I often use 'Listen Again' to record the R4 afternoon plays into MP3
format for listening to at my leisure. There are also some good ones
on Radio 7

It seems that they can only be recorded in 'real time' so I was
wondering if anyone here knows of a [free?] source of MP3 radio plays.

Thanks

Jay11

On Fri, 9 May 2008 00:51:54 -0700 (PDT), Jay
 wrote:

>
>I often use 'Listen Again' to record the R4 afternoon plays into MP3
>format for listening to at my leisure. There are also some good ones
>on Radio 7
>
>It seems that they can only be recorded in 'real time' so I was
>wondering if anyone here knows of a [free?] source of MP3 radio plays.
>
>Thanks


It is possible to download the Real Audio file direct from the BBC
website, although this is not advertised for obvious reasons.

The best way, IMHO,  to do it is with a programme called Net Transport
(sometimes known as NetXfer). Start Net Transport and activate the URL
sniffer (this is the part of the program which detects the location of
the actual Real Audio file (beginning rtsp:// rather than http://).
You then start the programme in the Listen Again BBC Radio Player, and
almost immediately, Net Transport will display the rtsp link. Then you
just click on "Download" and away you go.  Depending on your
connection speed, download times vary.  My broadband connection
usually downloads a 60-minute programme in about 20-30 seconds. Net
Transport is available as a fully functioning free trial download,
after the trial period the cost is less than £20. You will be more
than happy to pay for it, as I was. The site for downloading Net
Transport is http://www.xi-soft.com/

The RA file can then be played on your computer, but needs to be
converted for an mp3 player. I use Magic RM to MP3 for this. Takes a
couple of minutes to convert a 60-minute RA file to MP3.

Hope that helps.

Ahoyhoy.

On 9 May, 20:13, Ahoyhoy  wrote:
> On Fri, 9 May 2008 00:51:54 -0700 (PDT), Jay
>
>  wrote:
>
> >I often use 'Listen Again' to record the R4 afternoon plays into MP3
> >format for listening to at my leisure. There are also some good ones
> >on Radio 7
>
> >It seems that they can only be recorded in 'real time' so I was
> >wondering if anyone here knows of a [free?] source of MP3 radio plays.
>
> >Thanks
>
> It is possible to download the Real Audio file direct from the BBC
> website, although this is not advertised for obvious reasons.
>
> The best way, IMHO,  to do it is with a programme called Net Transport
> (sometimes known as NetXfer). Start Net Transport and activate the URL
> sniffer (this is the part of the program which detects the location of
> the actual Real Audio file (beginning rtsp:// rather than http://).
> You then start the programme in the Listen Again BBC Radio Player, and
> almost immediately, Net Transport will display the rtsp link. Then you
> just click on "Download" and away you go.  Depending on your
> connection speed, download times vary.  My broadband connection
> usually downloads a 60-minute programme in about 20-30 seconds. Net
> Transport is available as a fully functioning free trial download,
> after the trial period the cost is less than £20. You will be more
> than happy to pay for it, as I was. The site for downloading Net
> Transport ishttp://www.xi-soft.com/
>
> The RA file can then be played on your computer, but needs to be
> converted for an mp3 player. I use Magic RM to MP3 for this. Takes a
> couple of minutes to convert a 60-minute RA file to MP3.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Ahoyhoy.

Ahoyhoy

Thanks for the info. Unfortunately Net Transport does not work on my
operating system [Apple OS-X].

What I was thinking of was something like Limewire where I have been
able to download a number of Agatha Christie radio plays [some from
1940s America - very quaint].

Regards...

Jay11

"Jay"  wrote in message 
news:a1a7fa2d-d042-47b9-9d05-a799c4a6ad34@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
Thanks for the info. Unfortunately Net Transport does not work on my
operating system [Apple OS-X].

What I was thinking of was something like Limewire where I have been
able to download a number of Agatha Christie radio plays [some from
1940s America - very quaint].

The good people over at alt.binaries.sounds.radio.bbc frequently post the 
afternoon play soon after it had been broadcast, as well as many archive 
recordings.  You can download these as mp3 files.
-- 
Hungerdunger
To reply by email, remove the MARX from my address

On 11 May, 02:00, "hungerdunger"
 wrote:
> "Jay"  wrote in message
>
> news:a1a7fa2d-d042-47b9-9d05-a799c4a6ad34@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
Virgin doesn't seem to carry alt.binaries.sounds.radio.bbc

> Thanks for the info. Unfortunately Net Transport does not work on my
> operating system [Apple OS-X].
>
> What I was thinking of was something like Limewire where I have been
> able to download a number of Agatha Christie radio plays [some from
> 1940s America - very quaint].
>
> The good people over at alt.binaries.sounds.radio.bbc frequently post the
> afternoon play soon after it had been broadcast, as well as many archive
> recordings.  You can download these as mp3 files.
> --
> Hungerdunger
> To reply by email, remove the MARX from my address

On Mon, 12 May 2008 09:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Jay
 wrote:

>Virgin doesn't seem to carry alt.binaries.sounds.radio.bbc

Yes it does, i dip into it occasionally.

