This tool allows you to search, index, and record/stream:

BBC iPlayer TV - up to 3200 kbps HD 720p H.264 / Quicktime / MP4
BBC Live TV - 500 kbps H.264 / MP4
BBC iPlayer Radio - up to 192 kbps MP3 / AAC and Realaudio
BBC Live Radio - up to 192 kbps MP3 / AAC, WMA and Realaudio
BBC Podcasts - up to 192 kbps MP3 / AAC
BBC iPlayer TV subtitles - SubRip / srt

None of the above content is /protected/ by DRM. get_iplayer cannot remove DRM.

WWW: http://www.infradead.org/get_iplayer/