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From: MrBrunes
To:
Sent: 04/12/2023 19:02:34
Subject: PVR process stops working
Occasionally I notice that the PVR process has stopped downloading.
Now that it's configured to
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From: MrBrunes
To:
Sent: 04/12/2023 19:02:34
Subject: PVR process stops working
Occasionally I notice that the PVR process has stopped downloading.
Now that it's configured to
The pvr is controlled by text files held in the pvr folder. The simplest way is
to delete the unwanted file from there.
HTH
Don
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From: Peter Kok
To:
Sent: 07/09/2023 19:09:20
Subject: Deleting One Off / Single Entry PVR Searches?
42896: The Museum of Curiosity: Series 17 - Episode 3, BBC Radio 4, m001jsdr
INFO: 1 matching programmes
WARNING: No media streams found for requested programme versions and
recording modes.
get_iplayer --pid=m001jsdr downloads just fine for me, I even tried the
different quality
Museum of Curiosity_ name_radio.txt': 1 download
failure(s)
I think it's a problem at the BBC end, but has anyone else encountered a
similar fault? It will possibly sort itself out eventually.
TIA
Don Grunbaum
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Wow, that seems complex, mine is just:
search0 The Repair Shop
Works fine for me!
> -Original Message-----
> From: get_iplayer On Behalf Of
> Don Grunbaum
> Sent: 26 April 2021 08:41
> To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
> Subject: Re: Why no Formula E
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From: Steve Wilson
To:
Sent: 25/04/2021 22:20:06
Subject: Re: Why no Formula E?
On 25/04/2021 13:47, Don Grunbaum wrote:
> I believe that only programmes that are broadcast through the "re
I believe that only programmes that are broadcast through the "regular"
channels appear in the GiP cache.
To pick up others such as these and "box sets" you should use the series pid
and the recursive option.
HTH
Don
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From: Andrew
To:
Cc:
Sent: 25/04/2021
On 2020-09-28 13:45, Dave Widgery wrote:
Hi
A few years ago I had a problem due to a disk crash I lost all my
history, some nice person on this group told me where to comment a
line out the perl script so I could run get_iplayer and populate my
history file without actually downloading
I find it easier to add the pvr files manually, as follows:
Add a text file to the pvr folder with the following content:
modes best
output V:\BBC iPlayer Recordings
subtitles 1
thumb 0
type tv
versionlist default
pidrecursive 1
pid b007mtf0
The last two lines are the ones that will pick up
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From: MacFH - C E Macfarlane
To:
Sent: 04/02/2020 21:49:16
Subject: Re: No Prime Minister?
Sorry, meant to include a link to the programme page:
Hi all
Is there any way of recording all programmes in a collection, such as
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/p01277qd other than using the individual
pids?
I've tried pidrecursive but that doesn't work.
TIA
Don
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No, Ralph, I didn't request the AD version, but that's what I got by default.
>From what I can see on the iPlayer website, only audiodescribed versions are
>available. Playing using VLC doesn't play the AD.
Don
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From: Ralph Corderoy
To:
Sent: 25/12/2019 07:21:16
FWIW I've been recording each episode using the series pid and pidrecursive as
follows:
excludechannel S4C,CBBC,Alba,News,CBeebies,Parliament,Cymru
pidrecursive 1
fps25 0
modes best
output V:\BBC iPlayer Recordings\His Dark Materials
subtitles 1
thumb 0
type tv
versionlist default
pid m000b1v2
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06spb8w
As James gave you
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From: Steve
To:
Sent: 03/12/2019 19:33:37
Subject: Re: Get_iplayer with Podcasts
And whats the parent PID?
The first
I would open the options file using notepad and modify the relevant line to:
output C:\Users\UserPC\Desktop\iPlayer Recordings
HTH
Don
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From:
To:
Sent: 18/11/2018 15:07:54
Subject: changing the output directory???
Thanks to Alan and RS for the replies.
As I said in my original message, I can download the "alternative version" from
Radio 4 Extra without a problem.
