record for Money Programme : Elle: super business model Money Programme : Elle: super business modelElle Macpherson stands out in our celebrity-obsessed culture. She is a model who has established a...
video record for Money Programme : Get our life in order Money Programme : Get our life in orderLong working hours. Tiring commutes. Cheap migrant labour. More mothers returning to work. All...
video record for Money Programme : The fall of Conrad Black Money Programme : The fall of Conrad BlackThe trial of Conrad Black - press baron, British peer, socialite and a man with a taste for the...
video record for Timewatch : Gladiator graveyard Timewatch : Gladiator graveyardFor centuries gladiators have been seen as legendary figures of the Ancient World. Our knowledge of...
video record for Timewatch : Bloody Omaha Timewatch : Bloody OmahaThis programme uses personal testimony; expert interviews with historians and military experts from...
video record for Timewatch : Hijack Timewatch : HijackSeptember 1970. A BOAC flight with over 20 school children on board was hijacked in the name of a...
video record for Timewatch : Remember the Galahad Timewatch : Remember the GalahadThe story of the worst British disaster of the Falklands conflict of 1982 - the bombing by...