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BBC launched an iPhone-specific version of their streaming iPlayer service in March 2008. Because iPhone does not support Windows Media and Flash video, this version of iPlayer service uses h.264 .MP4 video files.

By pretending to be an iPhone, it is possible to download the MP4 files for offline viewing. Although BBC repeats attempts to prevent this.

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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.

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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:

[Ed999]

Another means of recording BBC iPlayer shows is to download them from the BBC's "Listen Again" service using the program get_iPlayer available free from http://linuxcentre.net/getiplayer/

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.

[barbirolli]

Re get_iPlayer

I have tried to download the DEB package on the said website, but on attempting to install it, get a message that it is corrupt. I also tried installing the package with similar results.

There seems to be no way of contacting the site owner. Any ideas?

Using Ubuntu Hardy Heron LTS.

Best wishes

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Originally Posted by barbirolli

Re: get_iPlayer

I have tried to download the DEB package on the said website, but on attempting to install it, get a message that it is corrupt. I also tried installing the package with similar results.

There seems to be no way of contacting the site owner. Any ideas?

You can send bug reports in the comments
http://linuxcentre.net/getiplayer/

or email them to the developer at iplayer@linuxcentre.net

[getflv]

GetFLV 8.8.45 can download BBC iPlayer video now. Please check it.