Time to Think

Time to Think: Open University Journeys in British and Irish prisons during the years of conflict 1972-2000 is an Open University Ireland oral history collection. The collection contains interviews with Loyalist and Republican ex-prisoners who studied in prison, Open University tutors and staff, prison education staff and Open University students who worked in the prisons.

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audio record of Audio I think we can make that happenKevin Warner National Co-ordinator of Education in the Prisons in the Republic of Ireland describes...
audio record of Audio I saw a door saying OU Archive and I knocked on itJenny Meegan the Open University member of Staff responsible for starting this project recalls how...
audio record of Audio I do recall being absolutely terrified about the prospect of doing this!Rosemary Hamilton Regional Director of The Open University 1992-2010 tutored the Science Level One...
audio record of Audio Here’s what it will do for you nowLiam McAnoy was imprisoned in the Official IRA Compounds (the Maze and Long Kesh Prison) and...
video preview image for H Block interior Image H Block interiorA photograph by Lorcan Fairmichael taken at the Maze and Long Kesh Prison site in 2011. The image...2011
video preview image for Gordon Macintyre Image Gordon MacintyreA portrait photograph of Gordon Macintyre Regional Director of The Open University in Northern...1975
audio record of Audio Discrimination against ex-prisoners despite educational achievementsTom Roberts studied with The Open University in the Loyalist wings of the H Blocks (the Maze and...
video preview image for Diana Purcell Image Diana PurcellDiana Purcell was appointed in 1971 as a part time tutor and counsellor in Humanities with The Open...1980
audio record of Audio Cascading the Social Sciences in the H BlocksMichael Culbert explains the reason for and importance of studying Social Sciences in the...
video preview image for Armagh prison interior Image Armagh prison interiorInterior view of Armagh prison2010
audio record of Audio And that is how they taught me about non-Euclidean geometryGeoff Moore Prison Education teacher in the H Blocks in the 1980s recalls supervising two students...
video preview image for Administrative building for education in the H Blocks Image Administrative building for education in the H BlocksPhotograph taken by Rab Kerr who studied with the OU in the H Blocks. The photograph is of the...2005
audio record of Audio A memorable graduation ceremonyMargaret Gray Senior Teacher in the Maze and Long Kesh Prison describes unexpected events when...
audio record of Audio A friend of a victimChristina McCavana talks about the day she was working on reception in the Belfast Office of The...
audio record of Audio A bit of a catalyst for further discussionsBrendan Mackin reflects on how Open University students from different Compounds (the Maze and Long...
audio record of Audio A bespoke Women’s Studies course by requestLaurence McKeown was in the Republican wings of the H Blocks (the Maze and Long Kesh Prison) and...
audio record of Audio 1998 was a very different yearGeraldine Ward studied Social Sciences with The Open University in Maghaberry Prison and was the...