Can't download from BBC iPlayer

[nyuszika7h]

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>youtube-dl --verbose --write-sub "http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03b5kl2/wolfblood-series-2-1-leader-of-the-pack"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', '--write-sub', 'http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03b5kl2/wolfblood-series-2-1-leader-of-the-pack']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2016.05.01
[debug] Python version 3.5.1 - Windows-10-10.0.10586-SP0
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-79690-g78baa45, ffprobe N-79690-g78baa45
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[bbc.co.uk] b03b5kl2: Downloading video page
[bbc.co.uk] b03b5hp2: Downloading media selection XML
[bbc.co.uk] b03b5hp2: Downloading m3u8 information
WARNING: Failed to download m3u8 information: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
[bbc.co.uk] b03b5hp2: Downloading m3u8 information
WARNING: Failed to download m3u8 information: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
[bbc.co.uk] b03b5hp2: Downloading m3u8 information
WARNING: Failed to download m3u8 information: Remote end closed connection without response
[bbc.co.uk] b03b5hp2: Downloading m3u8 information
WARNING: Failed to download m3u8 information: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
[bbc.co.uk] b03b5hp2: Downloading m3u8 information
WARNING: Failed to download m3u8 information: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
[bbc.co.uk] b03b5hp2: Downloading captions
ERROR: No video formats found; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\program files\python35\lib\site-packages\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 673, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "c:\program files\python35\lib\site-packages\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 341, in extract
    return self._real_extract(url)
  File "c:\program files\python35\lib\site-packages\youtube_dl\extractor\bbc.py", line 509, in _real_extract
    self._sort_formats(formats)
  File "c:\program files\python35\lib\site-packages\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 862, in _sort_formats
    raise ExtractorError('No video formats found')
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: No video formats found; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

I can watch videos fine (using Borderless Internet's DNS), but since recently, trying to download them with youtube-dl is giving a 403 error.

[dstftw]

Works fine with random UK proxy. Most likely they don't spoof DNS for hostnames where m3u8 playlists are stored (cp401489-vh.akamaihd.net and maybe others). Closing as not a youtube-dl issue.

[nyuszika7h]

Thanks for confirming that, I tried to ask a UK friend but they couldn't check at the time.