hello for some reason this short reply has bounced three times. last try there is a 1280x720 25fps mode use the commandline ~/get_iplayer-2.99/get_iplayer --verbose --info --long --type=tv --pid=b08fqs8v INFO: Found mode hlshd1: (gip_hls_iplayer_2380) hls h264 1280x720 25fps 2380kbps stream (CDN: akamai_hls_open/10)