Where are "Proms on Demand" on BBC Radio 3?

Posted by: Andrew Lea on 19 July 2015

I recently upgraded my Uniti2 to firmware 4.3 and so far have been quite impressed by the enhanced access to BBC Radio and especially the On Demand and Podcast facilities. Unlike the previous versions the quaity is much higher and the stream doesn't suddently stop mid programme never to resume.

On Radio 3 nearly all the previous week's programmes are now available as On Demand. Great. But where are the Proms, the BBC flagship offering? Catch-up is endlessly promoted by their continuity announcers but so far missing from the On Demand menu. The first Prom was Friday and now it's Sunday. Other series are bang up to date. So where have the Proms on Demand got to?

Posted on: 19 July 2015 by ChrisSU

The BBC recently announced that Radio programmes can be downloaded for offline listening rather than just streamed on demand. They have updated the iPlayer app to allow this function, and the Proms was the first broadcast made available in this form. To my mind, this is great in terms of convenience, but I'd guess the sound quality won't be up to much. Fine for the likes of R4 spoken word stuff.
Of course, this service isn't going to work on a Naim streamer, unless you send it over Airplay from a computer or iOS device.