In article , on Fri, 9 May 
2008, Ahoyhoy  wrote
[]
>>It seems that they can only be recorded in 'real time' so I was
>>wondering if anyone here knows of a [free?] source of MP3 radio plays.
>>
>>Thanks
>
>
>It is possible to download the Real Audio file direct from the BBC
>website, although this is not advertised for obvious reasons.
>
>The best way, IMHO,  to do it is with a programme called Net Transport
>(sometimes known as NetXfer). Start Net Transport and activate the URL
>sniffer (this is the part of the program which detects the location of
>the actual Real Audio file (beginning rtsp:// rather than http://).
>You then start the programme in the Listen Again BBC Radio Player, and
[]
Is it actually necessary to have installed the BBC player? Past 
experience makes me very wary of BBC-endorsed (enforced?) software, 
though recent versions may be less take-over-everything. (Though 
conversely may no longer work under '98 lite.)
-- 
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On 13 May, 08:33, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" 
wrote:
> In article , on Fri, 9 May
> 2008, Ahoyhoy  wrote
> []>>It seems that they can only be recorded in 'real time' so I was
> >>wondering if anyone here knows of a [free?] source of MP3 radio plays.
>
> >>Thanks
>
> >It is possible to download the Real Audio file direct from the BBC
> >website, although this is not advertised for obvious reasons.
>
> >The best way, IMHO,  to do it is with a programme called Net Transport
> >(sometimes known as NetXfer). Start Net Transport and activate the URL
> >sniffer (this is the part of the program which detects the location of
> >the actual Real Audio file (beginning rtsp:// rather than http://).
> >You then start the programme in the Listen Again BBC Radio Player, and
>
> []
> Is it actually necessary to have installed the BBC player? Past
> experience makes me very wary of BBC-endorsed (enforced?) software,
> though recent versions may be less take-over-everything. (Though
> conversely may no longer work under '98 lite.)

the BBC player is a lot less take-over than standard Real Player.

In article
, Jay
 wrote:

> On 11 May, 02:00, "hungerdunger"
>  wrote:
> > "Jay"  wrote in message
> >
> > news:a1a7fa2d-d042-47b9-9d05-a799c4a6ad34@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> Virgin doesn't seem to carry alt.binaries.sounds.radio.bbc
> 

I've used Giganews for years and am completely happy with it:
www.giganews.com.

-- 
-------------
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"You could give Aristotle a tutorial. And you could thrill him to the core of
his being ... Such is the privilege of living after Newton, Darwin, Einstein,
Planck, Watson, Crick and their colleagues."  -- Richard Dawkins 
   
 http://tinyurl.com/23wcs8

Bill Moyers talks with the brilliant Daniel Dennett:
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0igcpDynvU
 
"We do not respect people's beliefs; we evaluate their reasons.  If my reasons
are good enough, you will helplessly believe what I believe.  That is what it
is to be a rational human being.  Reasons are contagious."   -- Sam Harris,
author of The End of Faith   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCS1twX2i6s

I can highly recommend this site for all BBC audio material:
http://radioarchive.cc

Andy.


On 9 May, 08:51, Jay  wrote:
> I often use 'Listen Again' to record the R4 afternoon plays into MP3
> format for listening to at my leisure. There are also some good ones
> on Radio 7
>
> It seems that they can only be recorded in 'real time' so I was
> wondering if anyone here knows of a [free?] source of MP3 radio plays.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jay11

In message 
, 
Andy C  writes

>I can highly recommend this site for all BBC audio material:
>http://radioarchive.cc

400 years ago a quickly learned lesson of typography was that the eye's 
subsequent line recovery works best at about a maximum of 15 words per 
line. It's why newspaper columns were invented after the disastrous 
start of unreadable single column broadsheet newspapers such as the 
Courier, and why my posts, set to monospaced 60 characters, are easy to 
read.

Nearly half a millennium has passed and we have to suffer a crop of 
ignorant web designers who think line lengths of 20+ are jolly japes.

Incidentally, it seems that the publishers of this site know even less 
about copyright and mechanical rights.

-- 
James Follett

On May 9, 8:51 am, Jay  wrote:
> I often use 'Listen Again' to record the R4 afternoon plays into MP3
> format for listening to at my leisure. There are also some good ones
> on Radio 7
>
> It seems that they can only be recorded in 'real time' so I was
> wondering if anyone here knows of a [free?] source of MP3 radio plays.

You could use a DAB radio, I'm finding that fairly compatible with MP3
with only occasional horrid crunching sounds - why is that?  Freeview
seems to be less suitable, but probably technically possible - I can
replay Freeview BBC 7 on a PC in the free download MP3DirectCut.  The
Bug, and Revo PicoPlus (Pico), are DAB brands that can store radio
programs, with the Pico accepting SD card and running on built-in
battery.  In other respects it is a bit awkward, but it does the job.
On DAB, BBC 7 is mono.  You also could record Freeview onto recordable
DVD, I suppose, for which portable players are available.  I got a
cheap SD card MP3 player too - Bratz model from Argos, a bit
embarrassing - although on reflection I think maybe it isn't worth the
bother.  But I didn't have a player that was any good, anyway.  One
other issue with DAB played straight on this MP3 - 'rewind" and
"forward" are quite slow and also liable to lose the place completely
after a bit!