New BBC Ideas videos

A brand-new collection of BBC ideas videos, featuring six of which are co-produced by The Open University, will be launched on Thursday 3 November on the iPlayer.

A brand-new collection of BBC ideas videos, featuring six of which are co-produced by The Open University, will be launched on Thursday 3 November on the iPlayer.

The OU co-produced videos included in the collection are:

Are we thinking about alien life all wrong?

Co-produced with OU academics: Dr Mark Fox-Powell, STEM

How big is our Universe?

Co-produced with OU with academic: Prof. Andrew Norton, STEM

The nuclear dilemma. Co-produced with OU with academic: Dr Jan Kowal, STEM

Should animals be kept in zoo’s? Co-produced with OU with academic: Dr Vicky Taylor, STEM

You can find the full comprehensive set of OU/BBC co-produced digital videos available here, on the OU playlist and on the award-winning BBC Ideas website.

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