diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/bbccouk.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/bbccouk.py index 69d128974..75e608f99 100644 --- a/youtube_dl/extractor/bbccouk.py +++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/bbccouk.py @@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ class BBCCoUkIE(SubtitlesInfoExtractor): mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url) group_id = mobj.group('id') + webpage = self._download_webpage(url, group_id, 'Downloading video page') + if re.search(r'id="emp-error" class="notinuk">', webpage): + raise ExtractorError('Currently BBC iPlayer TV programmes are available to play in the UK only', + expected=True) + playlist = self._download_xml('http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlist/%s' % group_id, group_id, 'Downloading playlist XML')