Caught out there

Did the use of mechanical aids undermine an artist's claim to greatness? Have we caught out a cheating Vermeer?

Weather watching

Russell Floyd explains the importance of accurate weather forecasts in our climate videos.

The lecture in full

Take the OU 2005 lecture Hitler's Place in History with you - download the mp3 to your PC or player.

How we did it

At the end of each hard day's rising to the challenges, our scientists sat down to confess all to their video diaries.

Get more science

Get an extra helping of Rough Science - exclusively here on Open2.net - with our video extras.

Classic Rough Science

Love food?

Learn about food while you jog, garden, or commute, with the help of our free Ever Wondered About Food? podcast.

Remix. Remake. Share.

Take our video and make something new. Explore the creative archive.

Talking about talking

Ever thought about learning a foreign language? We talk to experts, teachers and students about languages in the Talking Languages podcast.

Not such a flat Earth

Doreen Massey asks "Is the world really shrinking?" - download the lecture mp3 or read the transcript.

Don't forget...

Dig deeper into the forgotten stories of the past with the first Things We Forgot... podcast.

Starting with Julian Barnes

How does a writer take a blank sheet and set about making a novel? Find out in our Julian Barnes interview.

Writing home

Even your own family may become unfamiliar as you write about them. Find out why in our Hanif Kureishi interview.

Tchaikovsky videos

A spiky relationship and a time for reassessment. Watch, listen or read Charles Hazlewood on Tchaikovsky.

Trying out loud

Trying out dialogue at the bus stop might get you odd looks but could improve your plays, suggests Mark Ravenhill.

Finding poems in trees

Inspiration can take many forms, explains poet Michael Rosen.

Character witness

It's a constant struggle for his characters to stop from turning out with too much in common with Howard Jacobson.

Keeping pages turning

The need for a thrilling plot as well as all the other staples of great novels makes crime writing even more demanding, explains Sarah Dunant.

Future on the land

Can aid make a permanent difference - or will we be facing another appeal to support pastoralism in Kenya in the future?
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The point seven per cent solution

Minister Hilary Benn talks targets and priorities for the British Government's aid programme:
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Mobile school

While the British move to follow the school catchment areas, the situation in Kenya is somewhat different:
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This is our world

Watch videos to find out how three of the students see life in Pune.

Are you having a laugh?

Watch some of the most interesting contributions - and discover what they tell us - from the joke booth jokes.

Listen to the lecture

Listen to an audio file of the whole lecture.

écoutez

How to order lunch, when to haggle, and when to stop kissing. Prepare for a Weekend Break with French.

Hören Sie

Should you wait to be seated, and how do you ask for help? Get the basics to get by in German.

Escuche

There's more to Spain than the beach - get the most out of your visit with the Weekend Break guide to Spanish.

Ascolti

Whether you're planning a trip to Venice or a weekend in Rome, have a better time with the Weekend Break guide to Italian.

Big business goes green

More and more companies seem to be taking note of environmental issues. Watch two high-profile business leaders explain their plans, as big business goes green.

Disaster in West Virgina

46 people died when a crossing on the Ohio River collapsed. Our video recreates the investigation into the Silver Bridge Disaster.

Explosive reactions

Watch some explosive results as water comes into contact with alkali metals.

Tornado solves a puzzle

Could a nineteenth-century mystery have finally been solved by the 2003 collapse at Kinzua?

Being Faustus

How do you get insidecharacters written centuries ago? The cast explore acting the part.

Will the bubble burst?

Three experts give their perspective on the UK housing market. Is there a property slowdown ahead?

Lightbulb moments

Watch James Dyson and James Fleck shed light on the creative process: What makes an inventor tick?

Making a stand

A walk in the forest and some slime mould inspired Anuradha Vittachi's declaration of interdependence.

Calling time?

Watch the extended interviews they couldn't fit into the programme. Do things look black for Guinness?

Listen on

Dig deeper into history with the Things We Forgot... podcasts.

Putting the pieces together

Our experts tell the story of Airfix, and explain its place in today’s marketplace: Airfix flies again.

Ghost hunting in Berlin

Berlin is a city struggling with its past. Laurie Taylor talks to Brian Ladd about the ghosts of Berlin.

Uncovering the lost city

Watch extended interviews and exclusive footage of the Lost City as we go behind the scenes.

The £10 Poms remember

Hear more memories from those who crossed the world when it was still a big planet in our extra interviews.

Knight schooling

How easy is to make a history programme that works for a general audience without alienating the experts? Listen to our experts' audio discussion.

A longer Viking voyage

How did Viking technology cope with the challenge of the sea? Watch our extended Timewatch interviews.

Revisiting Omaha

Listen to Timewatch editor John Farren and his expert guests discussing the story behind Bloody Omaha.

Beyond hats and chains

Michael Portillo explores the other side of Suffragettes. Listen online.

Losses and mergers

Could a financial crash unite two nations? Listen to The Darien Gap online.

Who let Bengal go hungry?

Uncover the scandal of starvation in the last days of Empire: listen now to The Bengal Famine programme.

Who lost?

Missed the programme exploring Europe after Trafalgar? Listen online now.

Behind the scenes

What was it like interviewing Peter Singer and Michael Sandel? Get the inside track - watch our interview with Nigel.

In their prime

Mature workers bring valuable skills to their workplace. Discover the generation who are over 50 and in their prime.

Talking history

Sex, power, religion: There was a lot to pack in, as you'll hear in our Robert Bartlett interview.

Terminal state?

The heads of BAA and British Airways give their perspective on Terminal 5 and Heathrow under pressure.

Listen to the music

Allegri's Miserere, Bach's Komm, Jesu, Komm and Byrd's Agnus Dei, expertly explained and appreciated: listen to the music

Don't press 'send'

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