castalla;667688 Wrote: 
> Oh well, it was just an idea.
> 
> Thanks.

The idea's good but at the moment BBC just doesn't make it easy.

The video and audio recording don't seem to follow Iplayer structure so
a different plugin something like the YouTube one would have to be
developed. I think it is strange they have found the need to create a
different archive to iPlayer especially as the Archive links to R3 and
R4 collections which are iPlayer based.

Some of the site has RSS feeds (e.g. People, Subject) which would be
useful as a feed for a plugin but RSS is only available at a low level
but content of RSS feed doesn't match always what is actually
available. For example

The People entry for Henry Moore  RSS feed is
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/people/66/41_rss.xml but only has two
programs about Henry Moore

The Subject Sculpture feed RSS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/keywords/69/4_rss.xml has only one program
and it is about Henry Moore

The Henry Moore Collection page
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/henrymoore/ has no RSS feed but 17
programs.

The BBC really needs to get the archive properly catalogued - it looks
like there isn't a proper database or tagging system underpinning it.

Give some feedback back to BBC - especially about a computer friendly
interface such as RSS and not just a web page.


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