WARNING: Failed to download URL (3/3)

[David Cantrell]

On 07/07/2026 08:08, Roger Jones wrote:
> I use get_iplayer almost exclusively for downloading things from BBC radio
> and sounds.
> 
> For the last couple of days I'm getting responses like these:
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (3/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ym26/ad
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> 
> And nothing is downloading.
> 
> Any ideas?

What - exactly - command did you issue? What's in your config file if 
you have one? What platform are you on? Are you using the latest version 
of get_iplayer?

-- 
David Cantrell