It seems curious that the BBC have made that one available and have withdrawn
the original Radio 4 version - perhaps there was something in
Hi all
For some time I've been successfully downloading "The Unbelievable Truth" from
Radio 4
I'm getting this message with one of the current episodes, and I'm puzzled why
it's happening with this one and no others (1, 2 and 4 have downloaded without
a problem)
44424: The Unbelievable
Many thanks for the responses to my query - especially Vangelis whose erudite
information is always welcome.
Being a devout coward when it comes to editing/patching things like this, I'll
stick to me pid-recursive solution, but it's handy to know for future reference.
Don (in autumnal Norfolk,
Hi all
The BBC are broadcasting programmes on a "pop-up" station called Radio 1
Vintage. They do not appear to be picked up in the radio cache.
I have found a way of recording them using the PVR and the pid recursive option
(there is a series pid for the programmes) but out of curiosity, is
Hello Shareef
If you haven't run GiP for some time, it's likely that the programme you are
trying to record is not in the cache as the source now used is only good for
the last seven days. If you run GiP once a week (or more often) the cache will
build up to four weeks' worth of programmes,
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From: SquarePenguin <getipla...@squarepenguin.co.uk>
To: <get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org>
Sent: 02/05/2017 10:48:22
Subject: Re: Recording failure
On 02/05/17 10:44, Don Gr
I've transferred to GiP 3.00 on Windows 10 and my recordings are failing in the
PVR.
I think it's the path, but it worked ok on my previous XP machine.
This is my options file:
modes best
fileprefix - -
subtitles 1
output v:\BBC iPlayer Recordings
whitespace 1
This is the pvr file:
- Original Message -
From: Steve Thompson
To: Don Grunbaum (Gmail) ; get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2016 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: Failed recordings
Rem out tvmode?
Sorted the problem - output disk was full, but no error messages.
Happy Christmas
- Original Message -
From: "SAO"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 11:28 AM
Subject: Failed recordings
All attempts to record radio or TV using the most recent versions of
get_iplayer.pl have failed. Reverting to the
- Original Message -
From: "Budge"
To:
Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2016 8:47 AM
Subject: PVR List entry no longer works
I have a long standing entry in my pvr list for The Now Show as
follows
pvrsearch = The_Now_Show
Depends how you use GiP
There's an output option you can store in your options file
You can add the output parameter to you GiP command
You can add an output path to a pvr file
It's all documented at
https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/manpage
Don
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I don't think that is illegal. That is because it is the house
that
is licensed not the person. Anyone can watch a tv that is on
those
premises.
No they can't/couldn't. Did they not have to be members of your
family /
household (or guests)?
Are you sure? You may well be right but I
I have found that some programmes are truncated when they are first
available on iPlayer.
They get corrected later, presumably because someone tells the "beeb"
of the problem.
Don
- Original Message -
From: "artisticforge ."
To: "CJB"
I think you are using the episode pid.
You need to use the series pod as in your link.
Don
> On 19 Jun 2016, at 22:24, Mark Croft wrote:
>
> i can't find any documention on --pid-recursive
>
> i am trying to download the complete series so far of "The
- Original Message -
From: "Vangelis forthnet" <northmed...@the.forthnet.gr>
To: <get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org>
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2016 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: Pint-sized TMS
On Mon May 30 10:35:47 BST 2016, Don Grunbaum wrote:
Hi people
Hi people
Is there a way of downloading the "Pint-sized TMS" videos such as
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/36410032 using either CLI or PVR
GiP?
They don't appear to have a usable PID, and using the URL results in
"no programme versions found".
