Rise of the E-Reader - BBC Radio 4

seagull · 12-30-2009, 07:38 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...ow_29_12_2009/

This was on BBC Radio 4 yesterday (I think iPlayer is UK only, sorry!), I haven't listened to it all yet. Anybody else listened to it?

HarryT · 12-30-2009, 07:38 AM

No, but I will do! Thanks for the tip.

seagull · 12-30-2009, 08:14 AM

Well I enjoyed it. One bit that I found funny was 'sand and salad cream', I personally have never found any such products in my paper books

We need more authors like Hillary Mantel for one.

Mike L · 12-30-2009, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seagull

I think iPlayer is UK only, sorry!

IPlayer TV is UK only. The radio streams are global.

pietvo · 12-30-2009, 09:51 AM

I listened to it in The Netherlands.

captobie · 12-30-2009, 10:42 AM

BBC World Service ran it the other day. Caught it on the air, good story.

JSWolf · 12-30-2009, 10:58 AM

I'm listening now while I browse MR.

barnacle · 12-30-2009, 10:59 AM

For what it's worth - the streams are *not* global; there are issues to do with transmission rights, particularly for sports or music shows which prevent their distribution outside the UK. That said, *most* radio is distributed globally - though a non-UK user doesn't get *quite* the same stream as the UK listener in some cases. Very little TV is available outside the UK.

(I spent a year working behind the scenes on the iplayer launch last year).

charleski · 12-30-2009, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Available until: 12:00am Thursday 1st January 2099

Damn these restrictive practices! What if my great-great-grandkids want to hear it? Think about the children!

HarryT · 12-30-2009, 12:10 PM

Google "get_iplayer" - it's a tool which allows you to permanently save iPlayer stuff.

Mike L · 12-30-2009, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Google "get_iplayer" - it's a tool which allows you to permanently save iPlayer stuff.

Thanks for that, Harry. I'll give it a go.

I generally use Total Recorder (from www.HighCriteria.com) to "tape" an iPlayer stream so that I can listen to it later when I don't have an Internet connection (for example, from my iPod when I'm on the train). From what I can see of Get_Iplayer, it could be a bit easier to use.

HarryT · 12-30-2009, 01:04 PM

It's got a zillion options, but it does work very well indeed. I use it to save stuff for my iPod, too. Its benefit is that it's not "real time" - it just downloads the whole thing and converts it to MP3.

Sweetpea · 12-30-2009, 01:12 PM

Can somebody give a small recap? I'm behind an internet connection that doesn't like streams in any form...

nick101 · 12-30-2009, 08:01 PM

Another option for Mac users is iPlayer Downloader. Google it.

Also, for Usenet users, there are a couple of newsgroups that carry BBC radio broadcasts

12-30-2009, 07:38 AM	#1
seagull Addict Posts: 247 Karma: 89950 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 2	Rise of the E-Reader - BBC Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...ow_29_12_2009/ This was on BBC Radio 4 yesterday (I think iPlayer is UK only, sorry!), I haven't listened to it all yet. Anybody else listened to it?

12-30-2009, 08:14 AM	#3
seagull Addict Posts: 247 Karma: 89950 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 2	Well I enjoyed it. One bit that I found funny was 'sand and salad cream', I personally have never found any such products in my paper books We need more authors like Hillary Mantel for one. Last edited by seagull; 12-30-2009 at 08:16 AM.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	No, but I will do! Thanks for the tip.

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pietvo Reader Posts: 520 Karma: 24612 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Utrecht, NL Device: Kobo Aura 2, iPhone, iPad	I listened to it in The Netherlands.

12-30-2009, 10:42 AM	#6
captobie Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: PDA (Mobipocket, eReader), nook (it's here!)	BBC World Service ran it the other day. Caught it on the air, good story.

12-30-2009, 10:58 AM	#7
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,402 Karma: 136466962 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I'm listening now while I browse MR.

12-30-2009, 10:59 AM	#8
barnacle Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 54 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony Pocket	For what it's worth - the streams are not global; there are issues to do with transmission rights, particularly for sports or music shows which prevent their distribution outside the UK. That said, most radio is distributed globally - though a non-UK user doesn't get quite the same stream as the UK listener in some cases. Very little TV is available outside the UK. (I spent a year working behind the scenes on the iplayer launch last year).

12-30-2009, 12:10 PM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Google "get_iplayer" - it's a tool which allows you to permanently save iPlayer stuff.

12-30-2009, 01:04 PM	#12
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	It's got a zillion options, but it does work very well indeed. I use it to save stuff for my iPod, too. Its benefit is that it's not "real time" - it just downloads the whole thing and converts it to MP3.

12-30-2009, 01:12 PM	#13
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Can somebody give a small recap? I'm behind an internet connection that doesn't like streams in any form...

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nick101 Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 1248 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Milton Keynes UK Device: Sony PRS-600 Touch, iPhone	Another option for Mac users is iPlayer Downloader. Google it. Also, for Usenet users, there are a couple of newsgroups that carry BBC radio broadcasts

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