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History & The Arts
Hero and villain: Robert Clive of the East India Company
Robert Clive, a general of the East India Company, was despised by his contemporaries – so why was a statue of him erected outside the foreign office by the Edwardians years later?
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History & The Arts
Religion and Violence
What is religious violence? How much violence is about religion - and is religious violence inevitable? Prof. John Wolffe explores these questions here.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Ada Lovelace Day
Marking the day celebrating Ada Lovelace, discover the intriguing story of her life, Charles Babbage, and their role in the 19th century development of the computer.
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History & The Arts
Halloween: What’s the devil got to do with it?
Why is Halloween, an evening traditionally used to honour the deceased, now associated with all things spooky and gruesome?
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History & The Arts
The history of Halloween
When it comes to Halloween, do Christians and Pagans have anything in common?
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History & The Arts
Exploring the history of prisoner education
This free course, Exploring the history of prisoner education, looks at the history of prison education in the British Isles. It will examine the motivations behind the provision of education, the types of learning that were offered and the experiences of prisoners over the first 100 years of education in prisons.
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Education & Development
Reparations for slavery in Barbados
Jill St George, a lecturer in Law at The Open University, looks at slavery in Barbados and lays out the case for reparations for the state.
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Society, Politics & Law
60 second adventures in economics: The Phillips Curve
Bob Phillips took some time out of crocodile hunting to have a stab at explaining how wages, prices and unemployment interplay.
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Society, Politics & Law
60 second adventures in economics: The Principle Of Comparative Advantage
Why do countries sign free trade agreements? It's not just because they get to keep the pens, but to try to take advantage of their comparative advantage.
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Society, Politics & Law
60 second adventures in economics: The Impossible Trinity
Nations want it all - currency flows, low interest rates and stable exchange rates. Dream on, nations, you've got to choose.
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Society, Politics & Law
60 second adventures in economics: Rational Choice Theory
People are pretty rational. But not quite rational enough for the good of the economy.
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Society, Politics & Law
60 second adventures in economics: The Invisible Hand
In the first of our six short videos on economic theory, watch how an Invisible Hand drives the economy. Eventually.