Downloading BBC Radio

[James Moakes]

Hello,

with the sad demise of Radio Downloader I've been trying to use  
Get_iPlayer to download radio shows and have a few questions.
Is there a way to download radio programmes in higher quality or bit rate?
Is there a way to download radio shows in the MP3 or M4A format other than  
WMA?

Also what are the various commands used to download radio shows with?  
Currently I've been using the get_iplayer --get --type=radio --pid=  
command with various degrees of success. Sometime a show downloads what I  
would call normally, other times it is very slow and doesn't look like  
it's doing anything.

Here are some of the programmes I've downloaded for you to see, it doesn't  
make any sense to me but there are error messages in there.


-- --exclude-category <string> Narrow search to exclude matched categories  
(r
egex or comma separated values)
  --exclude-channel <string> Narrow search to exclude matched channel(s) (r
egex or comma separated values)
  --fields <field1>,<field2>,.. Searches only in the specified comma  
separated
  fields
  --long, -l Additionally search in programme descriptions
and episode names (same as --fields=name,episode,desc )
  --since Limit search to programmes added to the cache
in the last N hours
  --type <type> Only search in these types of programmes: live
tv,tv,liveradio,radio,all (tv is default)

Display Options:
  --help, -h Intermediate help text
  --helpbasic, --usage Basic help text
  --helplong Advanced help text
  --info, -i Show full programme metadata and availability
of modes and subtitles (max 50 matches)
  --long, -l Show long programme info
  --terse Only show terse programme info (does not affec
t searching)
  --tree Display Programme listings in a tree view

Recording Options:
  --get, -g Start recording matching programmes. Search te
rms required unless --pid specified. Use --search=.* to force download of  
all a
vailable programmes.
  --modes <mode>,<mode>,... Recording modes. See --tvmode and --radiomode
  for available modes and defaults. Shortcuts:  
default,good,better(=default),best
. Use --modes=best to select highest quality available (incl. HD TV).
  --pid <pid> Record an arbitrary pid that does not necessar
ily appear in the index.
  --proxy, -p <url> Web proxy URL e.g. 'http://USERNAME:PASSWORD@S
ERVER:PORT' or 'http://SERVER:PORT'
  --raw Don't transcode or change the recording/stream
  in any way (i.e. radio/realaudio, rtmp/flv)
  --subtitles Download subtitles into srt/SubRip format if a
vailable and supported
  --url "<url>" Record the embedded media player in the specif
ied URL. Use with --type=<type>.

Output Options:
  --output, -o <dir> Recording output directory
  --player '<command> <options>' Use specified command to directly play the  
str
eam
  --stream Stream to STDOUT (so you can pipe output to a
player)

PVR Options:
  --pvr [pvr search name] Runs the PVR using all saved PVR searches (int
ended to be run every hour from cron etc). The list can be limited by  
adding a r
egex to the command. Synonyms: --pvrrun, --pvr-run
  --pvr-add <search name> Save the named PVR search with the specified s
earch terms. Search terms required. Use --search=.* to force download of  
all av
ailable programmes. Synonyms: --pvradd
  --pvr-del <search name> Remove the named search from the PVR searches.
  Synonyms: --pvrdel
  --pvr-exclude <string> Exclude the PVR searches to run by search name
  (regex or comma separated values). Synonyms: --pvrexclude
  --pvr-list Show the PVR search list. Synonyms: --pvrlist
  --pvr-queue Add currently matched programmes to queue for
later one-off recording using the --pvr option. Search terms required  
unless --p
id specified. Use --search=.* to force download of all available  
programmes. Syn
onyms: --pvrqueue
  --pvr-scheduler <seconds> Runs the PVR using all saved PVR searches ever
y <seconds>. Synonyms: --pvrscheduler
  --pvr-single <search name> Runs a named PVR search. Synonyms: --pvrsingle


Config Options:
  --localfilesdirs <dir>[,dir,] Directories/Folders to scan for new files
  --prefs-add Add/Change specified saved user or preset opti
ons
  --prefs-clear Remove *ALL* saved user or preset options
  --prefs-del Remove specified saved user or preset options
  --prefs-show Show saved user or preset options
  --refresh, --flush, -f Refresh cache
  --update, -u Update get_iplayer if a newer one exists

External Program Options:
  --ffmpeg <path> Location of ffmpeg or avconv binary. Synonyms:
  --avconv
  --lame <path> Location of lame binary
  --rtmpdump <path> Location of rtmpdump binary. Synonyms: --flvst
reamer


C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer>get_iplayer --get --type=radio  
--pid=b033bj75

get_iplayer v2.83, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
  This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use  
--warranty.
  This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under  
certain
  conditions; use --conditions for details.

