This is fantastic. Thank you for attending to iplayer.

Will this act as, or similar to, an interface for get_iplayer, which provides simiar fumctionality to desktop iplayer for those who cannot install adobe air. The downside is it's terminal-only software and I can't get it working but that's beside the point: get_iplayer doesn't break any rules so why would providing a UI for get_iplayer (or its functionality) be a problem?

cuteBeBeCe is not commecrial software, anyone* could have made it. Furthermore, the underlying service is still provided by the BBC because the streams (and formats) are unadulterated, thus such a wrapper would assist [the corporation] in being able to provide access to all licence payers, not just those using proprietary operating & media systems for which adobe-air exist**.
In short, we have flash-player so nothing need to be done to the content to make it viewable. However, there is no desktop iplayer for our platform, so this is a work-around. Does this still break/bend the rules?

@marxian, is it worth trying to get this to be the official offline player for Maemo 5? (Does M4 support Qt? If so, that too) I suspect that flagging this up with the powers that be, might in fact be a barrier rather than an aid, so quite understand if you don't comment on this ;-).

@fasza2 - good point but unlike other channels the BBC don't offer a +1 service (at the moment) so if you're at work when the thing you want to listen-to/watch is on, then iplayer's the way to get it. As for getting it when away (to pass the time on a rainy beach holiday, for instance) - yes it's very annoying but I wonder if you can pipe your online access through your home ISP? I don't know how to.
As far as non-uk users are concerned, the licence fee (approx 200USD per individual UK dwelling with a TV, per year) pays for the all BBC services, apart from a little bit of FCWO money for the WS, so it's really a matter of serving the people who pay for it, albeit in a slightly heavy-handed/simplistic manner. To get the radio free, where-ever you are, is a bargain because it's some the best bits. These points are aside from matters concerning any content-licensing.
One thing on this - if you live in the UK or are in the UK, you can (from how I understand the rules) download content to a compatible device and play it back when abroad until the programme expires. I think the desktop iplayer can detect the ISP so one is recommended to stay offline to prevent it from stopping playback b/c non-uk isp.

> Slightly off topic but is it possible to TV-Out a larger resolution than the screen? If so, please point me to where I can find info.

> Really looking forward to being able to queue up a stories, rather than faff around going to the page etc. Gotta love R4 & R4E (oops, did I just give away my age?).

> In theory, is this practice extensible to other streams, such as 4OD etc.? If not, might it be possible to 'record' such streams, for viewing within the permitted 28 days of broadcast, of course.

Apologies for wittering on again! Hope everyone's bank holiday isn't a complete washout.

*anyone - not in the literal sense but meaning any iplayer user with the coding know-how, desire and the philanthropic values to share with 'friends'.

**I wonder if, flash 10 armv7 were available, we could have run the offline desktop iplayer in EasyDebian? Guess we'll never know!