BBC Radio Downloads

[Simon Morgan]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: get_iplayer [mailto:get_iplayer-bounces at lists.infradead.org] On
> Behalf Of Tim Errington
> Sent: 02 November 2014 01:04
> To: get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org
> Subject: BBC Radio Downloads
> 
> Hello,
> 
> And firstly, thanks for all of your efforts so far that has made it
> possible for me and many others to listen to BBC radio here in New
> Zealand and around the world. This ability has allowed me and my family
> to keep up with what is happening back home for the last few years and
> its now something that I consider invaluable to me when driving to work
> to be able to listen to downloads of my favourite BBC radio programmes.
> 
> Unfortunately, I gather that this has now been made imposable by recent
> changes to the BBC I Player (thanks BBC, what about all the UK expats
> around the world!). I would be most grateful if you could somehow work
> around this problem and restore the ability to listen to downloads of
> the BBC while overseas.
> 
> Thanks, Tim


It's a bit of a pig, isn't it! I have used the web GUI PVR for years now and
have found it wonderful. It fulfilled all my needs.

As no one else better qualified than me i.e. almost anyone, has answered
your problem. There have been many posts in the past few days about this
with lots of scripts and examples but at its most simple try this.

Open the CLI (command line interface - always make sure you have latest
version)

At the prompt >get_iplayer --type=radio --pid=<pid>

Get the pid value to insert by looking up the programme in the iPlayer Radio
web page (it is the value beginning with a "b"). For a single programme it
is as quick as the old PVR. There are suggested scripts for multiple pids
and series so if this is what you want you will have to look through the
posts of the past 3 or 4 days.

I understand that dinkypumpkin is going to upload a patched version today
(Sunday) which should overcome some of the limitations created by the BBC.

One suggestion for TV is below. Modify it for radio and it should work.

Regards
Simon Morgan

PS I thought people went to NZ to get away from Chris Evans !!! (LOL)


-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Spearshaker
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 9:01 AM
To: get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org
Subject: Downloading multiple pids

>Hi
>
>Now that we are forced into using pids, does anyone know how to 
>download more than one at the same time?  I haven't yet >managed to 
>find a way that works.  (I am using Windows 7 with Windows Installer 
>4.9.)

>Use the "for" command.

>Eg:

>for %F in (b04n8rx0, b04n9831, b04n69xt) do get_iplayer --mode=flashhigh
--pid=%F

>Will download all three programmes, one after the other.

>Regards,

>Chris