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 Money Programme : The great phone swindle Money Programme : The great phone swindleThis programme investigates how hundreds of thousands of people have been cheated into changing...
video record for Money Programme : Britain's brilliant ideas boom Money Programme : Britain's brilliant ideas boomBritain is becoming a nation of inventors and according to the Intellectual Property Office...
video record for Money Programme : Run on the bank: penalty pain Money Programme : Run on the bank: penalty painThis programme is the second part of the Money Programme's high street banks special. It returns to...
video record for Money Programme : Last orders for Guinness Money Programme : Last orders for GuinnessThis programme follows efforts of the Guinness brand to reverse the recent decline in UK sales of...
video record for Money Programme : Facehooked Money Programme : FacehookedThe programme follows how the Facebook social networking website is transforming lives and changing...
video record for Money Programme : Run on the bank - Northern Crock Money Programme : Run on the bank - Northern Crock"Northern Rock is Britain's eighth largest high street bank and until recently was the darling of...
video record for Money Programme : Britain's favourite fakes (OU version) Money Programme : Britain's favourite fakes (OU version)The global trade in fakes from DVDs to branded clothes and electrical goods is having a huge impact...
video record for Money Programme : Too young to retire Money Programme : Too young to retireWith pressures from inadequate pensions and redundancy growing, ever more people are trying to...
video record for Money Programme : Plane crazy - the transatlantic price war? Money Programme : Plane crazy - the transatlantic price war?"The new Open Skies agreement between the European Union and the United States, which is to come...
video record for Money Programme : Email is ruining my life (OU version) Money Programme : Email is ruining my life (OU version)"Two million e-mails are sent every minute in the UK. That is almost three billion each day. But...
video record for Money Programme : Heathrow - ready for take off Money Programme : Heathrow - ready for take off"It has taken £4.3bn, 60,000 workers and 6 years to build. Now Terminal 5 at Heathrow is less than...
video record for Money Programme : The great British share swindle (OU version) Money Programme : The great British share swindle (OU version)"Britain's 10 million small shareholders are being systematically targeted by an international...
video record for Money Programme : The AA - rescue or wrong turn? Money Programme : The AA - rescue or wrong turn?'Has a private equity takeover been good or bad for the AA? Since the private equity firm Permira...
video record for Money Programme : Superstar, super-rich Money Programme : Superstar, super-richWith a global economy, successful people in all sorts of professions can now command global-scale...
video record for Money Programme : Airfix: Britain's next top model? Money Programme : Airfix: Britain's next top model?The programme follows the rebuilding of the Airfix brand by model train firm Hornby. In the 1980s...
video record for Child of our time  : Divide of the sexes Child of our time : Divide of the sexesRobert Winston and the Millennium babies return for our long-term study of child development. As...
video record for Child of our time  : The age of stress Child of our time : The age of stressRobert Winston and the Millennium babies return for our long-term study of child development. As...
video record for Child of our time : 24 hours Child of our time : 24 hoursRobert Winston and the Millennium babies return for our long-term study of child development. As...
video record for The story of maths : 1. The language of the universe The story of maths : 1. The language of the universeThis series looks at the 30,000 year history of maths including the lives of great mathematicians,...
video record for The story of maths : 2. The genius of the East The story of maths : 2. The genius of the EastThis series looks at the 30,000 year history of maths including the lives of great mathematicians,...
video record for The story of maths : 3. The frontiers of space The story of maths : 3. The frontiers of spaceThis series looks at the 30,000 year history of maths including the lives of great mathematicians,...
video record for The story of maths : 4. To infinity and beyond The story of maths : 4. To infinity and beyondThis series looks at the 30,000 year history of maths including the lives of great mathematicians,...
video record for Inside the Medieval mind: 3. Belief Inside the Medieval mind: 3. BeliefProfessor Robert Bartlett, one of the world's greatest authorities on the Middle Ages, investigates...
