Fixing the "RTMP ReadPacket failed" error in iPlayer

To fix "RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header" error, try typing the following into a terminal:

get_iplayer --prefs-add --rtmp-tv-opts="--swfVfy http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/releases/iplayer/revisions/617463_618125_4/617463_618125_4_emp.swf"

... and then use as normal.

More info on the cause here.

Using "get_iplayer" For Linux

Install from distro repositories. To retrieve the list of available shows, type...

get_iplayer

To narrow the search down to specific shows: in this instance Doctor Who, type...

get_iplayer doctor

To download a programme, using the programme number, use the following command... 

get_iplayer --get 607 --vmode=flashhd

Note: If get_iplayer isn't in the repositories, download the tarball and extract it to preferred location. To run, navigate to the folder using a terminal, then type..

./get_iplayer

 To download radio, to pull up the streams try...

 get_iplayer --type=radio

To download in all audio formats type...

 get_iplayer --type=radio --get --amode=iphone,flashaac,flashaudio --pid b00jtm1l