Zeepe Live'n'ByNet Player for BBC Radio

Winner BBC Backstage Widget Competition 2006

This gadget is written with the Zeepe framework and is supported by http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/; it tunes into all of the BBC's Live radio streams as provided by the experimental BBC programmes API.

  • Full AJAX - uses the prototype.js library and AJAX for accessing the Backstage API giving a responsive UI.
  • No guesswork or hard coded values - available stations, logos, streams and programmes are all obtained from the API.
  • All the BBC stations broadcasting on the Internet are available (those listed by the API).
  • Provides current programme info - title, duration and synopsis.
  • Preset buttons are programmable.
  • Full next 24hrs schedules.
  • Programme 'alarms' can be set in the schedule - the station will be tuned to at the required time.

Sorry, this gadget requires the Zeepe framework which is only available for the Microsoft Windows platform.