I am using Windows XP and 10, if that
- Original Message -
From: "CJB"
To: "get_iplayer-request"
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 2:21 PM
Subject: Downloading BBC 3
Wondering if this is possible. Maybe its worth exploring in case
other
channels go the same way, e.g.
un Apr 17 21:20:22 BST 2016, Don Grunbaum wrote:
I have added a recursive pvr job with the above "brand" pid, but
when I run the pvr it doesn't find any programmes, either in
pvr-single mode, or "normal" mode. I've tried it before with other
"brand" pids, but it ha
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From: "Vangelis forthnet" <northmed...@the.forthnet.gr>
To: <get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2016 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: Radio 2 50s
On Sun Apr 17 13:36:01 BST 2016, Don Grunbaum wrote:
I tried adding the equival
- Original Message -
From: "Vangelis forthnet"
To:
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2016 2:37 AM
Subject: Re: Radio 2 50s
On Sat Apr 16 23:34:34 BST 2016, Howard Orgel wrote:
(It is not necessaryto precede the URL with "--url
Hi all
Is there any way of getting the Radio 2 50s programmes other than
individual PIDs?
The temporary station doesn't show up in the web PVR. Are the stations
"hard-coded"?
TIA
Don
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Thanks for the responses, both on and off list.
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From: "Vangelis forthnet" <northmed...@the.forthnet.gr>
To: <get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2016 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: Web PVR
On Fri Apr 8 21:05:27 BST 2016, Don
Hi all
Does anybody know where the default settings for the web PVR manager
are held? Are they in a cookie, or somewhere else?
I'm trying to switch from Chrome to Firefox and the defaults aren't
being picked up.
Any assistance will be gratefully received.
Thanks
Don
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From: "CJB"
To: "get_iplayer-request"
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 9:37 AM
Subject: Total failure for tv this morning - 9.30am BST
Radio refreshed OK. But total failure for tv this morning - 9.30am
BST
- Original Message -
From: "Graham Temple (gmail)"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 7:15 PM
Subject: Should get_iplayer work on windows 10?
I have got a new computer and installed get_iplayer, transferred over
my
- Original Message -
From: "Graham Temple (gmail)" <graham.j.tem...@gmail.com>
To: "'Don Grunbaum (Gmail)'" <don.grunb...@gmail.com>;
<get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 9:24 PM
Subject: RE: Should get_iplayer work o
Hi All
Fairly basic question, but I can't find an answer.
I have a brand new Windows 10 PC. I have installed GiP on it and all
seems well, except when I try to record anything (using the Browser
PVR interface) I get Recording Complete without any recording having
been done, but with a
Hi
I'm just back from holiday and the web PVR interface is only listing
radio programmes.
I can record TV using the PID, but has something changed that I've
missed?
To make sure I've updated to 2.94, but still no joy.
TIA
Don
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From: Jon Davies j...@hedgerows.org.uk
To: Don Grunbaum d...@grunbaum.co.uk
Cc: get_iplayer get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: Recursive in PVR
On 8 July 2015 at 09:03, Don Grunbaum d...@grunbaum.co.uk wrote
Hi All
Is it possible to use the --pid-recursive option (for a series pid) in
the PVR?
I've tried a simple example and that created an entry with proxy
id-recursive, which, of course, doesn't work.
Windows, GiP 2.93
TIA
Don
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- Original Message -
From: James Daley jms.da...@gmail.com
To: get_iplayer get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 8:10 PM
Subject: Revolting People PVR Manager
Hi,
I routinely use the excellent PVR Manager to set up the download of
a series
but for some
- Original Message -
From: Alan Milewczyk a...@soulman1949.com
To: get_iplayer get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2015 12:19 AM
Subject: Red Button
Is there a way of downloading from Red Button transmissions? I was
looking to download Radio 2 in concert
- Original Message -
From: C E Macfarlane c.e.macfarl...@macfh.co.uk
To: c.e.macfarl...@macfh.co.uk; get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 4:45 PM
Subject: RE: Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments - Episode 1
Additionally, the following episodes from The Fred
- Original Message -
From: dinkypumpkin dinkypump...@gmail.com
To: get_iplayer get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 10:14 PM
Subject: [ANN] get_iplayer 2.92 released
Release notes here:
https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/release292
As always,
- Original Message -
From: C E Macfarlane c.e.macfarl...@macfh.co.uk
To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2015 8:09 PM
Subject: Use First Broadcast Date in Filenames? Capitalisation?
