How do I download embedded audio?

[dinkypumpkin]

On 12/02/2012 01:17, bat guano wrote:
>> Can anyone help with the correct commands to get these:-
>>
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world-music/zimbabwe-1988.shtml
>>
>> and
>>
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamandjoe/2009/06/retro-text-the-nation.shtml
>>
> Hi
> I don't know whether it's possible to download those embedded audios with get_iplayer.
>

The Andy Kershaw programme can be downloaded with:

get_iplayer --type=radio 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world-music/zimbabwe-1988.shtml

You need "--type=radio" for audio clips.  This form of the get_iplayer 
command won't work with all embedded clips, but it's always worth a 
punt.  It doesn't work for the Adam and Joe Programme because the media 
resource returned in the iPlayer metadata just points directly to a MP3 
file rather that streaming source, and get_iplayer doesn't know how to 
interpret that.  So, as BG explained, you'll need to ferret out the MP3 
URL and download the file directly.

Another possible way to discover the MP3 URL is to run:

get_iplayer --verbose --modes=flashaudio 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamandjoe/2009/06/retro-text-the-nation.shtml

Note the "--verbose" option.  The download will fail, but as part of the 
output log you'll see a line that begins:

INFO: RTMP_URL: 
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/6music/emp/shows/adamandjoe/audio/RetroTTN060609.mp3 
...

The erroneous RTMP URL contains the direct MP3 URL.