Windows 10: bbc iPlayer downloads

hi i have a Lenovo ideapad 110 running windows 10 3 months ago I downloaded the BBC iPlayer download and it worked perfectly 3 weeks ago it stopped working when you download it says download failed and the program that are there will not play I have uninstalled it and cleared everything and reinstalled it still nothing I have used the trouble shooting and all I get is BBC iPlayer download is not compatible so either windows has changed or the BBC

any help please john

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BBC iplayer downloading!

BBC Iplayer web site lists those network providers and the ability or not to download etc .

My telecom provider does not let me download .



jje

 

BBC iPlayer Downloads app

The BBC are aware of this “white screen” problem with the latest 2.3.0 version of the BBC iPlayer Download app installed on PCs. Being that posted on the help pages of the BBC iPlayer is the following …

“We're aware that, for some people, the BBC iPlayer Downloads application on computers is appearing as a white screen. We understand that this is happening after installing the new version (version 2.0) of the application. We're looking into this and
we'll update this FAQ with any further information.” See ...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/latest-news/download_white_screen

The BBC iPlayer techies will need to get these teething problems sorted quick because also posted on the BBC iPlayer site is the following announcement …

“From February, to continue to use BBC iPlayer Downloads, you will need to use BBC iPlayer Downloads version 2. The version 2 application is built on technologies which enable us to continue to offer a download service for computers (PC/Mac) and replaces
all previous versions.” See ...

BBC iPlayer Help - Do I have the correct version of BBC iPlayer Downloads (PC/Mac)?

 

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