On 06/03/2024 18:49, David wrote:
I am using get_iplayer v3.35 to extract metadata for Films and have a
question about how its populating releaseyear. Using the following
examples:-
get_iplayer --metadata-only pid=m001jwmx
See https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001jwmx
get_iplayer --metadata-only pid=b00748sh
See https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00748sh
m001jwmx, The Beach, returns releaseyear as 2023, whereas I'm expecting
2000.
That was the year it was first broadcast by the BBC, as explained below.
b00748sh. The French Connection, returns releaseyear as 2006, as expected.
Eh? Surely this film is way older than that? ISTR first seeing it in
the 70s? Let's see what IMDB says, yes, thought so, 1971.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067116/
I note that the release notes for 3.32 state, "Added a <releaseyear>
substitution parameter, which is the year a programme was originally
released, if available - otherwise set to <firstbcastyear>. The two
items are often the same for TV and radio episodes, but may be different
for films and archive programmes, e.g., Radio 4 Extra shows."
Which partly explains the above.
Unfortunately neither of my examples is currently listed in the iPlayer
schedules on so I am unable to confirm via the website if the Beach does
not the original release year (so its extracting <firstbcastyear>), but
all my spot checks of current films on the iPlayer website have the
orginal release date shown, so it would be surprising if the Beach did
not have it, which makes me wonder if there is some other reason why
get_iplayer cannot return it?
Can anyone advise?
As above, use the form ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/<pid>
... to find a page for a programme that remains accessible even after it
has lapsed from iPlayer.
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