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Post by jamied_uk 16th April 2016, 03:48

Get_Iplayer For Linux


Code:
sudo apt-get install -y get-iplayer




https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer

get_iplayer: BBC iPlayer Indexing Tool and PVR
Features

    Downloads MP4 streams from BBC iPlayer site with better quality than Flash player streams
    Downloads Flash AAC streams for radio programmes
    Allow multiple programmes to be downloaded using a single command
    Indexing of all available iPlayer programs
    Caching of Index (default 4h)
    Regex search on programme name
    Regex search on programme description and episode title
    PVR capability (may be used from crontab)
    Full HTTP Proxy support
    Runs on Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE and many others), OS X (10.5+) and Windows (XP/Vista/7/Cool
    Requires perl 5.8.8+ with LWP and XML::Simple modules

NOTE: get_iplayer can only search programmes broadcast within the previous 7 days, even if they are available for 30 days on the iPlayer web site. See FAQ #1.
Documentation

https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki
Support

https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/help
Installation (all platforms)

See documentation:

https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/installation
Usage

get_iplayer --help
get_iplayer --basic-help
get_iplayer --long-help

Examples

    List all TV programmes (--type=tv set by default):

    get_iplayer

    Search output appears in this format:

    ...
    208:  Doctor Who: Series 7 Part 2 - 1. The Bells of Saint John, BBC One, Drama,SciFi & Fantasy,TV, default
    209:  Doctor Who: Series 7 Part 2 - 2. The Rings Of Akhaten, BBC One, Audio Described,Drama,SciFi & Fantasy,TV, default,audiodescribed
    210:  Doctor Who: Series 7 Part 2 - 3. Cold War, BBC One, Audio Described,Drama,SciFi & Fantasy,TV, default,audiodescribed
    ...

    Format = index: name - episode, channel, categories, versions

    List all TV programmes with long descriptions:

    get_iplayer --long

    List all radio programmes:

    get_iplayer --type=radio

    List all TV programmes with "doctor who" in the title/episode:

    get_iplayer "doctor who"

    List all TV and radio programmes with "doctor who" in the title/episode:

    get_iplayer --type tv,radio "doctor who"

    List all BBC One TV programmes:

    get_iplayer --channel= "BBC One"

    List all Radio 4 Extra programmes:

    get_iplayer --type=radio --channel "Radio 4 Extra"

    List all Radio 4 programmes:

    get_iplayer --type=radio --channel "Radio 4$"

    (The $ regular expression metacharacter matches "Radio 4" only at the end of the channel name, thus avoiding matches against "Radio 4 Extra")

    Record programme number 208 (index from search results) in SD:

    get_iplayer --get 208

    Record programme number 208 in HD (if available), with SD fallback:

    get_iplayer --modes=best --get 208

    Record programme number 208 and download subtitles in SubRip (SRT) format:

    get_iplayer --get 208 --subtitles

    Record all TV programmes with "doctor who' in the title/episode:

    get_iplayer --get "doctor who"

    Record a programme using its iPlayer URL:

    get_iplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01sc0wf/Doctors_Series_15_Perfect/

    Record a programme using the PID (b01sc0wf) from its iPlayer URL:

    get_iplayer --pid=b01sc0wf

    Refresh the cached index of available TV programmes:

    get_iplayer --refresh

    Refresh the cached index of available TV and radio programmes:

    get_iplayer --type=tv,radio --refresh


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Usage Example:

Code:
get_iplayer --type tv,radio " "
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