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Note: You must be in the United Kingdom to use this.
DESCRIPTION
BBC iPlayer Downloader... Brand new web view, proxy support and finally simultaneous downloads! Yay! This application is for downloading programs from the BBC iPlayer site. It downloads H.264 files suitable for iPhone and iPod Touch and you can drag the files it creates straight into iTunes and/or Quicktime. It'll even download MP3 files of radio programmes!
WHAT'S NEW
Version 3.4: Fixed the problems with the old version not downloading.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5 or later, resident of the UK.

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Developer:Lawrence Dudley
Downloads:30,550
  - Version d/l:3,672
Multimedia & Design:Video
License:Free
Date:11 Oct 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
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Oct 25 2009

LIZZIELOU  For some reason this doesn't appear to be working for me. I can download the application, but every time I try to open it, it quits before it's even started. I'm in the UK so that's not a problem, How can I fix this?   
(Version 3.4)

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Oct 13 2009

ADUMBRATE  For whatever reason, I cannot download anything from here. I set my firewall to allow any transmission from the app, but still won't do anything. Weird. Has some cool potential, unfortunately just doesn't work.  
(Version 3.4)

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Oct 13 2009

MISHA  You must be in the UK to use this (or using a UK proxy). Your IP indicates that you are in the USA which would explain the trouble you're having.  
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Oct 12 2009

DDUBYAB  As always, an utterly brilliant and essential access to the iPlayer for those of us who haven't an Intel processor (iBook G4). Terrific stuff, guys.   
(Version 3.4)

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Oct 11 2009

BERNARD SOFFER  Application itself downloads OK, but the BBC programs cannot on OSX 10.6, Intel dual core.

  
(Version 3.4)

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Oct 6 2009

GAVELLIS  I have been using this great app for some time now. I have certain programs that would not download sometimes, but overall very happy with it.

I have recently, since upgrading to Snow Leopard not been able to download anything at all. I just get an empty file on my desktop.

Any help would be great, as I miss being able to use this wonderful app

Thanks  
(Version 3.3)

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Oct 5 2009

WILLWOOD  Used to work fine, but I've been trying to download some content for the past 24 hours. Although it puts the icon of the downloaded file on my desktop, the download wont start. I get a Growl notification saying "The requested programme could not be downloaded". After a couple of attempts, the application freezes and has to be force-quitted.

This has happened before. Hopefully the developer can get it fixed again. I believe it is something the BBC keep changing and iPlayer Downloader is then unable to find or download the requested files.  
(Version 3.3)

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Oct 6 2009

PRABH.SALPEKAR  I have same problem. This could be due to BBC DRM protocol.

Prabh  
(Version 3.3)

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Aug 27 2009

YOXI  Some Radio 3 downloads result in an immediate zero byte mp3 file. Any idea why most work but some don't. E.g. In Tune 25.08.09?  
(Version 3.3)

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Aug 22 2009

PKX  simple, easy to use and allows for multiple downloads. I use this mainly for BBC Radio and it's been a godsend.

However about a week ago, the app started to crash when I was browsing the various sites (click on Radio7 logo for instance, or TV channels tab).

The screen would partially fill, and then it would crash and i'd get the 'ignore, restart or reset' window that apple apps get. Kind of like crash reporter.

No matter what I did, I'd get the front page ok but after that any page i tried to browse to would crash the app. I tried to delete the cache this thing stores and the plist entries made no difference. In the end I just restored a back up from Time machine of the app itself (overwrote the original) and it all worked swimmingly for a couple of days, then the problem starts again.

It's as if it is struggling to load the pictures and that causes the crash of the app. I can't pinpoint any reason for this, no updates have been installed (Im on all the latest and greatest on 10.5.8), so its a bit frustrating. I guess next stop when it happens again is to look at the crash reporter and see if I can figure it out.

Anyone else getting this behaviour?

PS Otherwise a really, really, really good app. Thanks.  
(Version 3.3)

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Jul 3 2009

BDIKKAT  Now, in version 3.3, certain programs - like the current NASA Part 2 - appear to download extremely quickly, but the files are not openable in QuickTime.  
(Version 3.3)

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Jul 12 2009

NAOH  You might want to check if the BBC iPlayer website requires the viewer to click on a confirmation strip on the video clips that you are trying to download.

For example age restricted content gets a red strip across the bottom of the preview image. Unless the viewer clicks on the strip, the video won't download.

This has prevented me from successfully downloading a few videos in the past.

I don't know if it's something the developer will be able to work around.  
(Version 3.3)

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Jun 18 2009
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LVWOLFMAN  Works Very Well Thank You!

I'm having a blast watching BBC shows at my convenience. While I find little worth watching on U.S. television, it seems like there is far too much good programming on the BBC for the time that I have available. Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword is a riot!

There ARE some issues with some programs that can't be downloaded, like the Best of Chewing the Fat. They start... then end leaving a zero byte file and a message that it couldn't be downloaded.

I second the request for an ITV Player version as well, though it'll probably be more difficult as it appears that they use Microsoft's Silverlight.

For those who don't seem to understand otherwise, the U.K. Resident thing isn't a limitation of this program, just has the Hulu Desktop Viewer limitation to U.S. Resident's isn't a limitation of the desktop viewer. It is a restriction put in place at the servers themselves. The BBC (and ITV as well) have restricted the use of their services to U.K. Residents. Hulu.com has done the same with their service but reserving it for U.S. Residents.

As the author alludes, there ARE easy ways around it. All you need is a U.K. IP address. How you get it is your business and you're probably breaking the terms of service of the BBC web services. That said, version 3.3 is working just fine for me here in the U.S.

One thing to remember as well... that free UK Proxy service you found... is it legitimate? Or is it run by a couple of teen hackers in their basement while they snag your personal data?  
(Version 3.3)

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