INFO Trying to stream pid using type radio
INFO: pid found in cache
Matches:
13308: Writing the Century - Omnibus - Vera 'Jack' Holme, BBC Radio 4  
Extra, Bi
ographical,Drama,Radio

INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
INFO: Checking existence of default version
INFO: flashaacstd1,flashaaclow1,wma1 modes will be tried for version  
default
INFO: Trying flashaacstd1 mode to record radio: Writing the Century -  
Omnibus -
Vera 'Jack' Holme
INFO: File name prefix =  
Writing_the_Century_-_Omnibus_-_Vera_Jack_Holme_b033bj7
5_default
RTMPDump v2.4
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
ERROR: RTMP_Connect0, failed to connect socket. 10013 (Unknown error)
INFO: Command exit code 3 (raw code = 768)
WARNING: Failed to stream file C:\Users\user\Downloads\Get iPlayer  
Downloads\Wri
ting_the_Century_-_Omnibus_-_Vera_Jack_Holme_b033bj75_default.partial.m4a.flv  
vi
a RTMP
INFO: skipping flashaacstd1 mode
INFO: Trying flashaaclow1 mode to record radio: Writing the Century -  
Omnibus -
Vera 'Jack' Holme
INFO: File name prefix =  
Writing_the_Century_-_Omnibus_-_Vera_Jack_Holme_b033bj7
5_default
RTMPDump v2.4
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
ERROR: RTMP_Connect0, failed to connect socket. 10013 (Unknown error)
INFO: Command exit code 3 (raw code = 768)
WARNING: Failed to stream file C:\Users\user\Downloads\Get iPlayer  
Downloads\Wri
ting_the_Century_-_Omnibus_-_Vera_Jack_Holme_b033bj75_default.partial.m4a.flv  
vi
a RTMP
INFO: skipping flashaaclow1 mode
INFO: Trying wma1 mode to record radio: Writing the Century - Omnibus -  
Vera 'Ja
ck' Holme
INFO: File name prefix =  
Writing_the_Century_-_Omnibus_-_Vera_Jack_Holme_b033bj7
5_default
INFO: Recording file C:\Users\user\Downloads\Get iPlayer  
Downloads/Writing_the_C
entury_-_Omnibus_-_Vera_Jack_Holme_b033bj75_default_part01.wma
INFO: Streaming has completed to file C:\Users\user\Downloads\Get iPlayer  
Downlo
ads/Writing_the_Century_-_Omnibus_-_Vera_Jack_Holme_b033bj75_default_part01.wma


C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer>get_iplayer --get --type=radio  
--pid=b007jmlc

get_iplayer v2.83, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
  This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use  
--warranty.
  This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under  
certain
  conditions; use --conditions for details.

INFO Trying to stream pid using type radio
INFO: pid found in cache
Matches:
10554: Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective - The Brighton Mystery, BBC  
Radi
o 4 Extra, Crime,Drama,Highlights,Popular,Radio

INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
INFO: Checking existence of default version
INFO: flashaacstd1,flashaaclow1,wma1 modes will be tried for version  
default
INFO: Trying flashaacstd1 mode to record radio: Baroness Orczy - The  
Teahouse De
tective - The Brighton Mystery
INFO: File name prefix =  
Baroness_Orczy_-_The_Teahouse_Detective_-_The_Brighton_
Mystery_b007jmlc_default
RTMPDump v2.4
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
INFO: Connected...
Starting download at: 0.000 kB
INFO: Metadata:
INFO: duration 3060.04
INFO: moovPosition 36.00
INFO: audiocodecid mp4a
INFO: aacaot 2.00
INFO: audiosamplerate 44100.00
INFO: audiochannels 2.00
INFO: tags:
INFO: ┬®alb Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective
INFO: aART BBC Radio 4 Extra
INFO: ┬®ART BBC Radio 4 Extra
INFO: ┬®cmt An American heiress is blackmailed by her 'dead' h
usband. Stars Bernard Hepton.
INFO: cprt British Broadcasting Corporation ┬® 2013, all righ
ts reserved.
INFO: ┬®gen Podcast
INFO: ┬®nam Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective 30 06 2013

INFO: ┬®day 2013
INFO: trackinfo:
INFO: length 134947840.00
INFO: timescale 44100.00
INFO: language und
INFO: sampledescription:
INFO: sampletype mp4a
50001.679 kB / 3060.02 sec (99.9%)
Download complete
ffmpeg version 1.2 Copyright (c) 2000-2013 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Mar 28 2013 00:28:48 with gcc 4.8.0 (GCC)
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads  
--enable-av
isynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls  
--enab
le-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libcaca --enable-libfreetype  
--enable-libg
sm --enable-libilbc --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb  
--enable-libo
pencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp  
--enable-li
bschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora  
--enable-lib
twolame --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis  
--enabl
e-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-zlib
  libavutil 52. 18.100 / 52. 18.100
  libavcodec 54. 92.100 / 54. 92.100
  libavformat 54. 63.104 / 54. 63.104
  libavdevice 54. 3.103 / 54. 3.103
  libavfilter 3. 42.103 / 3. 42.103
  libswscale 2. 2.100 / 2. 2.100
  libswresample 0. 17.102 / 0. 17.102
  libpostproc 52. 2.100 / 52. 2.100
[flv @ 020699a0] max_analyze_duration 5000000 reached at 5014000  
microseconds
Input #0, flv, from 'C:\Users\user\Downloads\Get iPlayer  
Downloads\Baroness_Orcz
y_-_The_Teahouse_Detective_-_The_Brighton_Mystery_b007jmlc_default.partial.m4a.f
lv':
  Metadata:
  moovPosition : 36
  aacaot : 2
  audiochannels : 2
  Duration: 00:51:00.04, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 133 kb/s
  Stream #0:0: Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp
Output #0, ipod, to 'C:\Users\user\Downloads\Get iPlayer  
Downloads\Baroness_Orcz
y_-_The_Teahouse_Detective_-_The_Brighton_Mystery_b007jmlc_default.partial.m4a':

