Windows 10: BBC get_iplayer users (download BBC Radio / TV) fix URL errors

Hi folks
BBC Changed some of their code today (27 Nov 2019) so users of the latest release (3.22) might find some of these errors appearing when trying to download TV / Radio programs. (Affects both Linux and Windows releases).

ERROR: Failed to download URL (3/3): Access Denied
ERROR: Response: 403 Forbidden
ERROR: Access to this resource was blocked by the BBC
ERROR: Ignore this error if programme download is successful



Temporary fix : from the maintainers wiki issues . get-iplayer/get_iplayer Wiki . GitHub

works fine

a new release expected to be available shortly.

Cheers
jimbo

:)

 

BBC radio on E55

Has anyone found a way to get BBC radio on the E55 or E52? On my E55 I have:

• Internet Radio - no BBC stations listed
• iPlayer (from noknok.tv) - only has TV channels
• Opera Mini - wants me to install Flash

 

BBC iPlayer

Hi there

@cereberus.
@ess1.


use a very nice app quite legal called get_iplayer.
100% legal and will retrieve BBC iPlayer content without expiry dates. You have to be in UK (or UK VPN) for access to some BBC TV programmes and to get best quality Radio feeds.

get_iplayer Windows installation guide | get_iPlayer • Forums • Guides • Help


The best way to use it though is forget about any GUI.

Use it from the CLI --works also exactly the same on Linux.

for Radio type : get_iplayer --type=radio --pid=xxxxxxxxx
for TV type: get_iplayer --subtitles --pid=xxxxxxxx

(I like subtitles as some of the British accents get a bit "Wonky" if they are from outside London !!!!!).

To get PID simply start the standard BBC Iplayer app

You'll see something like this





Then the 8 alphanumeric number is the PID which is what you should use in the pid=parameter in the CLI.
In the above example it's the number after episode/ in the url of the screenshot but should be easily identifiable.
Expand the screenshot I've shown as the url probably isn't too clear on a lot of smaller monitors / tablets.Just click the image and use the + sign !!.

No need to logon ( i.e sign in) to the actual BBC Iplayer itself. Just use it to get the PID like I've shown above

Cheers
jimbo

 

BBC radio on E55

Thanks again. The iplayer widget that I've just installed from
http://noknok.tv/2009/08/24/get-bbc-iplayer-on-your-nokia-e52/?nomobile works well for catching up on old TV programmes, but it doesn't cover any radio stations.



The official BBC iPlayer site lists compatible phones; the E55 and E52 are not shown.



http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/mobile/mobile_phone