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 Saving species : series 2 - programme 14Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Writing the century : 1948-1953 starting from scratchA series written for the drama slot in Woman's Hour on Radio 4, telling the story of the twentieth...
audio record of Writing the century: 1948-1953 starting from scratchA series written for the drama slot in Woman's Hour on Radio 4, telling the story of the twentieth...
audio record of Click: Openness special - Part 7. The future of opennessClick concludes its 'openness' series in collaboration with the Open University with a special...
audio record of Digital planet: Openness special - Part 1. Openness specialWhat do we mean by openness in a digital world? How is it fostered, who benefits, and what happens...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 1Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 9Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of The bottom line : series 13 episode 2 - GamblingThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 10 episode 5 - Selling expertiseThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 11 episode 6The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Drugs for life 'Oldies' subcultural identityDrugs for life - Laurie Taylor talks to the US anthropologist, Joseph Dumit, about his research...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Contagion Changing masculinities in retailContagion - how commerce spreads disease. Laurie Taylor talks to Mark Harrison, Professor of the...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 11Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of The bottom line : series 11 episode 1The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 10 episode 1 - CapitalismThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 12 episode 6 - The world of sportThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 13 episode 4 - Alternative financeThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 16Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Multicultural prison Jellied eelsThe multicultural prison - a unique analysis of the daily lives and interactions of both white and...
audio record of Shared planet : episode 2 - Can we save it all?A giant hamster in Alsace provides Monty with a puzzling dilemma, how do we decide what to...
audio record of Shared planet : episode 3 - Global collapseMonty Don presents Shared Planet, the series explores the crunch point between human population and...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 13Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 24Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of The bottom line : series 13 episode 5 - Business in AfricaThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 13 episode 9 - WineThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of The bottom line : series 11 episode 5The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 12Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Women and the armed forcesWomen in combat - the US secretary of defence announced in January 2013 that, from 2016, women will...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Cosmetic tourism Debt - 5000 yearsIn Britain the market for cosmetic surgery is now estimated to be worth about ¬ £900 million per...
audio record of The bottom line : series 13 episode 8 - TurnaroundsThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion,...
audio record of Saving species : series 3 - programme 6Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Obesity Cruel optimsimWe inhabit a precarious world of crisis and calamity which mocks the post war promise of upward...
audio record of Thinking allowed: AIDS conspiracy theories ComicsBritish comics are full of iconic and transgressive characters from Dan Dare to Minnie the Minx....
audio record of Thinking allowed: Urban protestFrom the Paris Commune to the 'Right to the City', cities have long been the centre of utopian...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Parents, teens and the culture of sex The claims of parentingLaurie Taylor examines research into the advice offered to parents with Judith Suissa from the...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 16Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 22Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Wine tastingUS philanthropyPhilanthropy is most often associated with the fight against poverty and disease. But a new book...
audio record of Histories of Wales : 5. Rebecca and the radical traditionSix historians show how a theme they feel passionate about has shaped Wales. This week Rhodri...
audio record of Inside science : El Niño, sphagnum moss and peatlands, inside CERN and measuring air pollution...Tracey Logan investigates the latest science news. Roland Pease reports on recent warnings that...
audio record of Saving species : series 2 - programme 21Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the...
audio record of Thinking allowed: Middle class drug dealers / Globalisation of white collar workMiddle class drug dealers: Laurie Taylor discusses a study into suburban drug selling amongst well...
audio record of Thinking allowed: The poor on poverty Radical gardeningGardening is the epitome of a peaceful pasttime, associated as it is with semi-somnolent suburban...
audio record of The climate connection 2009 : episode 2 - Does the world need meat?Rebecca Davies, a student from the Earth Institute at Columbia University explores the suggestion...
audio record of Click : A Route 66 of the future episode 6 Digital travelHave you ever sat fuming in a car that was not going anywhere, as traffic ahead of you ground to a...
audio record of Inside the ethics committee : series 9 episode 1 - Assisted conception and disabilityRosemary has battled with severe health problems for many years. She has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome...
audio record of A history of ideas. 50, Philosopher Timothy Secret on ancestor worshipIf we're to live well together we must first learn to live well with the dead, says Timothy...
audio record of Click : A Route 66 of the future episode 2 Driverless carsIn the second part of A Route 66 of the Future, Gareth Mitchell investigates our desire to switch...
audio record of The educators 4 : Daisy ChristodoulouIt's a relatively new dilemma for teachers. If the answer to almost anything is available with a...
audio record of Breaking science : Brown clouds, injured neurons, acupuncture..."The Naked Scientists explore the discovery of a gene that triggers nerve repair; research showing...