radiotimes

radiotimes.pl

This script is for UK users. It creates a pretty complete xml file, but is missing some things that are not provided by the radiotimes webiste (mainly repeat episodes for certain channels).

Basic usage is

radiotimes.pl --output plex.xml --cachefile radiotimes.cache --pretty --bbcregion='BBC South' --itvregion='ITV South' --extrachannels=<comma separated list of other channels to include>

If you don't want to use the bbcregion or itvregion, you can just specify your channels by using the following format (showing some random channels as an example):

radiotimes.pl --output plex.xml --cachefile radiotimes.cache --days=7 --onlychannels=11315,1994,37,5090,2615,11819,13223,105,185,2098,160,2050,1961

To get a complete list of options, use radiotims.pl --help

    --bbcregion=<bbcregion>                 This defines which BBC guide to parse. It is mandatory if <onlychannels> is not defined. Refer below for a list of regions.
    --itvregion=<itvregion>                 This defines which ITV guide to parse. It is mandatory if <onlychannels> is not defined. Refer below for a list of regions.
    --onlychannels=<channel list>           This defines the channels to collect and will ignore any other defined channel options.
    --extrachannels=<channel list>          This defines the extra channels to collect. Use option '--extrachannels help' for complete list.
    --days=<days to collect>                This defaults to 7 days and can be no more than 7.
    --pretty                                Output the XML with tabs and newlines to make human readable.
    --output <filename>                     Write to the location and file specified instead of standard output.
    --verbose                               Verbose Mode (prints processing steps to STDERR).
    --verify                                Prints the actual LCN numbers and channel names to verify what will be collected.
    --help                                  Will print this usage and exit!

    !!! NOTE: Channel numbers are not the same channel numbers seen on the TV, but a number used by radiotimes.com to identify the channel. Do not get them mixed up!!!!.
    !!! NOTE: To see a list of radiotimes channel numbers and names use option --extrachannels help!!!!.

For the channel numbers vs radiotimes channel number cross reference, refer to https://markcs.github.io/xml/channels.html

Various Perl modules are required and will have to be installed