iPlayer listingsEdit

Sources that help to query what is currently on iPlayer (TV or radio).

• BBC iPlayer - TV and Radio Highlights RSS feed
• BBC iPlayer - TV Highlights RSS feed
• BBC iPlayer - Radio Highlights RSS feed
• BBC iPlayer - Most Popular TV RSS feed
• BBC iPlayer - Most Popular Radio RSS feed

Get (400) programmes on a specific channel: http://feeds.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/[channel]/list/limit/400

[channel] can be one of:

• bbc_one
• bbc_two
• bbc_three
• bbc_four

If there is a search feed we currently don't know about it - we have to grab all the data we can into cache and then search our own caches.

Episode metadataEdit

Sources that can be used to determine more detailed information about a specific episode on iPlayer.

• Get all the useful metadata on an episode you could want http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlist/[pid]
• Get information on what video formats a specific version of an episode is available in http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/4/mtis/stream/[version pid]

ScheduleEdit

Sources that can be used to find out about a the upcoming TV or radio schedule.

Some blog posts on the subject which explain all:

• http://derivadow.com/2008/07/18/interesting-bbc-data-to-hack-with/
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2008/07/some_ical_views_onto_programme.shtml