Mrs Annie - NOT the BBC Iplayer downloader but the Linux get_iplayer which is a different beast.

Let me put it this way I have two files, one from each programme - one an mpg4 file and one a mov file - which I can copy from machine to machine and could burn to disc if I cared to. My understanding is that if get_iplayer spots a file that is more than 30 days old it will prompt you to delete it - as keeping it after that time is illegal. So it depends on your conscience. Now I'm back from my holidays I will no doubt use my DVD recorder if I want to see the other episodes again.