iPlayer

Malabelm · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:59

Hmm. iPlayer has changed. I don't think I like it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer

kalmar · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 13:13

Imac:~/Desktop me$ iplayer-dl b00cgnjr
Unable to parse the programme page. Possible reasons:
1. The iPlayer has changed
2. You are outside the UK (and not using a UK proxy).
3. The BBC think that you are outside the UK.

FUCKING FUCK OFF >:(

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

How can you not like it? It's better in every conceivable way. And makes listening to 3hr long radio shows actually feasible.

Looking forward to iplayer-dl updating though, as I only just found out about it.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 13:37

Lave wrote:

How can you not like it? It's better in every conceivable way. And makes listening to 3hr long radio shows actually feasible.

I haven't really tried using it properly yet. I just opened the page and got overwhelmed with how much content there was. First port of call: make a cynical thread on BETEO.

It'll take a bit of getting used to.

kalmar · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 13:59

To be fair, it is much better than the old one.
The downloader will work again soon, I'm sure.

What I'd really like is for the listen again (or live streaming) to be offered for the iPhone. And, an easy and reliable way to download the radio shows. There was a thing I used to use on the PC, but in all honesty it was a bit flaky.

I have moderate hopes of one of these happening, on the basis that they're switching from RA to MP3 for the audio stuff, which should make things a lot easier. If not, I'll have a try at hacking it myself.

kalmar · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 20:27

The iplayer-dl is fixxored!

Grim... · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 20:45

I love the way you get all pissy when things won't work on a Mac, but then request them for the iPhone and not just 'mobiles'

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

yeay! Talking of downloading stuff on the iplayer, here's Stephen Fry's views on the future of the BBC. It's really interesting, and he talks about how his grandma will be breaking drm soon.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Grim... wrote:

I love the way you get all pissy when things won't work on a Mac, but then request them for the iPhone and not just 'mobiles'

ha Grim... got ya. Thats very true.

Though according to the iplayer-dl guy N95 support is on the way.

Grim... · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 20:47

Bruce vs Stephen Fry's Granny (hang on - his Gran is still alive?) would be awesome

Grim... · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 20:48

Lave wrote:

Though according to the iplayer-dl guy N95 support is on the way.

I don't really use the iPlayer, but if it started working on my phone I probably would.

kalmar · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 21:20

Grim... wrote:

I love the way you get all pissy when things won't work on a Mac,

Eh?

Quote:

but then request them for the iPhone and not just 'mobiles'

Umm, well I have an iPhone, and iPlayer is already most of the way implemented for that, I'm just hoping that they complete it. I'm not asking for the moon on a stick.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

kalmar wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I love the way you get all pissy when things won't work on a Mac,

Eh?

kalmar wrote:

Imac:~/Desktop me$ iplayer-dl b00cgnjr
Unable to parse the programme page. Possible reasons:
1. The iPlayer has changed
2. You are outside the UK (and not using a UK proxy).
3. The BBC think that you are outside the UK.

FUCKING FUCK OFF

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Craster wrote:

kalmar wrote:

Imac:~/Desktop me$ iplayer-dl b00cgnjr
Unable to parse the programme page. Possible reasons:
1. The iPlayer has changed
2. You are outside the UK (and not using a UK proxy).
3. The BBC think that you are outside the UK.

FUCKING FUCK OFF

Nah fixed now.

The developer guy is here. It's a ruby script basically.

I just realised though that the script uses about 50-70% of my iBook's CPU - which means using it to download a show whilst working (ON THE THESIS OF DOOM) to then watch on the office couch (out of reach of the ethernet) hammers my poor little lappy a bit too much

If anyone wants to send me a Macbook just PM me for my address ok?

kalmar · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 22:42

Craster wrote:

kalmar wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I love the way you get all pissy when things won't work on a Mac,

Eh?

kalmar wrote:

Imac:~/Desktop me$ iplayer-dl b00cgnjr
Unable to parse the programme page. Possible reasons:
1. The iPlayer has changed
2. You are outside the UK (and not using a UK proxy).
3. The BBC think that you are outside the UK.

FUCKING FUCK OFF

As I said: Eh?
iplayer-dl is a Ruby script that works on any platform. Or none of them, if iPlayer suddenly changes and breaks it.
So that can hardly be construed as being "pissy" about it not working on a Mac, specifically, can it.

Mark X · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 0:32

It works much more effectively on the iPod Touch (and presumably iPhone) now, which is nice. It's all pretty splendid all round, save for the fact that Mitchell and Webb's Daydream Believers* criminally isn't on there.

(*Their new Radio 2 comedy, a sort of Peep Show meets sketch show affair, it is good.)

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