When I download a radio programme like this:
>> get-iplayer --nopurge --raw --get 11861 --force

(Matches:
11861: News Quiz Extra: Series 9 - Episode 7, Popular, Comedy,Radio )

it works fine.
But when I try this:

>> get-iplayer --get "Gruffalo" --nopurge

I get a rather long and slow sequence of responses starting with this:

Matches:
771: The Gruffalo's Child - -, BBC HD, Animation,Audio Described,Children's,Entertainment & Comedy,TV, default,audiodescribed

INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
INFO: Checking existence of default version
INFO: flashhigh1,flashhigh2,flashstd1,flashstd2 modes will be tried for version default
INFO: Trying flashhigh1 mode to record tv: The Gruffalo's Child - The Gruffalo's Child
INFO: File name prefix = The_Gruffalos_Child_-_The_Gruffalos_Child_b018nrhm_default
FLVStreamer v1.9
(c) 2009 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
ERROR: rtmp server sent error
ERROR: rtmp server requested close
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file /scratch/mackay/iplayer/childrens/The_Gruffalos_Child_-_The_Gruffalos_Child_b018nrhm_default.partial.mp4.flv via RTMP
INFO: skipping flashhigh1 mode
INFO: Trying flashhigh2 mode to record tv: The Gruffalo's Child - The Gruffalo's Child
INFO: File name prefix = The_Gruffalos_Child_-_The_Gruffalos_Child_b018nrhm_default
FLVStreamer v1.9
(c) 2009 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
(etc etc)
...
INFO: skipping flashstd2 mode
ERROR: Failed to record 'The Gruffalo's Child - The Gruffalo's Child (b018nrhm)'

Any tips for how to get TV programmes to download? It used to work fine!
Thanks!
Groucho.

Remove your old version of flvstreamer and install latest version of rtmpdump. If that doesn't improve things, run with and post output as an attachment with your response.

It also looks like you have an outdated version of get_iplayer. Update to latest version (2.85) as well.

I'm having this same problem but I'm new to this Get Iplayer it wont let me download TV?

Can someone give me an easy walk through. I have downloaded the latest version for windows 7

Thanks Chris

No need for double posting:

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