Docker container for running the get_iplayer script: https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer

Configuration and output

It is recommended to mount a volume into the container as /data. This will be used by the script to cache the index and store any output as follows:

/data/config - used for caching
/data/output - used for storing output

Usage

For full instructions please refer to the get_iplayer documentation: https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki

# View help
docker run -v $(pwd)/data:/data barwell/get-iplayer -h

# Search for 'news'
docker run -v $(pwd)/data:/data barwell/get-iplayer news

# Download programme at index 1234
docker run -v $(pwd)/data:/data barwell/get-iplayer --get 1234

# Download programme with PID b06z12ab
docker run -v $(pwd)/data:/data barwell/get-iplayer --pid b06z12ab

# Download radio programme with PID b06z34cd
docker run -v $(pwd)/data:/data barwell/get-iplayer --type radio --pid b06z34cd

# Download programme from iPlayer website URL
docker run -v $(pwd)/data:/data barwell/get-iplayer --url https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/<id>/<name>

File ownership

The Docker daemon runs as root, so any downloaded files may also end up owned by the root user.

You can change the user that the container runs as with the --user or -u option. In this example, the container is set to the current user's user ID and group ID:

docker run -u $(id -u):$(id -g) -v $(pwd)/data:/data barwell/get-iplayer --get 1234