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josweet
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Iplayer downloads

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So im off on my holidays & wanted to download some series to watch why sat waiting for my flights. Unfortunately i cant download to my 64GB sdcard as Iplayer only allows internal storage which in my case is 8GB URRG.

So time to get on google :)
Get iplayer is the answer :)
NB > there is no front end (Gui) only terminal based.. this is easy however.
1) Download Get_iplayer from the software centre
2) Go to your update manager, refresh & the update to the latest version.

Now youll need to open up a terminal as this is where the magic happens.
Using the following, youll be download an MP4 in a couple of mins :)

Type>>
get_iplayer (press enter)

Next youll need to type get_iplayer -- followed by the url of your show
To do this open up in your web browser iplayer and find the show u want, & copy the URL
Now combine the get_iplayer -- followed by the saved url
Using the kids show "bing" as my example.
EG >
get_iplayer -- https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b ... 8-car-park

NB>> Downloads are found in root

Thats it !

Summary>
Download get_iplayer from the software centre and then update it.
Open a terminal
Type get_iplayer
Then type get_iplayer -- with the URL of the show you want.
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Re: Iplayer downloads

Post by phd21 »

HI josweet, & Anyone Else Interested in this,

FYI: "get-iplayer" may not be in all Linux users Software Manager or Synaptic Package Manager SPM. But, there are instructions in the link below. And, if you are not in GB (UK), then you will probably have to connect to a VPN server there before you can use "get-iplayer".

If your drives including microSD cards are mounted properly, which users can just use their file manager to click the drive to mount it or "disks", then you can tell "get-iplayer" where to download the file(s) using the "-o" or "--ouput" options.

upgrading get-iplayer (SOLVED) - Linux Mint Forum
- Linux Mint 19.x users can install the "Atomic Parsley" package from the Software Manager or Synaptic Package Manager (SPM)
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=250289&hilit=iplayer


Hope this helps ...
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Re: Iplayer downloads

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Get iplayer has been removed from the manager.
To download open a terminal and type "sudo snap install get-iplayer"
Version download is 3.27 at time of posting.

Version listing is here> https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_ipla ... leasenotes

I have yet to try downloading from it !
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Re: Iplayer downloads

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Quick update>>

Tried and tested & can report all working.
Tested on TOTP2. I got the error "Failed to download URL" but then it sprang into "Downloading" & dropped in to root.
Watched using VLC.
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Re: Iplayer downloads

Post by ajgreeny »

There is also a new PPA for get-iplayer which I have used for some time now, having no snaps on my system.
See https://code.launchpad.net/~m-grant-prg ... untu/utils for details
All the info you need and full instruction on how to use the command line (not difficult if you use a few aliases for the commands) are shown in great detail at https://www.squarepenguin.co.uk/guides/

Using that you can download any BBC programmes that are available in several ways.
Command

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get_iplayer "*"
will list all programmes in the following example's manner

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7846:	Would I Lie to You?: Series 14 - Episode 5, BBC One, m000ryhc
To download that programme you can either run command using the number at the start of that line

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get_iplayer -g 7846
or you could use the pid (the alphanumeric code at the end of the line) with

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get_iplayer -g --pid=m000ryhc
This works even without the -g option for -get.
You can find pid numbers at the BBC iPlayer site if you search for whole series which may not show in the get-iplayer list - it is the alphanumeric at the end of the URL for any BBC programme iPlayer webpage.
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Re: Iplayer downloads

Post by phd21 »

Hi ajgreeny, and josweet,

I just came across your replies to an old post. Thanks for letting us know the previous PPA for "get-iplayer" has been discontinued and fortunately there is a new working PPA for this and newer versions of Linux.

Regards...
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Re: Iplayer downloads

Post by josweet »

Update & tested on how to install Iplayer in December 2022>

Add repo> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:m-grant-prg/utils
sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install get-iplayer

Download show as before.
Hope this helps.
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