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Patches for Get_iPlayer x64
Windows
5 patches available
A utility for downloading TV and radio programmes from BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds
Get_iPlayer x64 Version 3.36.0
Release Date
5/4/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

get_iplayer 3.36 Release Notes$$$Changes in 3.36$$$Fix: BBC One national schedule no longer exists on bbc.co.uk$$$Fix: Using episode as part of --fields omits Doctor Who episode Rogue from search results$$$Fix: Thumbnails are 192x108 if download via search term; 1920x1080 if download via pid$$$Fix: Get_iplayer Throws Minor Error Due to BBC Discontinuing Radio 4 LW Schedules$$$Enh: Added --pid-recursive-channel; --pid-recursive-exclude-channel; --pid-recursive-exclude; --pid-recursive-search options for additional filtering of --pid-recursive episode lists. This may prove useful in winnowing episode lists for anthology serioes. Check filtering before download with --pid-recursive-list.
Get_iPlayer x64 Version 3.35.0
Release Date
1/14/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

get_iplayer 3.35 Release Notes$$$Changes in 3.35$$$Fixed a bug introduced in v3.32 that caused tagging failures with a Wide character error when --tag-only-filename contained non-ASCII characters.$$$Adapted for changes to iPlayer site that caused unwanted items to be downloaded with --pid-recursive when the More like this listings for CBBC/CBeebies programmes contained links to individual episodes rather than to series.$$$Corrected a typo in option specs that caused a duplicate specification warning when Getopt::Long Perl module >= 2.55.
Get_iPlayer x64 Version 3.34.0
Release Date
11/1/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes

get_iplayer 3.34 Release Notes$$$Changes in 3.34$$$Fixed a bug introduced in v3.32 that caused download failures with --versions=default.
Get_iPlayer x64 Version 3.31.0
Release Date
1/21/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

get_iplayer 3.31 Release Notes $$$Changes in 3.31$$$Windows: Fixed a problem that could prevent the Web PVR Manager from launching in Windows Terminal/Windows 11. The PVR Service Manager is now launched in a new window; after which the Web PVR Manager window will close.$$$Fixed a problem that could prevent cache refresh from working if a cache file was corrupted such that it contained future values in the <timeadded> field.$$$Metadata files are no longer automatically overwritten on every download (with --metadata or --metadata-only). The --overwrite option is now required to replace metadata files; as with other auxiliary files.$$$get_iplayer now writes distinct values for 720p and 1080p downloads in the hdvd MP4 atom where supported by recent versions of AtomicParsley. Some applications (e.g.; Subler and Apples TV app) can utilise the value of the hdvd atom when displaying file properties.
Get_iPlayer x64 Version 3.30.0
Release Date
5/28/2022
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Fixed a bug that produced audio-only downloads for some programmes when FHD quality was requested but no 1080p video was available.$$$Progress display for FHD downloads only now iterates towards a closer approximation of final file size. FHD file size estimates shown with --info remain very inaccurate.
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