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VPN to the UK and pull the back catalogue from the BBC using get_iplayer, don't get it from the podcast feed

• haunter 1y ago
  You don't even need VPN, you can just straight download the mp3 file of each episode https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl/episodes/downloads https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl/episodes/downloads Only the streaming options (iPlayer and Sounds) are geolocked
  • walthamstow 1y ago
    Very nice! I'd also want to run a script to remove the BBC Sounds ident at the start The audio is so much better when it begins with "<Melvyn inhales> Hello, 400 years ago in the Sahel region of Africa..."
    • zenoprax 1y ago
      Those introductions are iconic! There is no delay and no doubt about what is about to happen. I have the full back catalogue downloaded but never considered that I'd need to start trimming. Audacity? Are there automations possible?
      • opan 1y ago
        If the timing is consistent, maybe ffmpeg can trim the first n seconds off all the files.
  • albert_e 1y ago
    This seems like a treasure trove. Thanks for sharing this link!