Update: 17.15 Fixed now, nothing to see here. Move along.
As of the time of writing, all the BBC Podcasts have broke. Attempting to access the link gives a 404 error (reported as "The URL xxx could not be found on the server" in iTunes) This is a bit of a bummer for me as I am about to get in my car and drive down to Dublin ready for the big Vista launch event tomorrow with Neil Armstrong - yes that one.
The problem is that the URL's that everyone is currently using are in the format:-
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rmhttp/downloadtrial/StationName/ProgramName/rss.xml
After a bit of playing, I discovered that I can access the feed from the following location (with the rmhttp bit removed):-
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/downloadtrial/StationName/ProgramName/rss.xml
However, all the links in the feed are broke, because they talk to the following URL's for file download:-
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rmhttp/downloadtrial/StationName/ProgramName/EpisodeName.mp3
Again, if you *really* want the content then you can remove the rmhttp bit of the URL and download it manually, i.e. the above would become:-
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/downloadtrial/StationName/ProgramName/EpisodeName.mp3
I dare say that Auntie is working on a fix, however it looks like I'll have to listen to back issues on the way down - getting the content sync with iTunes via a manual download is just too much work (another reason for me to switch MP3 players away from the iPod/iTunes paring, a move that I am strongly considering)
