Please see below ... On 05/02/2020 13:31, Mark Goodge wrote:
Older stuff can, possibly a little counter-intuitively, be more problematic than recent material, as, at the time it was made, there was no expectation that the BBC would ever want repeat transmission rights for anything other than broadcast TV. The only other distribution method, at the time, would have been home video, and the rights to that were often negotiated separately so that those involved in the production could get their cut there, too. Since iPlayer is neither home video nor broadcast, there's nothing to cover it in the original contracts.
I see, bit of a bummer, but thanks for the explanation. Certainly, it does seem counter-intuitive and somewhat ridiculous that we can't download such an old but popular series. I loved both Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister, but have none of them recorded.
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