BBC iPlayer: Download/capture/rip/save/record rtmp:// video streams from bbc.co.uk

iPlayer Downloader (Mac OS X) is a freeware open source download client, allowing users of the BBC's iPlayer service to download DRM-free TV programs from Mac OS X.
iPlayer Downloader is NOT associated with the BBC in any way.

iPlayer Downloader (Windows GUI)

iPod Downloader - is a couple of programs: one command-line utility, and one Windows GUI application - to make it easy to download programmes. The developer continues to update them to add new features and to work around BBC countermeasures, so check back the web-site often.

Download iPlayer Downloader (Windows GUI)

There’s no installer or anything: just run it from wherever you like.

Type a programme ID or URL into the box, press download, and you’ll be asked where to save the file. Where possible, this will be pre-filled with the name of the programme


Once you click OK, the download will begin:

[milomix]

hi there

please excusez moi for this being a stupid question but I have been trying to download a certain video from BBC for several days with no luck. I have to admit, until a week ago I did not even know this is possible but I have built up some knowledge over the past days (I am a girl)

Here is the video I would like to save on my laptop:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/event/takethat/index.shtml

My problem at the moment is that I cannot even find the exact URL of this video. I have used URL Snooper and it gave me one which pretty much looked like the right one but it wouldnt work.

Can anyone please tell me what options I have to find out this URL? Or even better: can anyone tell me what the URL is?

You will get a kiss in return - whatever the answer is

[milomix]

anyone?

[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

Have you tried Replay Media Catcher or any other RTMP Flash stream recorder?

p.s. Thank god you're a girl. Looking forward for your kiss

[milomix]

thank you. that worked perfectly

[Mesha]

Does anyone know of a free program to do the same thing on a Mac?
Thank you.

AFAIK there are no RTMP Flash stream recorders that work on Mac.

But you can install Bootcamp or Parallels Desktop for Max OS X and use Replay Media Catcher for Windows on your Mac computer.

[Mesha]

Thanks for the reply, but I don't have an OS to do parallels and access Windows programs.

[Ed999]

Another means of recording BBC iPlayer shows is to download them from the BBC's "Listen Again" service using the program get_iplayer

You'll find there various versions of that program, to run on Windows 95/98/ME/XP or Linux/Unix or Mac OSX. It also runs (as a Perl script) on any O/S that is running ActivePerl.

Unlike iPlayer Downloader, the get_iplayer program is not limited to the Windows XP/Vista platforms.