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Professor Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work
History & The Arts

Professor Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work

...Open University's academic consultant on OU/BBC drama ‘To Walk Invisible’. Here she discusses what makes the Brontës’ work so fantastic...[Bronte sisters on the moors (BBC programme use only)] I’ve always loved the Brontës’ work (and enjoyed some of the spin-offs too, especially Kate Bush’s!), so it has been a real pleasure to work on this original drama...
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Ti, Fi a Dyfodol Cymru
Society, Politics & Law

Ti, Fi a Dyfodol Cymru

...Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol Cymru, Llywodraeth Cymru a'r Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru. [Future Generations Commissioner for Wales logo, Welsh Government Logo and The Open University in Wales Logo] Archwiliwch fwy o adnoddau [AC Collection] Mae’r adnodd hwn yn rhan o gasgliad Dinasyddiaeth Weithgar yng Nghymru. Gallwch ddod o hyd i fwy o adnoddau fel hyn ar hafan y casgliad....
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How does the media impact politics?
Society, Politics & Law

How does the media impact politics?

...Open University online short course explores the relationship between media, politics, and society. You'll explore key themes of propaganda, moral panic, media and memory, and fake news, topped and tailed by an introduction to media theory, and media and its impact on democratic politics. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to better understand the key cultural and...
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In conversation with Terry Waite
History & The Arts

In conversation with Terry Waite

...Open University Professor John Wolffe about how his incarceration in Beirut profoundly influenced his view that conflict resolution is rooted in cultural understanding not just religious differences. Terry Waite also discusses how academics could potentially influence politics and policy making... In conversation with Terry Waite A short introduction to the album. Terry...
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Searching for Syphilis
Science, Maths & Technology

Searching for Syphilis

...Open University course S320 Infectious disease... Searching for Syphilis Same as album description What was the Great Pox? Discussions to whether the symptoms described by medieval medical records really were the signs of syphilis. Could Columbus and his crew really have started the spread of the disease in Europe? The bones of Rivenhall women Dr Simon Mays discovers a...
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Riddle of the Tay Bridge disaster
Science, Maths & Technology

Riddle of the Tay Bridge disaster

...Open University professor, David Swinten reveals there was a violent storm on the evening of the bridge collapsing, while Eleanor Simpson shares a personal story about the tragedy. The Tay Bridge Investigation Dr Denis Smith of Kirkcaldy Museum explains how the museum led an enquiry and discovered the bridge was poorly designed and constructed. A last minute alteration to...
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Analysing European Romanticism
History & The Arts

Analysing European Romanticism

...Open University course A207 From Enlightenment to Romanticism c.1780-1830... Analysing European Romanticism A short introduction to this album. Breaking the Enlightenment mould German Romanticism began as a philosophical departure from Enlightenment thinking, centralising human experience and transcendence from the purely rational. This succinct discussion contextualises...
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Communication in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication in health and social care

...Open University course K309 Communication in health and social care... Communication in health and social care A short introduction to this album Relationships in two settings Using two locations in the West Midlands, interpersonal relations are analysed in the context of everyday working practice, providing a unique look at intercommunication between agencies....
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