[TASK] get_iplayer - an alternative to Addon-on IPlayer

[IriDium]

Do you like to watch BBC programs with the Add-on IPlayer but suffer from buffering issues, frustrated with retention periods or always seem to miss your programs, then you may find this useful.

Easy Commands
Full commands

Allows the downloading of BBC programs and works with a proxy as well. You can get listings, download a program and it even works as a PVR searching for programs and installing them as they become available. Best of all there is no retention period - just fair use.

I've installed it on Xbian and it works.

(Beware this will install a LOT of additional libraries - all seems to work on my machine!
- BUT YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED -

(If it does not work on your machine, it is not an Xbian problem)

I just did :-

Terminal

sudo apt-get -y install get-iplayer

If you also install ffmpeg, it will decode the files from flv to mp4.

Terminal

sudo apt-get -y install ffmpeg

Some of the basic commands.

get_iplayer "Programme Name"
i.e get_iplayer --get "Top Gear"
i.e get_iplayer --get xxx xxx xxx (Where xxx is the index number - multiple allowed)

--tvmode=best (Gets highest quality)

--output=/media/FLASH (Output to external HDD)
--type=radio or tv
--channel="BBC Two"
--category=
Comedy
Leisure
Factual

Standard commands:
get-iplayer --get xxx yyy zzz --tvmode=best --type=tv --output=/media/FLASH

get-iplayer --info xxx (Details of the program)