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Re: May I introduce to you ..... 'beeb'



On Sat, 01 Feb 2014 12:58:45 -0500
Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> wrote:

> On 02/01/2014 08:13 AM, Sharon Kimble wrote:
> > May I introduce to you ‘beeb’ the all-singing, all-danc
> ing, 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?
> 
'get-iplayer' is the programme that gets the feeds and downloads the
programmes from the BBC, it doesn't actually "play" the programmes. You
need something else to do that, like VLC, etc.

Sharon.
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