How To Die: Simon's Choice: How to Die: Simon's Choice - 3:45am 18/03/2016 -...
The dramatic and poignant story of one man facing a heart wrenching decision of whether to end his life at a suicide clinic. First published on Fri, 11 Mar 2016 as How To Die: Simon's Choice. To find...
View ArticleThe Bottom Line: Winter 2015-16: Horse Racing - 5:30pm 12/03/2016 - BBC Radio 4
The Bottom Line returns with a new series from The Open University and the BBC, presented by Evan Davis. First published on Thu, 03 Mar 2016 as The Bottom Line: Winter 2015-16. To find out more visit...
View ArticleThinking Allowed 2016: Small towns, Patient rescue and resuscitation -...
OU/BBC's Thinking Allowed puts the focus on the latest thinking about how society works. Read exclusive academic insights every week as each show airs. First published on Tue, 26 Jan 2016 as Thinking...
View ArticleThe Prosecutors: The Trial - 1:20am 16/03/2016 - BBC Four BBC Four
The Prosecutors focuses on how our criminal justice system works by following various prosecutions from start to finish. The series from BBC and the OU had exclusive access to the CPS for this...
View ArticleShakespeare Speaks: The world's mine oyster - 12:00pm 11/03/2016 - BBC iPlayer
Explore the English language through the phrases, plays and personality of William Shakespeare. First published on Tue, 19 Jan 2016 as Shakespeare Speaks. To find out more visit The Open University's...
View ArticleLight And Dark: Dark - 8:00pm 25/03/2016 - Eden Eden
In this mind-bending series, Professor Jim Al-Khalili shows how by uncovering its secrets, scientists have used light to reveal the universe. First published on Fri, 18 Mar 2016 as Light And Dark. To...
View ArticleThe Beginning and End of the Universe: The Beginning - 9:00pm 22/03/2016 -...
In this 2-part series, Prof Jim Al-Khalili tackles the biggest subject of all: the universe. First published on Wed, 09 Mar 2016 as The Beginning and End of the Universe. To find out more visit The...
View ArticleLife - with David Attenborough: Fish - 5:00pm 24/05/2016 - Eden
David Attenborough explores the vibrant mix of life found on our plant - where it comes from, and what threatens it. The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the...
View ArticleGenius of the Modern World: Nietzsche - 11:00pm 28/06/2016 - BBC Four
In this three-part OU/BBC co-production for BBC Four, Bettany Hughes explores the life and works of Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud. First published on Mon, 23 May 2016 as Genius of...
View ArticleThe Big C & Me: Episode 3 - 9:00pm 22/06/2016 - BBC One Except Scotland
With millions of people living with cancer, this OU/BBC series follows the lives of some of them as they deal with everything the disease has to throw at them: from the moment of diagnosis to whatever...
View ArticleAll in the Mind - Summer 2016: Green care, PTSD and turn taking in...
Join us for the OU/BBC Radio 4 series that explores the limits and potential of the human mind. First published on Mon, 25 Apr 2016 as All in the Mind - Summer 2016. To find out more visit The Open...
View ArticleThinking Allowed 2016: A special programme on Pierre Bourdieu - 4:00pm...
OU/BBC's Thinking Allowed puts the focus on the latest thinking about how society works. Read exclusive academic insights every week as each show airs. First published on Tue, 26 Jan 2016 as Thinking...
View ArticleCanals: The Making of a Nation: Heritage - 8:00pm 27/06/2016 - 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 ArticleThinking Allowed July 2016: The English Defence League; 'Real' immigrants -...
The Open University comes together with the BBC's venerable social sciences programme to explore the latest thinking in society First published on Wed, 13 Jul 2016 as Thinking Allowed July 2016. To...
View ArticleDiscovery: The Truth About Success And Failure In Medicine: Faster, Better,...
Tune into new four-part series for BBC World Service and The Open University, where broadcaster and medic Dr Kevin Fong explores what healthcare can learn from other organisations that succeed and...
View ArticleExodus: Our Journey To Europe: EPISODE 3 - 12:15am 20/07/2016 - BBC Two
In this three part OU/BBC co-production we see a terrifyingly intimate, yet uniquely epic portrait of the biggest movement of people that Europe has seen since World War Two. First published on Thu, 23...
View ArticleFull Steam Ahead: Episode one - 4:30pm 23/07/2016 - BBC Two
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 ArticleThe Last Day of World War One: From Timewatch - 10:00pm 17/07/2016 - BBC Four
In this episode of Timewatch, Michael Palin explores why soldiers were dying right up to the very start of the armistice. The Timewatch team. Timewatch is the world's longest-running history series,...
View ArticleMore or Less: Episode One - 8:00pm 31/07/2016 - 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 ArticleHidden histories: Britain's oldest family businesses: Balson The Butcher -...
Uncover the extraordinary history of three of Britain’s longest-running family businesses with this BBC Four series. First published on Thu, 25 Aug 2016 as Hidden histories: Britain's oldest family...
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