BBC Radio iPlayer Plus
by Ray S
This Widget has the BBC Radio live streams for all of the UK’s BBC FM stations plus Radio 4 Long Wave (59 stations), the 6 most popular BBC foreign language services, plus BBC News 24 TV for those in the UK (Geo IP checked), which displays in a separate window (not under the control of the Widget once opened). You can add, change or delete the station information. You can also reset the stations to their default values if you make a mistake. Station selection is either via a scrollable menu list whose display size can be set through preferences, or by nudging the channel up or down. There is no limit to the number of stations that can be defined. Clicking on the station’s logo starts and stops the playback.
Now includes the Listen Again feature where the BBC makes available programmes for the last seven days, with additional controls to nudge the recording forward or back by 1, 5 or 15 minutes while displaying the track length and the current track position in hours, minutes and seconds.
Please note as the Listen Again data is streamed response to these controls is dependent on line speed.
The Widget plays both RealPlayer and Windows Media streams and therefore requires those applications to be installed for the Widget to work.
A clock overlay can be activated (classic BBC TV version) using the clock button, which toggles the display. The clock only operates (uses the CPU) when on display.
Note: If upgrading from a version prior to 2.7, then on first running the program the station data will be reset to the new version that has all of the additional features. If you have added in any stations you must make a note and re-enter them after the initial run after the update.
Support is available via the e-mail on the about box. Less
Now includes the Listen Again feature where the BBC makes available programmes for the last seven days, with additional controls to nudge the recording forward or back by 1, 5 or 15 minutes while displaying the track length and the current track position in hours, minutes and seconds.
Please note as the Listen Again data is streamed response to these controls is dependent on line speed.
The Widget plays both RealPlayer and Windows Media streams and therefore requires those applications to be installed for the Widget to work.
A clock overlay can be activated (classic BBC TV version) using the clock button, which toggles the display. The clock only operates (uses the CPU) when on display.
Note: If upgrading from a version prior to 2.7, then on first running the program the station data will be reset to the new version that has all of the additional features. If you have added in any stations you must make a note and re-enter them after the initial run after the update.
Support is available via the e-mail on the about box. Less
Current Version: 6.3
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November 18, 2009 · version 3.5Version 6.3
Ray SHas new code from Harry Whitfield to accomodate QT version 10 on the MAC.
Just uploaded, so will be available in a couple of days.
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November 11, 2009 · version 3.5
Version 6.2
Ray SThis version has the updated station links for all the BBC regional stations.
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October 09, 2009 · version 3.5
BBC Changes - Local and Nations Radio
Ray SThe BBC are changing the delivery of these streams (they're changing from RealPlayer to Windows Media - WMA streams). Once their work is completed I will re-issue a new version with all the new feeds.
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September 21, 2009 · version 3.5
BBC Changes
Ray SThe BBC has stopped the transmission of local radio stations using the RealPlayer stream, so these stations do not work at present in my iPlayer.
I shall be looking at obtaining the feeds in another way.
Ray
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September 09, 2009 · version 3.5Brilliant!
paulWell I was listening to BBC Radio 5 Live in the kitchen this morning and I wanted to carry on listening in the living room. No digital TV reception here for the moment and for some reason FM radio has lots of interference so the PC is the only hope!
I did a quick google search, found this page and installed.
I am very happy to report that this is functioning really well and I am sitting here listening to the station in very clear quality, it sounds no different to the digital radio in the kitchen!
There is the occasional buffering where the radio stops, I suspect this is just the network and nothing to do with the widget. I tested a few stations and all of them work as they should!
I recommend this to anyone wanting to have some quick and clear radio to listen to through their PC. thanks to the creator for this!! Less
