On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:07:09 +0100, Alasdair
wrote:

It works if you have a sound system with "What You Hear" or the
equivilent selectable as the recording source. Aparrantly, some
don't. You may have to set up an external loop-back. A simple cable
from Line Out to Line In will do it. But a mixer makes the job easier
- you can set optimum levels and monitor the signal.

I was hoping you could download the file from the BBC site direct
instead of having to record while it played in real time. Perhaps
this is not possible.

If the BBC make the file available for download (they sometimes do)
you can. If they offer streaming audio you must record it in real
time.