OU on the BBC: Living with Poverty - Mind the gap
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Updated 17 May 2013
The first episode in the hard-sitting documentary series Living with Poverty focuses in on London
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OU on TV and radio this week
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Updated 17 May 2013
The Bankers series comes to an end, while BBC One regions take a look at poverty around the country.
OU on the BBC: Secrets Of Our Living Planet - The Magical Forest
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 16 May 2013
The ecosystems of seasonal forests have to cope with drastic change twice a year. Chris Packham visits the vast forests of North America to investigate
OU on the BBC: Life in Cold Blood
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Duration 5 mins
Updated 16 May 2013
Another chance to join David Attenborough on his journey into the world of reptiles and amphibians.
OU on the BBC: History of Scotland
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Duration 5 mins
Updated 16 May 2013
Neil Oliver returns to Scotland to explore its dramatic history.
Keeping Britain Alive: The NHS in a Day - Episode 5
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Updated 16 May 2013
In this week's episode you will witness the challenge of taking care of people with long-term conditions, a job only likely to get tougher with...
OU on the BBC: Timewatch - Last Day of World War One
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Duration 10 mins
Updated 16 May 2013
Michael Palin joins the Timewatch team to discover why troops were still dying after the peace had been signed.
Bang Goes The Theory: Series 6, Episode 5
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Duration 5 mins
Updated 16 May 2013
This week the Bang team reveals how our lives are affected by the wireless signals that surround us
Bang Goes The Theory: Series 6, Episode 8
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Duration 5 mins
Updated 15 May 2013
This week, Philippa takes her pet to a lab to find out how dogs can be good for people's health
OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Plenty and stammering
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Updated 15 May 2013
The gulf between poor and plenty in the Land of the Free, and how people with speech impedients change their behaviour.
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