Printable R3 Listings - Continuing

[french frank]

There's been a bit of a problem this week: the internal format of the BBC schedule page has changed quite radically, so I'm having to re-write my code to read it. I'll post an update later as to whether I've succeeded or given up

They do that, don't they?

[Andrew Slater]

Yes, they do.

I've given up for today. Will try again tomorrow.

Sorry for the inconvenience .......

[Andrew Slater]

Getting there, but the times are in GMT, which will get interesting when the clocks change!

[Forget It (U2079353)]

Hi Andrew

thanks for your continuing efforts.
They have been and are much appreciated here.

If you want a second technical eye on the biz
- do let me know what the internal format now looks like.
I was whizz at the xml/xsl versions way back when.

[Andrew Slater]

Hi Andrew

thanks for your continuing efforts.
They have been and are much appreciated here.

If you want a second technical eye on the biz
- do let me know what the internal format now looks like.
I was whizz at the xml/xsl versions way back when.

Thanks for the offer - I'm nearly there now; it just needs more programming time. The xml version is long gone. Up until last week I've been 'scraping' the html code, but they've moved the details to an ld+json script section towards the end of the schedule file. I've managed to decode it in a stand-alone bit of php code, and now just need to integrate it into the existing code (and find a way of automatically reading the start and end times to allow for DST - hopefully trivial - although it's not desperate yet, as I have until the end of October to fix that!)

For what it's worth, here's a summary of today's schedule:

start: 2018-09-15T00:00:00+00:00
end: 2018-09-15T06:00:00+00:00
Through the Night

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000c4x

Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin's music in a concert by pianist Josep Colom and Barcelona Symphonic Wind Band.

start: 2018-09-15T06:00:00+00:00
end: 2018-09-15T08:00:00+00:00
Breakfast

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000d1h

Saturday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.

start: 2018-09-15T08:00:00+00:00
end: 2018-09-15T11:15:00+00:00
Record Review

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000d1k

Tom McKinney with Sarah Walker
Building a Library on Mozart's Concerto in E flat for two pianos, K365

start: 2018-09-15T11:15:00+00:00
end: 2018-09-15T12:00:00+00:00
Music Matters

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000d2q

When Words Fail
Kate Molleson talks to Estonian-American conductor Neeme Jarvi and Else Marie Pade.

start: 2018-09-15T12:00:00+00:00
end: 2018-09-15T14:00:00+00:00
Inside Music

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09ygv22

Inside Music with Colin Currie
Percussionist Colin Currie introduces a colourful selection of music - from the inside.

start: 2018-09-15T14:00:00+00:00
end: 2018-09-15T15:00:00+00:00
Sound of Dance

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000d1m

Tap with Clare Halse and Simon Adkins from the musical 42nd Street
The world of tap with Clare Halse and Simon Adkins.

start: 2018-09-15T15:00:00+00:00
end: 2018-09-15T16:00:00+00:00
Jazz Record Requests

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000d2t

15/09/2018
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records from across the genre.

start: 2018-09-15T16:00:00+00:00
end: 2018-09-15T17:30:00+00:00
J to Z

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000d2w

Vijay Iyer
US piano star Vijay Iyer shares his musical inspirations.

start: 2018-09-15T17:30:00+00:00
end: 2018-09-15T21:00:00+00:00
Radio 3 in Concert

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000d1p

Leeds International Piano Competition 2018
The second round of the concerto finals, live from Leeds Town Hall.

start: 2018-09-15T21:00:00+00:00
end: 2018-09-15T23:00:00+00:00
Hear and Now

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000d1r

Open Ear: Exaudi, We Spoke, Sarah Angliss, Gwen Rouger
An Open Ear concert of new music, with We Spoke, Exaudi, Gwen Rouger, and Sarah Angliss

start: 2018-09-15T23:00:00+00:00
end: 2018-09-16T00:00:00+00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000d1t

Shirley Horn
Geoffrey Smith surveys the career of jazz vocalist Shirley Horn (1934-2005)

[french frank]

Up until last week I've been 'scraping' the html code, but they've moved the details to an ld+json script section towards the end of the schedule file. I've managed to decode it in a stand-alone bit of php code, and now just need to integrate it into the existing code (and find a way of automatically reading the start and end times to allow for DST

Um, well … if you need any help …

[Forget It (U2079353)]

Great sleuthing Andrew!

you probably know this but:

you can get the entire week in JSON object by specifying
radio3 (p00fzl8t)
year (2018)
week (37)
like this

https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl8t/2018/w37

Fare forward!

[Andrew Slater]

Thanks for that - yes, there's an ld+json script section in there, but it covers Mon-Sun whereas my list covers Sat-Fri. It's not a problem as my code loops through the 7 day files. Or have you found a pure json version of the webpage? I can only find them for the programme pages, e.g.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000d1k.json and the playlists: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000d1j/segments.json. (They're both readable in Firefox.)

[Andrew Slater]

Right ........

I've re-written, run and uploaded (including pdfs) to the usual place ......

https://radio-lists.org.uk/r3

I've glanced through it and it seems to be OK, but please let me know if you spot any 'features'.

I'm hoping things will go all right on the server next week, and on 28th October and 31st March when the clocks change, but we'll see.

I just need to do the same for the playlist generator code before next Saturday morning. (This morning's playlist run was OK because it used the files downloaded last week which were of course in the old format.)

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

You're a , Andrew - all working perfectly here. Many thanks indeed for all your efforts this week - s by the jeroboam!

[Forget It (U2079353)]

You're a , Andrew - all working perfectly here. Many thanks indeed for all your efforts this week - s by the jeroboam!

[Andrew Slater]

Well .........

You might have noticed that I've been tinkering.

I think I've made the final change for the time being, which involved putting the subtitles in the opposite order to that deemed correct by the BBC. e.g. in CotW I have put the composer's name in the first subtitle, with the edition (episode) subtitle last. This also seems to fit better in programmes which have series and episode in separate subtitles. For some reason the BBC thinks it should be the other way round

Now on to the playlists .....

[Forget It (U2079353)]

It's great to have the Radio4 and 4X
back online
T H A N K S

[Andrew Slater]

It's great to have the Radio4 and 4X
back online
T H A N K S

Sorry it took so long. There were problems with them that needed more work to solve.

[Andrew Slater]

The main Radio 3 listing for the seven days beginning 22/09/18 has been posted at the following permanent link:

http://www.radio-lists.org.uk/r3

This contains an on-line version; the pdfs may be downloaded (after they have been auto-generated shortly before 9.30pm on a Friday) by hovering the mouse over the 'pdfs' button and either left-clicking on the appropriate file to display it, then downloading through the pdf reader, or by right-clicking on it and 'saving as'.

An archive is now being built up on the new website - see the 'archive' button. (Note that the listings for the first two weeks are test versions and aren't complete.)

Printer - friendly html versions are available via the 'print-friendly' button, the download or display procedure is as for the pdfs detailed above.

Note that the online version now lands on the current programme; to read next week's list early, use the 'Archive' drop-down list.

(All went without a hitch: I got distracted so couldn't post immediately.)