Version 2.91 -- Sun, 21 Dec 2014
* suppress warnings for > 32-bit dates in obsolete Perl versions
* Fudge a thumbnail for S4C
* Added S4C to live tv, changed HDS manifest URLs
* Enable --aactomp3 with HLS
* Deal with obsolete live tv modes
* Updated thumbnail size help text
* Use correct URI escape method
* HLS tweaks
* Don't rely on order of version types in programme metadata (2nd try)
* Revert "Don't rely on order of version types in programme metadata"
* Don't rely on order of version types in programme metadata
* Web PVR accessibility improvements
* Fixes for 2c381ae9c08a8a55cc84dbb05a86e66548315976
* Web PVR: When the description column for a result is clicked, open the info page in a new tab.
* Add better checks for missing data to brand/series parsing
* Check 3 levels for programme brand
* Use media_file_size attribute if available
* Make clear that {hls,ffmpeg}*opts only apply to re-muxing/encoding of download or output file
* Copy authentication params to derived HLS playlist URLs
* Windows installer 4.10
* Updated GitHub repo location
* Allow 3 category levels
* Always print warning if no programme versions found
* Added S4C to channels
* Revert "Added support for live radio Shoutcast streams"
* Added support for live radio Shoutcast streams
* Added HLS mode warnings about missing ffmpeg
* More improvements to multiple/missing versions
* Improve handling of multiple/missing versions
* Always call get_metadata() in download_retry_loop()
* Fixed skipped call to get_metadata() when AtomicParsley not installed
* Backstop <desc> with <descshort>
* Copy firstbcast/lastbcast when replacing default with iplayer version
* Revamped replacement of missing default version by iplayer version
* Added larger thumbnail sizes
* Always use iplayer version as default if found
* Don't force episode numbers into cache episode field
* Added support for HLS streaming and restored live tv
* Ignore --quiet with --stdout
* Tidy XML::Simple warnings
* Added tagging options for new metadata processing
* Changes to <episode> <nameshort> <desclong>
* Added verbose message to print programme metadata URL
* Revert "Added verbose message to indicate if new metadata code is used"
* Added verbose message to indicate if new metadata code is used
* Change web scraping with now-obsolete metadata extraction code
* Strip line breaks for --info output
* Add long description to Kodi/Freevo metadata
* Fix long description parsing
* Tidy up episode number insertion
* Updated SWF player URL
* tighten PID check in get_metadata
* Fixed versions parsing in JSON playlist
* Fixed versions parsing from programme metadata
* Implemented brand/series parsing for cache
* Added --refresh-abortonerror option
* Implemented ION feeds for tv and radio
* Don't allow --info with --pvr
* Segment channels into groups (national, regional, local)
* Use /programmes data endpoints as primary source for metadata
* Misc metadata cleanup
* Cygwin changes #2
* Suppress "Added:" messages with --quiet
* Web PVR: fixed escaping in form post parsing
* Cygwin changes
* Switch to mediaselector 5 API, added --mediaselector (2nd attempt)
* Revert "Switch to mediaselector 5 API, added --mediaselector"
* Fix application of --whitespace to final file/path
* Switch to mediaselector 5 API, added --mediaselector
* Suppress spurious errors in PVR log.
* Apply JSON parsing fix to radio programmes
* Fixed json playlist parsing to avoid "warning" vpids
* Fixed sanitising --file-prefix and --subdir-format
* Fixes for --pvr-queue with multiple PIDs
* Web PVR: add /usr/local/bin/get_iplayer to search list
* Prevent duplicate default versions if JSON playlist used
* Use brand/series thumbnails in radio cache
* Restore subcategories in metadata
* Revert "add subcategories after the main categories in the 'catergories' property"
* add subcategories after the main categories in the 'catergories' property
* Fix episode number search
* Fixed web pvr imports for ancient versions of URI::Escape
* Add BBC Sport as a masterbrand to fetch
This tool allows you to search, index and record/stream:
* BBC iPlayer TV
* BBC iPlayer TV subtitles
* BBC iPlayer Radio
* BBC Live TV
* BBC Live Radio
* BBC Podcasts