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The Open University programmes begin 3 Jan 1971
The Open University first broadcast on 3 January 1971 on BBC Two. The new university reached out to its first students through the innovative use of television and radio, and swiftly proved that it was possible to teach university level subjects to unqualified students at a distance. After a general introduction, the first programme was an introduction to mathematics.
The first BBC OU programme, an Introduction to the Maths Foundation Course by academic Norman Gower.
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