tldr/pages/common/get_iplayer.md

get_iplayer

Indexing tool and personal video recorder for BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds. More information: https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/manpage.

• Search programs by name:

get_iplayer "{{program_name}}"

• Record program by results of search:

get_iplayer "{{program_name}}" {{[-g|--get]}}

• Record program by URL from the BBC iPlayer website:

get_iplayer "https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/{{program_pid}}/{{name-of-show-episode-number-episode-title}}"

• Download subtitles for a program by results of search:

get_iplayer "{{program_name}}" --subtitles-only

• Search for a program, record it and download subtitles:

get_iplayer "{{program_name}}" {{[-g|--get]}} --subtitles

• Display help:

get_iplayer {{[-h|--help]}}