Available online| Series: | Fresher's Orientation; Series Oct 2017 |
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| Episode | Day 1 Part 16 |
| Recording date: | 03-10-2017 |
| Published: | 2017 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:33:09 |
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| Presenter: | Karen Foley |
| Contributors: | Graham Harvey; Paul-François Tremlett |
| Publisher: | The Open University |
| Link to related site: | Internal url: http://studenthublive.open.ac.uk/abstract/religious-studies-discussion?event=%28re%29Freshers%20event%203-4%20October%202017 |
| Production number: | SHL00655 |
| Available to public: | yes |
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