Help / a favor to download a video "only works in the UK" (BBC iPlayer)

[Boldest06]

Hello everyone.
I tried to download this video (login required to view, I'm willing to give the login details if anyone wants to do it) but I did not succeed.
I don't live in the UK. I found this .mpd with free browser VPN:
master.mpd

https://vod-dash-uk-live.akamaized.net/usp/auth/vod/piff_abr_full_hd/5a74b2-m001jvh9/vf_m001jvh9_2891c145-b7eb-4e9f-a9c2-80c9665ca402.ism/pc_hd_abr_v2_dash_master.mpd?__gda__=1695758081_6a8c9dd2f2b0ad8ef64a08a038e48f55#t=333.7702729021039

master.m3u8

https://mm.bidi.bbc.co.uk/vod-hls-uk/usp/auth/vod/piff_abr_full_hd/5a74b2-m001jvh9/vf_m001jvh9_2891c145-b7eb-4e9f-a9c2-80c9665ca402.ism/pc_hd_abr_v2_hls_master.m3u8?at=jPQuMXMNcd997587a634a1ffc3d603d9dfe89ef75ced47c2606436a952a40

Thanks to the advice of user lomero I downloaded Psiphon.
I used N_m3u8DL-RE to download the video with Psiphon activated.
I was hoping to make it and I tried to download it at 128 kbs speed (UK server Psiphon) but after 13 hours of downloading I received the error shown in the screenshots.

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The file should be almost 6 GB (1280x720, 5070 Kbps). It's a concert done on Jan 2023 and I was waiting for it.
Could any of you help me get it with other methods? If there are no alternatives for my situation, would you be willing to share it via file sharing site?
(If I buy a VPN, would I be able to download it?)

I would really appreciate it, Thanks.

[sipho]

let me see what I can do, standby.

[sipho]

Will this do?

General           : Inside Classical.S01E06
Format            : Matroska at 6 979 kb/s
Length            : 4.64 GiB for 1 h 35 min 11 s 280 ms

Video #2          : AVC
Aspect            : 1920 x 1080 (1.778) at  fps

Audio #1          : AAC LC
Infos             : 2 channel(s), 48.0 kHz

[Boldest06]

let me see what I can do, standby.

Thanks! I am here. I noticed now that the video is however available for 5 months

Will this do?

General           : Inside Classical.S01E06
Format            : Matroska at 6 979 kb/s
Length            : 4.64 GiB for 1 h 35 min 11 s 280 ms

Video #2          : AVC
Aspect            : 1920 x 1080 (1.778) at  fps

Audio #1          : AAC LC
Infos             : 2 channel(s), 48.0 kHz

Thanks! Sure! Even better (I don't see 1920x1080 among the download options.)

[cedric8528]

Your Video 1280X720

https://www.transfernow.net/dl/20230926PdxceywW

[sipho]

and if you want the 1080p grab it here.

[Boldest06]

your video 1280x720

https://www.transfernow.net/dl/20230926pdxceyww

Thank you! Thanks for your time and rapidity.

and if you want the 1080p grab it here.

Thank you! Thanks for your time and rapidity. (I really appreciate the thumbnail and subtitles.)

Thank YOU both.

[whs912km]

Will this do?

General           : Inside Classical.S01E06
Format            : Matroska at 6 979 kb/s
Length            : 4.64 GiB for 1 h 35 min 11 s 280 ms
Video #2          : AVC
Aspect            : 1920 x 1080 (1.778) at  fps
Audio #1          : AAC LC
Infos             : 2 channel(s), 48.0 kHz

i'm really curious: how did you find the 1080 stream ??

from mpd / m3u8 link above only 720p is available ...

[iamghost]

i'm really curious: how did you find the 1080 stream ??

from mpd / m3u8 link above only 720p is available ...

get_iplayer put fhd on command to get 1080p and also vinetrimmer can get bbc 1080p

[sipho]

i'm really curious: how did you find the 1080 stream ??

from mpd / m3u8 link above only 720p is available ...

You can put this into a script but to do it manually download just the episode manifest json file.

yt-dlp https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001jmw0/inside-classical-series-1-6-ravels-daphnis-et-chloe --skip-download --write-info-json

Then search for a string like this.

video=12000000.m3u8

That's the m3u8 that you want (the entire line of course).

For this particular episode I can use this link.

http://vod-hls-uk-live.akamaized.net/usp/auth/vod/piff_abr_full_hd/5a74b2-m001jvh9/vf_m001jvh9_2891c145-b7eb-4e9f-a9c2-80c9665ca402.ism.hlsv2.ism/vf_m001jvh9_2891c145-b7eb-4e9f-a9c2-80c9665ca402.ism.hlsv2-audio_eng_1=128000-video=12000000.m3u8

[whs912km]

@iamghost
thanks for your suggestion

@sipho
nice, really wondeful tip
but run your code with yt-dlp (with IP UK) i can't have "video=12000000.m3u8"

here my json file

[sipho]

@iamghost
thanks for your suggestion

@sipho
nice, really wondeful tip
but run your code with yt-dlp (with IP UK) i can't have "video=12000000.m3u8"

here my json file

Bugger, forgot to tell you that you need a modified yt-dlp plugin extractor. And that it's infinitely easier if you have yt-dlp installed via python (mainly because I don't know where to save the extractor if you use a normal windows binary).

[whs912km]

sipho you are a volcano of really useful tips!

you need a modified yt-dlp plugin extractor
how to? i know only this: https://github.com/ytdl-patched/yt-dlp
but also with this mod release i can't find "video=12000000.m3u8"
or do you mean something different?

And that it's infinitely easier if you have yt-dlp installed via python
i have already python installed on my laptop, but well i can use win binary only ...

[sipho]

If you want to install yt-dlp via python but you're unsure if it will wreak havoc on your computer then first create a python virtual environment.

To install yt-dlp.

py -m pip install --upgrade pip
py -m pip install yt-dlp

Then depending on how you installed python (for all users or just the current user), the bbc-1080.py extractor needs to be copied to one of these locations and then renamed to bbc.py after deleting the original.

C:\Users\YourLoginName\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\yt_dlp\extractor

or

C:\Users\YourLoginName\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\site-packages\yt_dlp\extractor

Your Python version may be different of course.

Before you replace the standard extractor with the modified extractor open them both in Notepad++ or VS or whatever and compare the two to see the changes. Save the modified version somewhere else though because when you upgrade yt-dlp, it will overwrite everything.


Add the Python scripts path to your Windows path.

C:\Users\YourLoginName\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts

I just need to get the updated extractor off another computer but it's offline at the moment.

[whs912km]

wonderflul explanation. thanks a lot mate

[sipho]

wonderflul explanation. thanks a lot mate

I've uploaded the file.