  Metadata:
  moovPosition : 36
  aacaot : 2
  audiochannels : 2
  encoder : Lavf54.63.104
  Stream #0:0: Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (copy)
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
size= 48329kB time=00:51:00.04 bitrate= 129.4kbits/s
video:0kB audio:47813kB subtitle:0 global headers:0kB muxing overhead  
1.078756%
INFO: Recorded C:\Users\user\Downloads\Get iPlayer  
Downloads\Baroness_Orczy_-_Th
e_Teahouse_Detective_-_The_Brighton_Mystery_b007jmlc_default.m4a

INFO: Downloaded Thumbnail to 'C:\Users\user\Downloads\Get iPlayer  
Downloads\Bar
oness_Orczy_-_The_Teahouse_Detective_-_The_Brighton_Mystery_b007jmlc_default.jpg
'
INFO: MP4 tagging M4A file

  Started writing to temp file.
  Progress: ============> 22% -------------------------------------------|
  Finished writing to temp file.

C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer>get_iplayer --get --type=radio  
--pid=b007jltw

get_iplayer v2.83, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
  This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use  
--warranty.
  This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under  
certain
  conditions; use --conditions for details.

INFO Trying to stream pid using type radio
INFO: pid found in cache
Matches:
12347: Robert Holmes - Aliens in the Mind - 3. Unexpected Visitations, BBC  
Radi
o 4 Extra, Drama,Radio,SciFi & Fantasy

INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
INFO: Checking existence of default version
INFO: flashaacstd1,flashaaclow1,wma1 modes will be tried for version  
default
INFO: Trying flashaacstd1 mode to record radio: Robert Holmes - Aliens in  
the Mi
nd - 3. Unexpected Visitations
INFO: File name prefix =  
Robert_Holmes_-_Aliens_in_the_Mind_-_3._Unexpected_Visi
tations_b007jltw_default
RTMPDump v2.4
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
ERROR: RTMP_Connect0, failed to connect socket. 10013 (Unknown error)
INFO: Command exit code 3 (raw code = 768)
WARNING: Failed to stream file C:\Users\user\Downloads\Get iPlayer  
Downloads\Rob
ert_Holmes_-_Aliens_in_the_Mind_-_3._Unexpected_Visitations_b007jltw_default.par
tial.m4a.flv via RTMP
INFO: skipping flashaacstd1 mode
INFO: Trying flashaaclow1 mode to record radio: Robert Holmes - Aliens in  
the Mi
nd - 3. Unexpected Visitations
INFO: File name prefix =  
Robert_Holmes_-_Aliens_in_the_Mind_-_3._Unexpected_Visi
tations_b007jltw_default
RTMPDump v2.4
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
ERROR: RTMP_Connect0, failed to connect socket. 10013 (Unknown error)
INFO: Command exit code 3 (raw code = 768)
WARNING: Failed to stream file C:\Users\user\Downloads\Get iPlayer  
Downloads\Rob
ert_Holmes_-_Aliens_in_the_Mind_-_3._Unexpected_Visitations_b007jltw_default.par
tial.m4a.flv via RTMP
INFO: skipping flashaaclow1 mode
INFO: Trying wma1 mode to record radio: Robert Holmes - Aliens in the Mind  
- 3.
Unexpected Visitations
INFO: File name prefix =  
Robert_Holmes_-_Aliens_in_the_Mind_-_3._Unexpected_Visi
tations_b007jltw_default
INFO: Recording file C:\Users\user\Downloads\Get iPlayer  
Downloads/Robert_Holmes
_-_Aliens_in_the_Mind_-_3._Unexpected_Visitations_b007jltw_default_part01.wma
INFO: Streaming has completed to file C:\Users\user\Downloads\Get iPlayer  
Downlo
ads/Robert_Holmes_-_Aliens_in_the_Mind_-_3._Unexpected_Visitations_b007jltw_defa
ult_part01.wma


C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer>

I just updated get_iplayer to the latest version and I'm using Windows 7.

Thanks for any help,

James.

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