1) First Broadcast Date
AFAICS, there is no way to get the first
I am having problems trying to record this morning's episode of Radio
2 Sounds of the 60s. It normally records through the PVR, but I can't
even force it to record using the pid. My guess is a problem at the
BBC end, but would like it confirmed, as the programme does play
through iPlayer.
- Original Message -
From: CJB chrisjbr...@gmail.com
To: get_iplayer-request get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 5:54 PM
Subject: The Ballad of the Great War - 1914
The Ballad of the Great War - 1914
World War One, The Ballads of the Great War Episode 1
The data sources are different, so things may be named slightly
differently now. And of course some things may simply no longer be
available. But not in this case. You need to learn how to use all
the search capabilities in get_iplayer. Use --fields=name,episode
or --long to look for things
- Original Message -
From: dinkypumpkin dinkypump...@gmail.com
To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: PVR unwanted features
On 05/11/2014 19:47, Don Grunbaum wrote:
Having rebuilt my cache files from scratch, with the same command
of radio.
If this can be addressed as and when time allows, my gratitude (and
admiration) will know no bounds.
Many thanks
Don Grunbaum
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From: artisticforge . artisticfo...@gmail.com
To: get_iplayer get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: PVR unwanted features
Hello;
this has to be unique to you.
I have around 300 searches in PVR and they are all
), or to a nominated charity, I would happily do so.
Having installed 2.90 the PVR works, but for some reason this
weekend's F1 programmes are missing. I have downloaded the using the
PID and CLI, but am puzzled why they aren't in the cache? Any ideas?
In gratitude
Don Grunbaum (incidentally in computing since
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From: dinkypumpkin dinkypump...@gmail.com
To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: Thank You
On 03/11/2014 19:43, Don Grunbaum wrote:
Having installed 2.90 the PVR works, but for some reason this
weekend's
F1
In case anyone has a similar issue in future I got to the bottom of
it: it was Trusteer Rapport causing the problems. Uninstalled
Rapport and everything went back to normal.
Strange; I've been using Chrome with Trusteer Rapport for some time
without any problems.
Ho hum, such are computer
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From: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-717-1197 fa...@panix.com
To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 12:40 AM
Subject: Starting get_iplayer quickly
Hi all,
I'm using the browser interface, and the problem is that the run
window doesn't
Help, please.
I am trying to set up a pvr recording for a series where any episode
information contains a given value.
I have set up an entry with the values:
fields name,episode
search0 value1
search1 value2
where value1 is the programme name and value2 is what I am looking for
in the
Fields are not searched individually. fields name,episode means
each of your search terms is applied against the two fields
concatenated with a space - name episode. Use a regular
expression to constrain the match and get effectively an AND result,
something like:
fields name,episode
- Original Message -
From: dinkypumpkin dinkypump...@gmail.com
To: get_iplayer get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: player.xml broken
On 12/05/2014 11:26, dinkypumpkin wrote:
Not with a PID. Use regular expressions for exact matches:
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From: dinkypumpkin dinkypump...@gmail.com
To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: player.xml broken
On 12/05/2014 15:36, Don Grunbaum wrote:
My experience suggests that ^Genius$ does not work, but Genius
(without
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From: Jon Davies j...@hedgerows.org.uk
To: Don Grunbaum d...@grunbaum.co.uk
Cc: get_iplayer get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: Problem downloading radio programmes
On 22 April 2014 14:20, Don Grunbaum d
On 23.04.2014 14:51, Andrew Woodward wrote:
On Tue, 2014-04-22 at 10:53 +0100, Andrew Woodward wrote:
On Tue, 2014-04-22 at 10:38 +0100, Don Grunbaum wrote:
I am getting errors downloading radio programmes, e.g. The
Unbelievable Truth Series 13 Episode 3, and Poirot - The
Mysterious
Affair
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From: Andrew Woodward and...@the-woodward-family.co.uk
To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: Problem downloading radio programmes
On Tue, 2014-04-22 at 10:38 +0100, Don Grunbaum wrote:
I am getting errors
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From: Andrew Moore moor...@btinternet.com
To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: Problem downloading radio programmes
I just downloaded that episode of The Unbelievable Truth ok, I use
the 'DOS' version of
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From: Andrew Moore moor...@btinternet.com
To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: Problem downloading radio programmes
I can play The Unbelievable Truth ok - either by searching for
'unbelievable' on the iPlayer
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From: Jon Davies j...@hedgerows.org.uk
To: get_iplayer get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: Problem downloading radio programmes
On 22 April 2014 12:21, Don Grunbaum d...@grunbaum.co.uk wrote:
Thanks Andrew
Windows PVM Manager starts up OK and I get the full screen of
options. But when I try to run the PVM List or Refresh the Cache all
I get is the heading line:
* get_iplayer * Search * Recordings * PVR List * Run PVR * Update
Software * Help
The cache will auto-refresh every 1 hour(s) if
Thanks guys. Never had this problem with Chrome before. OK - so if
things are working elsewhere how do I redirect get_iplayer to use a
different browser please?CJB.
