unable to run as non-root

[message]

gnu/linux command terminal error:
Bareword found where operator expected at 
/nonroot/user/.get_iplayer/plugins/podcast.plugin line 2, near """ lang"
(Missing operator before lang?)
Bareword found where operator expected at 
/nonroot/user/.get_iplayer/plugins/podcast.plugin line 20, near 
"get_iplayer"<br> (Missing operator before get_iplayer?)<br> 
Unrecognized character \xC2; marked by <-- HERE after at master <-- HERE 
near column 49 at /nonroot/user/.get_iplayer/plugins/podcast.plugin line 
20.<br> Compilation failed in require at 
/local/disk/usr/path/to/get_iplayer-2.94/get_iplayer line 465.</p>