Bl**dy Beeb Truncations on iPlayer

CJB chrisjbrady at gmail.com
Thu Jun 30 10:19:15 PDT 2016


Thank Don

I'll check out others over the weekend. But this has been going on for
years.The Beeb says that it adds 2 mins to the start and end of a
prog. but if  programme is say 30 mins long then the file should be 34
mins not 28 or less etc.!!

Chris B

On 29/06/2016, Don Grunbaum (Gmail) <don.grunbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have found that some programmes are truncated when they are first
> available on iPlayer.
>
> They get corrected later, presumably because someone tells the "beeb"
> of the problem.
>
> Don
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "artisticforge ." <artisticforge at gmail.com>
> To: "CJB" <chrisjbrady at gmail.com>
> Cc: "get_iplayer" <get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 9:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Bl**dy Beeb Truncations on iPlayer
>
>
>> hello
>>
>> I am not sure what you mean by 'Truncated".
>> The original show content appears to be entirely there.
>> The download is not 30 minutes long. The BBC Radio Preamble and
>> Post-amble are  trimmed off.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 9:49 AM, CJB <chrisjbrady at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Bl**dy Beeb Truncations on iPlayer
>>>
>>> Brit. comedies and likely many other progs on Radio this week on
>>> iPlayer appear to be truncated at the end.
>>>
>>> Hancock's Half Hour - The Idol, BBC Radio 4 Extra (b007jq3k)
>>>
>>> Duration: 27:41.73
>>>
>>> The Men From the Ministry - Nothing But the Vest, BBC Radio 4 Extra
>>> (b007jz45)
>>>
>>> Duration: 28:14.16
>>>
>>> The Navy Lark - The Poveys Move House, BBC Radio 4 Extra (b01n2vcg)
>>>
>>> Duration: 28:44.26
>>>
>>> Parsley Sidings: Series 1 - Goodbye Parsley Sidings, BBC Radio 4
>>> Extra
>>> (b008s3d0)
>>>
>>> Duration: 28:15.21
>>>
>>> CJB
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
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