I upgraded to Get_iplayer v2.86 a couple of weeks ago.

I've got s series of radio programmes and podcasts which I download nightly with a scheduled run of get_iplayer--pvr.

I've noticed odd problems but I've now found that all the podcasts downloaded since the upgrade are unplayable.

I'm running Windows7 64 Bit.

I've done some troubleshooting on this and I've found that then the .mp3 file is being downloaded from the web site that the progress indicator on the screen shows that it is downloading ~ 150% of the original mp3 file.

I can manually download the files using my web browser from the BBC websites using the URLs given and the files saved this way have the correct size and play in vlc.

I'm attaching a log file for a download of three sample mp3 files using get_iplayer--pvr.

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radi...-1920c.mp3 Downloaded 19.19 of 12.89 MB
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radi...-1630a.mp3 Downloaded 18.91 of 12.69 MB
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radi...-1630a.mp3 Downloaded 19.03 of 12.82 MB

I'd be grateful if anyone has any suggestions as to what's going wrong.


Here's the log file:

C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer>perl.exe get_iplayer.pl --pvr
get_iplayer v2.86, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use --warranty.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain
conditions; use --conditions for details.

Running PVR Searches:

_Law_in_Action_name_radio_podcast
Matches:
213411: Law in Action - Law: Cross-Examination in the Pistorius Trial 12 Jun 14, Thu, 12 Jun 2014 19:20:00 +0100, BBC Radio 4, Society & Culture
213412: Law in Action - Law: Open Prisons 17 Jun 14, Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:30:00 +0100, BBC Radio 4, Society & Culture
213413: Law in Action - Law: Policing Social Media 24 June 14, Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:30:00 +0100, BBC Radio 4, Society & Culture

INFO: 3 Matching Programmes
INFO: Checking existence of default version
INFO: podcast modes will be tried for version default
INFO: Trying podcast mode to record podcast: Law in Action - Law: Cross-Examination in the Pistorius Trial 12 Jun 14
INFO: File name prefix = Law_in_Action_-_Law_Cross-Examination_in_the_Pistorius_Trial_12_Jun_14_law_20140612-1920c

INFO: Recorded 19.19MB in 00:00:26 at 6046kbps to D:\iPlayer Recordings\Law_in_Action_-_Law_Cross-Examin
ation_in_the_Pistorius_Trial_12_Jun_14_law_20140612-1920c.mp3

INFO: Downloaded Thumbnail to 'D:\iPlayer Recordings\Law_in_Action_-_Law_Cross-Examination_in_the_Pistori
us_Trial_12_Jun_14_law_20140612-1920c.jpg'
INFO: ID3 tagging MP3 file
New podcast programme: 'Law in Action - Law: Cross-Examination in the Pistorius Trial 12 Jun 14', 'Would the combative cross-examination techniques employed by prosecutor Gerrie Nel in the Oscar Pistorius trial be allowed in the UK - and would they prove counter-productive? Also: The Court of Appeal has ruled against an attempt to hold a criminal trial entirely in secret - are secret trials ever justified? And should we be using acts of parliament to change public perception?
Finally, is Magna Carta treated with greater reverence in the United States than it is in the United Kingdom?'
INFO: Checking existence of default version
INFO: podcast modes will be tried for version default
INFO: Trying podcast mode to record podcast: Law in Action - Law: Open Prisons 17 Jun 14
INFO: File name prefix = Law_in_Action_-_Law_Open_Prisons_17_Jun_14_law_20140617-1630a
INFO: Recorded 18.91MB in 00:00:24 at 6456kbps to D:\iPlayer Recordings\Law_in_Action_-_Law_Open_Prisons
_17_Jun_14_law_20140617-1630a.mp3

INFO: Downloaded Thumbnail to 'D:\iPlayer Recordings\Law_in_Action_-_Law_Open_Prisons_17_Jun_14_law_20140
617-1630a.jpg'
INFO: ID3 tagging MP3 file
New podcast programme: 'Law in Action - Law: Open Prisons 17 Jun 14', 'Open prisons have come under heavy criticism recently following a spate of escapes - Law in Action visits HMP Kirkham to find out more about what purpose open prisons serve. Also: It's 50 years since the Rivonia trial was concluded - Joshua Rozenberg interviews Nelson Mandela's lawyer, George Bizos. Finally, the programme looks at the consequences of the Court of Appeal's ruling on Do Not Resuscitate order
s.'
INFO: Checking existence of default version
INFO: podcast modes will be tried for version default
INFO: Trying podcast mode to record podcast: Law in Action - Law: Policing Social Media 24 June 14
INFO: File name prefix = Law_in_Action_-_Law_Policing_Social_Media_24_June_14_law_20140624-1630a
INFO: Recorded 19.03MB in 00:00:25 at 6237kbps to D:\iPlayer Recordings\Law_in_Action_-_Law_Policing_Soc
ial_Media_24_June_14_law_20140624-1630a.mp3

INFO: Downloaded Thumbnail to 'D:\iPlayer Recordings\Law_in_Action_-_Law_Policing_Social_Media_24_June_14
_law_20140624-1630a.jpg'
INFO: ID3 tagging MP3 file
Wide character in print at get_iplayer.pl line 4478.
New podcast programme: 'Law in Action - Law: Policing Social Media 24 June 14', 'Cyber-bullying is becoming more and more common - and the police are often the first to hear about it. Joshua Rozenberg asks just how much time are the policespending on dealing with social media disputes? Also: The Washington Redskins has had some of its trademarks cancelled on the basis that the team's name is derogatory to Native Americans - what does this mean for one of American football's most-famous franchises? And: the story of BritainÔÇÖs most-expensive private prosecution, which cost the businessman who brought it around ┬ú1 million. Finally: Should humans be the only species with legal rights? We speak to the man fighting for the rights of Chimpanzees in the New York courts.'

This is a Windows-only problem with 2.86. For the time being, use the Git HEAD version of get_iplayer (the bit of code causing the problem was removed). Instructions:

https://squarepenguin.co.uk/wiki/install...itheadwin/