Unable to download "Thirteen" episode 5

[J K.Eason]

> *From:* Chris Marriott <chris at chrism.demon.co.uk>
> *To:* get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org
> *Date:* Mon, 4 Apr 2016 14:20:52 +0100
> 
> I'm unable to download "Thirteen" Episode 5 (Sunday, BBC2, 22:00). 
> When I enter the command:
> 
> get_iplayer --mode=flashhigh --pid=p03nkxt7
> 
> I get the response:
> 
> WARNING: Could not download programme metadata from 
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03nkxt7.xml
> ERROR: Failed to get version pid metadata from iplayer site.
> 
> Running GiP v2.93 on Windows 7.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 If you open that URL in your browser you currently get:
 
"Maintenance mode

This service is currently undergoing a period of downtime for essential
maintenance."

Regards
       John