My OpenLearn Profile
- Personalise your OpenLearn profile
- Save your favourite content
- Get recognition for your learning
Civilisations
Simon Schama, Mary Beard and David Olusoga explore the visual culture of societies around the globe.
Open University television programmes
TV, Radio & Events
Life - with David Attenborough
David Attenborough explores the vibrant mix of life found on our plant - where it comes from, and what threatens it.
TV, Radio & Events
Inside the Bank of England
The Bank of England prints our money, but few of us know how this powerful institution works.
TV, Radio & Events
Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore
In this rich and thrilling OU/BBC coproduction for BBC Four, Simon Sebag Montefiore embarks on a fascinating journey to unlock 2,000 years of Spain’s history.
TV, Radio & Events
8 Days: To the Moon and Back
The untold story of Apollo 11 told in the voices of the first men to step foot on the Moon.
TV, Radio & Events
A history of music and technology
Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason explores the impact of technology on music throughout the years.
TV, Radio & Events
Frozen Planet
A stunning portrait of life at the poles, presented by David Attenborough.
TV, Radio & Events
Canals: The Making of a Nation
Liz McIvor looks at who built the nation's canal network, who funded it, those who worked on it and how they were regenerated following The Second World War.
TV, Radio & Events
The Search for a New Earth
Stephen Hawking believes if mankind is to survive we only have 100 years to colonise another planet… Can we?
TV, Radio & Events
The Beginning and End of the Universe
In this two-part series, Prof Jim Al-Khalili tackles the biggest subject of all: the universe.
TV, Radio & Events
Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics
Dr Helen Czerski takes us on a sonic odyssey through the sounds of the universe.
TV, Radio & Events
ICONS
Who is the greatest icon of them all? BBC viewers vote for their ultimate icon of the 20th Century.
Order your FREE booklets and posters
Order free posters and booklets from your favourite BBC programmes.
©1999-2018. All rights reserved. The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302). The Open University is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to its secondary activity of credit broking.