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Downloading iPlayer content on MacOS
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Instructions

Start by installing Homebrew and use this to install ffmpeg:

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
brew install ffmpeg

Now install the TamperMonkey plugin for your Chrome browser and install the questo script

If you open a video on iplayer you will see a script under the video. Run this using Terminal to download the video.

References

http://www.renevolution.com/ffmpeg/2013/03/16/how-to-install-ffmpeg-on-mac-os-x.html

https://andrealazzarotto.com/2015/02/20/how-to-download-bbc-iplayer-videos/

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