Hi Chris (et al)
There is a Chrome add-in that will open any given web-page in IE. You
could try that, or temporarily
Surely the simplest way would be to use the pid for each programme?
HTH
Don
Don
Forgive me but I have never tried that hitherto, can you point me to
docs on the subject please ?
Thanks
Michael
http://linuxcentre.net/getiplayer/documentation#Recording
I would like to use GiP to download these programmes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/collections/p01m79bn/blues
But I am not sure how to do it I have tried a few searches without
success, can somebody advise please ?
snip
I have consistently failed to get s02e02 of The Devil's Music so
would
Recording fine here. You realise that the third character is the
letter
l, not the number 1, don't you?
Don
Don
What command did you use to do that ?
Michael
get_iplayer --type=tv --pid=p00lk4rq
(Yes, it's the 4th character of the pid that is l)
I don't think the --type=tv is
- Original Message -
From: Chris J Brady chrisjbr...@yahoo.com
To: get_iplayer get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 4:42 PM
Subject: PVR Refresh failed ...
Windows-based PVM Refresh failed for every source:
The cache will auto-refresh every 1 hour(s)
It seems the BBC aren't infallable!
Rob
The BBC certainly aren't infallible. The recent 2 part version of The
39 Steps has the first episode labelled The Thirty Nine Steps and the
second labelled The Thirty-Nine Steps. Took me a little while to spot
why record series hadn't picked up the
- Original Message -
From: J K.Eason j...@jeason.cix.co.uk
To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: File Naming
There are a couple of options. I could make the the next rev of the
windows installer set fatfilename on by default so that
Hi
I'm running GiP on a netbook with Windows 7 Starter quite successfully,
but I want to change the format of the filename so that it more closely
resembles that used by the late Radio Downloader, which I had used for
some years. I am very grateful to those who offer advice, and maintain
and
On 21.12.2012 17:22, Chris J Brady wrote:
I too have been getting regular failures. I am usually trying to
download radio progs. with get_iplayer. RadioDownloader which also
uses rtmpdump is also failing regularly.
I have a feeling that this is due to the Beeb updating its iPlayer
server in
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From: dinkypumpkin dinkypump...@gmail.com
To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: The 'arse that Jack Built
On 31/10/2012 21:53, Geoff Soper wrote:
Hi,
can anyone suggest how I can use the web-based UI to get
I'm sure Windows systems can be bludgeoned to have similar
functionality...
but may not keep on doing the job unattended for several years at a
time
(the low-power PC that does my getiplayer stuff is a headless EeePC
that I
don't touch more than a couple of times a year).
Andy
Windows
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From: Fintan Gaughan fgaug...@gmail.com
To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 11:58 PM
Subject: Re downloading
When watched programs i delete it so it doesn't take up disk space,
when running PVR it re-downloads the programs I
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From: Roger Burton West ro...@firedrake.org
To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: BBC replacing Flash with its own media player
On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 04:19:40AM -0700, Chris J Brady wrote:
Will this affect
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