>> Anyone have a recommendation for a straightforward method to capture
>> a BBC video clip (typically streaming RealPlayer media) to my HD
>> please?
>
> What's wrong with just recording the audio as it streams
> with something like Audacity? That's what I do (with an audio
> editor similar to Audacity).
That method causes slight degradation in quality since it is not a
direct bit-for-bit copy of the original.