http:// vs https://

[Peter Corlett]

On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 08:57:29AM +0200, cc wrote:
> the address of progs seem to have changed  from
> http:// to   ie
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b098thgb/panorama-hate-on-the-street
> deleting the s works fine but for how long ?
> thanks

You don't need to delete the "s"; just install LWP::Protocol::https to enable
https support. This will also fix a few other silent failures inside
get_iplayer that you might not have noticed yet.

(I say "just install", but it might be a nightmare on Windows. Everything else
is...)