The Beginning and End of the Universe: The Beginning - 10:00pm 11/04/2017 -...
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 ArticleGenius of the Modern World: Marx - 10:00pm 24/04/2017 - 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 ArticleTimewatch: The Princess Spy: The Princess Spy - 1:10am 18/04/2017 - Yesterday
Timewatch tells the tale of "Nora Baker"'s wartime bravery. Meet the princess spy. The Timewatch team. Timewatch is the world's longest-running history series, having started in 1981, and is the BBC's...
View ArticleAll in the Mind - Spring/Summer 2017: Adult ADHD; Insiders' Guide to Mental...
Join us for the OU/BBC Radio 4 series that explores the limits and potential of the human mind. First published on Wed, 26 Apr 2017 as All in the Mind - Spring/Summer 2017. To find out more visit The...
View ArticleThinking Allowed 2017: Drugs in warfare - 12:15am 01/05/2017 - BBC Radio 4
OU/BBC's Thinking Allowed puts the focus on the latest thinking about how society works. Read exclusive academic insights from The Open University every week as each show airs. First published on Wed,...
View ArticleShock And Awe: The Story Of Electricity: Revelations And Revolutions - 3:00am...
In Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity, Jim Al-Khalili tells the electrifying story of our quest to master nature’s most mysterious force - electricity. First published on Wed, 10 May 2017 as Shock...
View ArticleA Time to Live: A Time to Live - 9:00pm 17/05/2017 - BBC Two BBC Two
What would you do if you were told you had a terminal illness and may only have months to live? First published on Wed, 03 May 2017 as A Time to Live. To find out more visit The Open University's...
View ArticleThinking Allowed 2017: Renaissance of trades and dirty work - 12:15am...
OU/BBC's Thinking Allowed puts the focus on the latest thinking about how society works. Read exclusive academic insights from The Open University every week as each show airs. First published on Mon,...
View ArticleCatching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story: A Question Of Identity -...
Gabriel Weston investigates the world of the forensic scientist and the murders they've helped to solve. First published on Fri, 03 Jul 2015 as Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story. To...
View ArticleThe Fifteen Billion Pound Railway: The Final Countdown: Episode 1 - 9:00pm...
Ten thousand engineers and construction workers race to complete Crossrail. First published on Fri, 12 May 2017 as The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway: The Final Countdown. To find out more visit The...
View ArticleAll in the Mind - Spring/Summer 2017: The Everyday Effect of Unconscious Bias...
Join us for the OU/BBC Radio 4 series that explores the limits and potential of the human mind. First published on Wed, 17 May 2017 as All in the Mind - Spring/Summer 2017. To find out more visit The...
View ArticleThe Met: Policing London: Episode One - 11:00pm 24/05/2017 - BBC One BBC One...
Across London, The Met is dealing with the pressures and dilemmas of policing a city of eight and a half million people. First published on Tue, 16 May 2017 as The Met: Policing London. To find out...
View ArticleAll in the Mind - Spring/Summer 2017: Think Ahead, Confidence, Elder-speak...
Join us for the OU/BBC Radio 4 series that explores the limits and potential of the human mind. First published on Wed, 17 May 2017 as All in the Mind - Spring/Summer 2017. To find out more visit The...
View ArticleHospital: Episode two - 11:15pm 28/06/2017 - BBC Two (England only)
Hospital returns for a second series to tell the riveting story of the NHS in unprecedented times. First published on Tue, 11 Jul 2017 as Hospital. To find out more visit The Open University's...
View ArticleChild of Our Time 16: Changing Times - 1:15am 22/06/2017 - BBC Two (except...
In the year 2000 the BBC began filming the lives of 25 children born across the UK. As they turn 16, Professor Robert Winston and Professor Tanya Byron discover how they are being affected by huge...
View ArticleThe Fifteen Billion Pound Railway: The Final Countdown: Episode 1 - 7:00pm...
Ten thousand engineers and construction workers race to complete Crossrail. First published on Tue, 30 May 2017 as The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway: The Final Countdown. To find out more visit The...
View ArticleColour: The Spectrum of Science: Episode 1: Colours of Earth - 8:00pm...
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 ArticleAll in the Mind - Spring/Summer 2017: Therapy and personality, self-help...
Join us for the OU/BBC Radio 4 series that explores the limits and potential of the human mind. First published on Wed, 17 May 2017 as All in the Mind - Spring/Summer 2017. To find out more visit The...
View ArticleThinking Allowed 2017: Global inequality and flags - 12:15am 03/07/2017 - BBC...
OU/BBC's Thinking Allowed puts the focus on the latest thinking about how society works. Read exclusive academic insights from The Open University every week as each show airs. First published on Mon,...
View ArticleSound Waves: The Symphony of Physics: Making Sound - 9:00pm 12/07/2017 - BBC...
Dr Helen Czerski takes us on a sonic odyssey through the sounds of the universe – to reveal what the physics of sound can tell us about the world and how it works First published on Thu, 09 Mar 2017 as...
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