File size anomaly with radio downloads

[bat guano]

, I would 
> like to understand why the file for the first episode is so much 
> smaller.  How can I find this out.
> 
Probably because it is the low bitrate version (48Kbps).
Check it out with MediaInfo program.


> for future spoken word downloads to 
> keep file sizes down?
> 
Add "--mode=flashaaclow" to the command .
(Though I've found that low bitrate versions are sometimes not available for *all* the radio shows)

This is a sample command to try:-
get_iplayer --type=radio --pid=b036jc3t --mode=flashaaclow