BBC introduces iPhone-optimized Podcast Page

The iPhone mobile music store doesn't serve up podcasts, so where are you gonna go for a fresh hot bowl of Auntie Beeb? Why, to the BBC itself, silly. The BBC's radio labs blog just announced a new iPhone-savvy webpage that offers simple phone and iPod touch browsing.

If you're on a touch or iPhone, you can just go to bbc.co.uk/podcasts and save yourself some extra typing. The site recognizes when you're visiting from an iPhone and they plan to expand this service to other hand-held devices.

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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2007/11/bbc_podcasts_on…

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Chris Johnson

Hi Guys,

Sorry some of you can't get this to work. It's worth noting that currently this is not supported over EDGE in the UK. It seems that O2 have a proxy server than replaces content on the fly to minimise bandwidth usage. This is why all the images are low quality and the play button doesn't appear, as the MP3 is stripped from the page.

Hopefully O2 will change there policy soon.

November 19 2007 at 5:15 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Andy

This is crap, nowhere can I click on anything to start it palaying, it just looks nice! WTF where is a play button!!!!!!

November 15 2007 at 8:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

George

@10: Something seems to have changed on the BBC site. The playe button is indeed gone.... so you can't really download any show at this point.

November 15 2007 at 1:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tom

Do I have to be on wi-fi to listen to these? I can get the page to load, but no play button.

November 15 2007 at 11:09 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jesse

this isnt the mobile internet
its the internet internet
only on the iphone.

November 15 2007 at 10:10 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

George

This is great... but it's only fully usable with true 3G... But still nice.

November 14 2007 at 8:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Simon

BBC well done on the site, it looks and works great!!

BBC I pay lots of money for the privilege of legally watching your channels now give UK Mac users the iPlayer, NOW!!

November 14 2007 at 6:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Blair Cook

This is brilliant! Fresh content on command, loving some of the music, funky house, etc.

November 14 2007 at 6:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Excellent - bookmarked!

November 14 2007 at 5:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Scott

Fantastic Stuff...

November 14 2007 at 5:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply