<div>I know some people on the list used to enjoy the get_iplayer script: <a href="http://linuxcentre.net/getiplayer">http://linuxcentre.net/getiplayer</a></div><div><br></div>Being someone who doesn't get to watch TV shows when they are on and often ends up watching things in batch I was upset to hear that the original get_iplayer script ended. Details of the original get_iplayer project finishing are here: <a href="http://linuxcentre.net/get_iplayer-dropped-in-response-to-bbcs-lack-of-support-for-open-source">http://linuxcentre.net/get_iplayer-dropped-in-response-to-bbcs-lack-of-support-for-open-source</a><div>
<br></div><div>In a more recent article the developer updated us on what is now the state of affairs: <a href="http://linuxcentre.net/get_iplayer-news">http://linuxcentre.net/get_iplayer-news</a></div><div><br></div><div>
In short, the original project is dead.However there are a number of forks, including this one:</div><div><div><a href="http://www.infradead.org/get_iplayer/html/get_iplayer.html">http://www.infradead.org/get_iplayer/html/get_iplayer.html</a></div>
</div><div><br></div><div>Which I got working and can recommend the new Sherlock Holmes (at an hour and a half an episode there is a reason why I want to be able to start, stop, rewind and watch more than a week after the last episode was broadcast.</div>