There was a program called uktube, but I've never tried it and and I'm not sure if it works in OS2008 yet.

Hang on, just did a quick search and it is now rolled into UKMP with a new release just today, here:
http://konttoristhoughts.blogspot.co...00-now-in.html

"UKMP is a media player. It focuses on fast response, ease of use and visualizing your music and video collection in an intuitive way. UKMP requires python (and mplayer for videos). Includes UKTUBE."