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The OU has been in partnership with the BBC for over 40 years, co-producing up to 25 peak-time TV and radio series every year. Our broadcasts aim to inspire through innovative exploration of subjects and engaging teaching materials.

New BBC/ OU co-pro ‘Nowhere to Run’ available to watch on iPlayer

September 21, 2021

A new programme co-produced by the BBC and The Open University (OU) explores broadcaster, Charlie Webster’s journey to uncover the truth about her past, when she and…

New OU/ BBC co-pro charts the rise of the Premier League

September 3, 2021

As English football entered the 1990s, the game was in crisis. The golden days of the post-war era had long gone. Attendances were in decline and…

New OU/BBC show allows armchair “travelling” through literature

August 3, 2021

Staycationing holidaymakers will have a chance to “travel” the globe in a new BBC and Open University (OU) co-production “Write Around the World with Richard E…

More secrets revealed at the museum

July 20, 2021

Five-inch-tall little Tommy Tittlemouse is 111 years old and for 50 of those years he’s been on display and looked after by curators at the world-famous…

TV cameras capture building of Britain’s biggest nuclear power station

June 2, 2021

A new series co-produced by the BBC and The Open University offers viewers a fascinating insight into the ambitious construction of Britain’s new nuclear power station,…

Plant Britain returns

May 21, 2021

Plant Britain returns to our screens this spring on BBC One. The Countryfile series, co-produced by The Open University and BBC, will air on Sunday 23…

A Year to Change the World: Q&A with OU Professor Neil Edwards

April 26, 2021

The final episode of the three-part series, Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World, airs tonight at 9pm on BBC One. The documentary is co-produced…

BBC/OU co-pro Bad People podcast asks does ‘good cop, bad cop’ interviewing work?

April 22, 2021

The latest episode of the BBC Sounds podcast Bad People, features an interview with OU academic Dr Zoe Walkington and asks, does the ‘good cop/bad cop’…

Greta Thunberg: A Year To Change The World

April 9, 2021

“I don’t want you to listen to me, I want you to listen to the science,” says Greta Thunberg in the first episode of a new…

OU success at the 2020 Learning on Screen Awards

March 26, 2021

The Open University has won five awards at this week’s Learning on Screen Awards, which for the past 15 years has showcased the best educational film and…

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