video record for Inside the Medieval mind : 2. Sex Inside the Medieval mind : 2. SexProfessor Robert Bartlett, one of the world's greatest authorities on the Middle Ages, investigates...
video record for Inside the Medieval mind : 1. Knowledge Inside the Medieval mind : 1. KnowledgeProfessor Robert Bartlett, one of the world's greatest authorities on the Middle Ages, investigates...
video record for Inside the Medieval mind : 4. Power Inside the Medieval mind : 4. PowerProfessor Robert Bartlett, one of the world's greatest authorities on the Middle Ages, investigates...
video record for Can Gerry Robinson fix the NHS? One year on Can Gerry Robinson fix the NHS? One year onSir Gerry Robinson believes that any organisation, big or small, can be made to run well... and to...
video record for Money Programme : Dirty little secrets Money Programme : Dirty little secretsCorporate espionage is as old as business itself. But today as technology develops, there has been...
video record for Sacred music : Tallis, Byrd and the Tudors Sacred music : Tallis, Byrd and the TudorsIn this programme Simon travels to sixteenth-century England. Through a succession of period...
video record for Sacred music : Palestrina and the popes Sacred music : Palestrina and the popesIn this programme Simon travels to Rome to investigate how the music of the Vatican powered the...
video record for Sacred music : Bach and the Lutheran legacy Sacred music : Bach and the Lutheran legacyIn this programme, Simon's travels bring him to Germany where Martin Luther's Protestant...
video record for Child of Our Time 1 : Zero to Hero Child of Our Time 1 : Zero to HeroIn the first programme of this series, Professor Winston finds out if popular adults are marked out...
video record for Child of Our Time 2 : Read My Lips Child of Our Time 2 : Read My LipsIn this episode Professor Robert Winston explores how we develop the art of speech and body...
video record for Child of Our Time 3 : The Making of Me Child of Our Time 3 : The Making of MeIn this episode Robert Winston investigates self-esteem. He finds out how much self-esteem our...
video record for The Human Mind : Personality The Human Mind : PersonalityProfessor Robert Winston explores how our minds shape our personalities throughout our lives, and...
video record for The Human Mind : Making Friends The Human Mind : Making FriendsThis programme investigates the extraordinary way that our minds work to allow us to communicate...
video record for The Human Mind : Get Smart The Human Mind : Get SmartThe first programme in the series uncovers what happens in our minds when we learn, remember and...
video record for Being Positive : dead unlucky Being Positive : dead unluckyBeing Positive, a two-part investigative Open University/BBC series, examines the nature of the...
video record for Being Positive : dead lucky Being Positive : dead luckyBeing Positive, a two-part investigative Open University/BBC series, examines the nature of the...
video record for Architecture ArchitectureThe architectural styles that the ancients used were, to a large extent, dictated by the rocks...
video record for Art ArtThis programme relates rocks and geology to the use of pigments in art. Early cave painters began...
video record for Salt SaltIn this programme Iain Stewart looks at how salt is central to Mediterranean history. Salt is a key...
video record for Risky rocks Risky rocksAll over the Mediterranean region, earthquakes have created a huge network of cracks in the ground....
video record for Water WaterThis programme is about man's struggle with water. Because water is so crucial to us, the really...
video record for Beliefs BeliefsThe Mediterranean is full of beautiful vistas. But pretty landscapes are much more than a feast for...
video record for Money Programme : Fat man thin man Money Programme : Fat man thin manReady-meal junkie Nick Sykes has something in common with two-thirds of British men. He is...
video record for Money Programme : The great green fuel gamble? Money Programme : The great green fuel gamble?"With 620 million cars worldwide and fossil fuels running out, are biofuels the green solution to...
video record for Taming the Wild Taming the Wild
video record for Comic relief's great big celebrity red nose job Comic relief's great big celebrity red nose jobThis programme follows six celebrities as they help with three projects funded by Comic relief....
video record for Modern Times Modern Times