Re: May I introduce to you ..... 'beeb'
On Sunday 02 February 2014 04:28:52 Doug wrote:
> On 02/01/2014 02:30 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > On Saturday 01 February 2014 17:58:45 Doug wrote:
> >> On 02/01/2014 08:13 AM, Sharon Kimble wrote:
> >>> May I introduce to you ‘beeb’ the all-singing, all-dancing,
> >>> upgrade to ‘get-iplayer’!
> >>>
> >>> The BBC has some superb radio and TV programmes, some of which
> >>> they have released into the public domain and which can be
> >>> downloaded using ‘get-iplayer’, and then can be played with
> >>> your choice of viewer. This script will -
> >>>
> >>> * Check to see if you have 'get-iplayer/get_iplayer'
> >>> installed. If not it will prompt you to install it.
> >>> * Creates the directory where the 'beeb-tv.txt &
> >>> beeb-radio.txt' files are stored.
> >>> * Downloads the current radio programme feed,
> >>> * Allows you to put the programme numbers in to download, and
> >>> tell you how much more you can download in this session,
> >>> * Downloads the programmes,
> >>> * Then downloads the current TV programme feed,
> >>> * Allows you to put the programme numbers in to download, and
> >>> tell you how much more you can download in this session,
> >>> * Downloads the programmes,
> >>> * Asks you if you want to create a playing list of the radio
> >>> programmes that can then be used by MPD.
> >>>
> >>> You can get 'beeb' from either my blog 'A taste of linux' or
> >>> from my bitbucket - https://bitbucket.org/boudiccas/dots
> >>>
> >>> Any problems, or further instruction required, please let me
> >>> know.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>> Sharon.
> >>
> >> My distro does not include iplayer. Will "beeb" tv play on a
> >> common Linux player, like VLC?
> >
> > Where do you live?
> >
> > Lisi
>
> Long Island, New York
You can't therefore legitimately access it. Although people living in
the UK can in fact access it without paying the licence fee, the vast
majority have in fact paid for or been given a licence. Given how
they badger you, it can be difficult not to. ;-) That is the theory
anyway.
Lisi
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