Saving Podcast/download To A Disc

[shivvy]

I would like to save these Jeremy Vine programmes to a disc to be played on a cd player:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/human

Is it possible to do it? And if so is it easy to do?!

And if it is easy to do, then how do I do it?!

Thanks.

[237SJ]

I`m hoping to try this myself

http://www.ehow.com/how_5682099_copy-radio-program-cd.html

[shivvy]

Oh great - thanks for the link 237 although I'm not much use at things like this and get fairly anxious when I read things like audio capture and burner software!

When do you plan to do it? I might wait and see how you get on!!

[237SJ]

Well, I might give it a go for something that is on the radio on Monday night - but don`t hold your breath! If I get any luck, I`ll let you know.

[237SJ]

A friend of mine records podcasts onto disc and listens to them in her car. She`s away for Easter at the moment but I`ll ask her about it when she gets back and I have also just asked on my work forum for tips.

[shivvy]

Excellent 237. I look forward to hearing from you.

[237SJ]

Well, don`t bother downloading the capturing software from that link (which is WM Recorder, not VM Recorder as they say) because it is not free. The download is a demo version and only gives you 5 minutes of recording. I downloaded it and then had to uninstall it. It might work if you don`t mind paying though. Back to the drawing board..

[shivvy]

Thanks for the update 237SJ. It's a shame that the link didn't work. I'll not use it.
I have asked one of my nephews about it so maybe he will be able to give us some advice. I'll let you know.

[237SJ]

Hi again shivvy

There is some info here (on the last two paragraphs) about it. I might look in more depth tomorrow.

[237SJ]

Sorry - forgot link
http://radio.about.com/od/listentoradioonline/u/InternetRadioPath.htm#s7

[237SJ]

I have just had a brainwave as to how to record the programme I want (the one about pirate radio on BBC radio 2 tonight) - via my DVD recorder from Freeview. I think that`s the simplest way as I can then record from the hard drive to disc (this is after installing Audacity which looked a bit complicated so I then uninstalled it). The programme I am recording is not a podcast but I noticed that if you want to copy podcasts, you can do it on iTunes by searching for it in the iTunes store. Good luck.

[shivvy]

Hi again,

My brother in-law is just off the phone telling me how to do it via itunes and it sounds really easy - famous last words!! It doesn't sound like it is right for you but you seem to have worked out a solution via your dvd and freeview.

Thanks for all your help and good luck with your mission!

[237SJ]

I expect you have already sorted out what you want to do regarding the podcasts but I have just had a text from my friend and she said she can`t remember but she thinks ipodder rings a bell http://www.ipodder.org/directory/4/ipodderSoftware

[shivvy]

Thanks for the link 237 but it was so easy in the end.
I right clicked on it and saved it to my desktop. I then dropped it into itunes where I moved it into a playlist. I put a cd in and clicked on burn to disc and hey presto it worked! Couldn't really believe it lol!!

Did you get yours sorted out?

[237SJ]

That`s the good thing about iTunes - the software is quite simple. I managed to do mine as mentioned above (on the DVD recorder). I haven`t tried to copy to disc yet. I`ll have to check out what kind of disc. I think I can do DVDr, DVDwr and CD. I`m guessing it`ll be CD but I need to check out the spec of the recorder. I haven`t listened to it yet either (maybe I`d better catch up on iplayer just in case I`ve messed it up)!

[shivvy]

Well done to both of us!