WARNING: Failed to download URL (3/3)

Michael Gregory mike at mikegregory.net
Tue Jul 7 08:20:45 PDT 2026 

Hi,

I just downloaded that file with no errors, using standard windows setup.
So it looks like it's you only...
All I can suggest is checking settings for any recent changes.
Or maybe the DOS prompt has had internet access restrictions applied by the OS?

7 Jul 2026 3:47:25 pm Roger Jones <rog at roga.co.uk>:

>> When I follow that link to the BBC website, it says: " This programme will
> be available shortly after broadcast" So that could explain why it cannot
> find it yet.
> 
> I didn't include the query and the full response but what I'll do now is
> show you me requesting to download via both a URL and a PID and the response
> I get from get iPlayer. I'm just choosing a programme at random from
> yesterday - I was able to play it from the BBC sounds interface so it's
> definitely up there.
> 
> Until now I only included two or three lines of the response to give you an
> idea (because much of the response is repetitious and takes up a few lines)
> This time I'll give you the complete response:
> 
> get_iplayer --pid=m002ykn4
> get_iplayer 3.36.0-MSWin32-x64
>   Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis, 2010- get_iplayer contributors
>   This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use
> --warranty.
>   This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under
> certain
>   conditions; use --conditions for details.
> 
> 
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (1/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (2/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (3/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> WARNING: Failed to download JSON PID info:
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4.json
> WARNING: Could not determine PID type (m002ykn4). Trying to record PID
> directly.
> Episodes:
> get_iplayer - m002ykn4, BBC iPlayer, m002ykn4
> INFO: 1 total programmes
> 
> WARNING: A UK TV licence is required to access BBC iPlayer TV content
> legally
> INFO: Processing tv: 'get_iplayer - m002ykn4 (m002ykn4)'
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (1/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (2/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (3/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> WARNING: Could not download programme metadata from
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4.json
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (1/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4/playlist.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (2/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4/playlist.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (3/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4/playlist.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> WARNING: Could not download version PID metadata from
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4/playlist.json
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (1/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (2/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (3/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (1/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/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
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (2/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/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
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (3/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/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
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (1/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/sign
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (2/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/sign
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (3/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/sign
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> WARNING: No programmes are available for this PID with version(s): default
> 
> 
> 
> 
> get_iplayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4
> get_iplayer 3.36.0-MSWin32-x64
>   Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis, 2010- get_iplayer contributors
>   This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use
> --warranty.
>   This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under
> certain
>   conditions; use --conditions for details.
> 
> 
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (1/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (2/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (3/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> WARNING: Failed to download JSON PID info:
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4.json
> WARNING: Could not determine PID type (m002ykn4). Trying to record PID
> directly.
> Episodes:
> get_iplayer - m002ykn4, BBC iPlayer, m002ykn4
> INFO: 1 total programmes
> 
> WARNING: A UK TV licence is required to access BBC iPlayer TV content
> legally
> INFO: Processing tv: 'get_iplayer - m002ykn4 (m002ykn4)'
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (1/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (2/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (3/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> WARNING: Could not download programme metadata from
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4.json
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (1/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4/playlist.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (2/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4/playlist.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (3/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4/playlist.json
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> WARNING: Could not download version PID metadata from
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ykn4/playlist.json
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (1/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (2/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (3/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (1/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/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
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (2/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/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
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (3/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/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
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (1/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/sign
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (2/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/sign
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> 
> WARNING: Failed to download URL (3/3):
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002ykn4/sign
> WARNING: Response: 500 Can't connect to www.bbc.co.uk:443 (Bad file
> descriptor)
> WARNING: Ignore this warning if programme download is successful
> WARNING: No programmes are available for this PID with version(s): default
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Roger
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: get_iplayer <get_iplayer-bounces at lists.infradead.org> On Behalf Of
> Paul Lautman
> Sent: 07 July 2026 15:02
> To: David Cantrell <david at cantrell.org.uk>
> Cc: get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org
> Subject: Re: WARNING: Failed to download URL (3/3)
> 
> When I follow that link to the BBC website, it says: " This programme will
> be available shortly after broadcast" So that could explain why it cannot
> find it yet.
> 
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Cheers,
Mike
-- 
Michael Gregory

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