unable to get specific pid

[John Adams]

On 25/02/2015 16:35, Colin Law wrote:
> On 25 February 2015 at 16:06, John Adams <servicesuk-anon001 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> On 25/02/2015 15:56, Colin Law wrote:
>>> On 25 February 2015 at 15:52, John Adams <servicesuk-anon001 at yahoo.co.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>> On 25/02/2015 15:32, Colin Law wrote:
>>>>> On 25 February 2015 at 15:27, John Adams <servicesuk-80m at yahoo.co.uk>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> p00f79tm
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This pid is to a programme that the iplayer will play - after you
>>>>>> accepting
>>>>>> the "parental lock" dialog, but get_iplayer won't download.
>>>>> I think it would be good to copy/paste the command you are using and
>>>>> the resulting output.
>>>>>
>>>>> Colin
>>>>>
>>>> Command:
>>>>
>>>> get_iplayer -g --force --pid p00f79tm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Output:
>>>>
>>>> get_iplayer v2.91, 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 tv
>>>> INFO: pid found in cache
>>>> Matches:
>>>> 1642:    The Great War - 9. Please God, Send Us Victory, BBC Two,
>>>> Factual,History, default
>>>>
>>>> INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
>>>> WARNING: No programme versions found
>>> Does your pid match the one shown by
>>> get-iplayer -i 1642
>>>
>>> You could try
>>> get-iplayer -get 1642
>>>
>>> Colin
>>>
>> 1. Yes it does
>>
>> 2. I tried that - same result.
>>
>> What happens when you try either command?
> $ get-iplayer "the great war"
> get_iplayer v2.91, 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.
>
> Matches:
> 1626:    The Great War Interviews - 1. Frank Brent, BBC,
> Factual,History, default
> 1627:    The Great War Interviews - 2. Katie Morter, BBC,
> Factual,History, default
> 1628:    The Great War Interviews - 3. Henry Williamson, BBC,
> Factual,History, default
> 1629:    The Great War Interviews - 4. Cecil Arthur Lewis, BBC,
> Factual,History, default
> 1630:    The Great War Interviews - 5. Stefan Westmann, BBC,
> Factual,History, default
> 1631:    The Great War Interviews - 6. Charles Carrington, BBC,
> Factual,History, default
> 1632:    The Great War Interviews - 7. Mabel Lethbridge, BBC,
> Factual,History, default
> 1633:    The Great War Interviews - 8. John Willis Palmer, BBC,
> Factual,History, default
> 1634:    The Great War Interviews - 9. Edward Glendinning, BBC,
> Factual,History, default
> 1635:    The Great War Interviews - 10. Horace Leslie Birks, BBC,
> Factual,History, default
> 1636:    The Great War Interviews - 11. Richard Henry Tobin, BBC,
> Factual,History, default
> 1637:    The Great War Interviews - 12. Edward Louis Spears, BBC,
> Factual,History, default
> 1638:    The Great War Interviews - 13. Norman Macmillan, BBC,
> Factual,History, default
> 1639:    The Great War - 9. Please God, Send Us Victory, BBC Two,
> Factual,History, default
>
> $ get-iplayer -i 1634
> get_iplayer v2.91, 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.
>
> Matches:
> 1634:    The Great War Interviews - 9. Edward Glendinning, BBC,
> Factual,History, default
> INFO: Using 'iplayer' version as default
> INFO: File name prefix = The_Great_War_Interviews-9
> ...
> pid:            p01td39d
> ...
>
> $ get-iplayer --get 1634
> appears to work ok.
>
> Colin
>
>
>>
>>
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Colin, why are you asking me to download a totally different programme 
from the one my original posting refers to?

Downloading a different programme - such as the one you suggest - works, 
which is why I asked for folk to test the specific PID I quoted in my 
original post.