The Bottom Line: Autumn 2016: Careers without college - 5:30pm 15/10/2016 -...
Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters. First published on Thu, 29 Sep 2016 as The Bottom Line: Autumn 2016. To find out more visit The...
View ArticleCanals: The Making of a Nation: Capitalism - 7:00pm 06/11/2016 - BBC Four
Liz McIvor looks at who built the nation's canal network, who funded it, those who worked on it and how they were regenerated following The Second Wolrd War. First published on Wed, 26 Aug 2015 as...
View ArticleAll in the Mind - Autumn/Winter 2016: Taking pride, Correct vocabulary in...
Join us for the OU/BBC Radio 4 series that explores the limits and potential of the human mind. First published on Mon, 17 Oct 2016 as All in the Mind - Autumn/Winter 2016. To find out more visit The...
View ArticleSleuths, Spies & Sorcerers: Andrew Marr’s Paperback Heroes: Spies - 10:30pm...
Andrew Marr deconstructs detective fiction, fantasy epics and spy novels - the books we really read. He unpicks their conventions to show how these books keep us turning the page in our latest OU...
View ArticleThe Secret History of Our Streets - London: Camberwell Grove - 10:00pm...
Six streets - apparently unremarkable, but each one with a lot to tell us about how life and London has changed in 150 years. First published on Tue, 08 Nov 2016 as The Secret History of Our Streets -...
View ArticleBBC Inside Science - 2016/2017 series: Dogs and computers, Climate change,...
Adam Rutherford returns with guests in this new series to illuminate the mysteries and controversies behind the science that's changing our world. First published on Mon, 01 Aug 2016 as BBC Inside...
View ArticleMore or Less: US Election - 8:00pm 13/11/2016 - BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4
Tim Harford presents BBC Radio 4's surprising and refreshing guide to statistics in the news. First published on Tue, 26 Jul 2016 as More or Less. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn...
View ArticleColour: The Spectrum of Science: Episode 1: Colours of Earth - 10:00pm...
Go beyond the rainbow in this OU/BBC series that delves into colour, how it works and how it has written the story of our planet. First published on Wed, 28 Oct 2015 as Colour: The Spectrum of Science....
View ArticleVienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream: Episode 1: The Imperial City 1160-1683 -...
Simon Sebag Montefiore tells the story of how the Habsburg family transformed Vienna into the capital that it is today, during a dynasty era lasting nearly 1,000 years. First published on Tue, 15 Nov...
View ArticleMore or Less: How many cows for a fiver? - 8:00pm 04/12/2016 - BBC Radio 4...
Tim Harford presents BBC Radio 4's surprising and refreshing guide to statistics in the news. First published on Tue, 26 Jul 2016 as More or Less. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn...
View ArticleAll in the Mind - Autumn/Winter 2016: Adolescent brain, Awards update,...
Join us for the OU/BBC Radio 4 series that explores the limits and potential of the human mind. First published on Mon, 17 Oct 2016 as All in the Mind - Autumn/Winter 2016. To find out more visit The...
View ArticleFull Steam Ahead: Episode six - 4:15pm 23/12/2016 - BBC Two (except England)
It’s Full Steam Ahead for historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn as they bring back to life the golden age of steam and explore how the Victorian railways created modern Britain. First...
View ArticleTo Walk Invisible: To Walk Invisible - 9:00pm 29/12/2016 - BBC One BBC One
To Walk Invisible, a drama co-produced by The Open University and written by Sally Wainwright, tells the story of the Brontë sisters' rise to literary fame and publication against all odds. First...
View ArticleVienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream: Episode 3: The City of Dreams 1814-1955 -...
Simon Sebag Montefiore tells the story of how the Habsburg family transformed Vienna into the capital that it is today, during a dynasty era lasting nearly 1,000 years. First published on Tue, 15 Nov...
View ArticleAsa Briggs, The Last Victorian Improver: Asa Briggs, The Last Victorian...
Tristram Hunt MP explores the exhaustingly energetic life of one of his heroes – the historian Asa Briggs, who was instrumental in the founding of the University of Sussex and The Open University....
View ArticleHospital: Episode 1 - 9:00pm 11/01/2017 - BBC Two
Hospital, our new six-part co-production with the BBC, is the story of the NHS in unprecedented times. First published on Tue, 03 Jan 2017 as Hospital. To find out more visit The Open University's...
View ArticleCity in The Sky: Departure - 7:00pm 15/01/2017 - BBC Two
This three-part OU/BBC co-production on BBC Two investigates the 'City in the Sky'. You will never look at your time aloft in the same way again… First published on Thu, 26 May 2016 as City in The Sky....
View ArticleBBC Inside Science - 2016/2017 series: The perils of explaining science,...
Adam Rutherford returns with guests in this new series to illuminate the mysteries and controversies behind the science that's changing our world. First published on Mon, 01 Aug 2016 as BBC Inside...
View ArticleGenius of the Ancient World: Episode 1 – Buddha - 10:00pm 23/01/2017 - BBC Four
Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy: The Buddha, Socrates and Confucius. First published on Wed, 22 Jul 2015 as Genius of the...
View ArticleCity in The Sky: Airborne - 7:00pm 29/01/2017 - BBC Two (except Scotland and...
This three-part OU/BBC co-production on BBC Two investigates the 'City in the Sky'. You will never look at your time aloft in the same way again… First published on Fri, 13 Jan 2017 as City in The Sky....
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