Detailed Guide | How Can You Download Videos from BBC News Website

This blog post provides detailed steps on how to download videos from BBC News, including how to find the URL of the BBC video you want to download and how to get the video from BBC to your computer.

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Jane Zhou

Updated on Apr 19, 2024

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Can you download videos from BBC News?

Yes, you can. But unlike downloading videos from other websites like YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, and Dailymotion, saving videos from BBC News is relatively complex because the URL of the video is not easy to find. Luckily, this article covers the step-by-step guide on how to do it, including finding the URL of the BBC video and downloading the video from the BBC website to your computer. Read on to get the details.

Part 1. How to Get the URL of BBC Video

As we mentioned earlier, you'll first need to find the URL of a BBC video. Then, you can download it with the video downloader introduced in Part 2. Now, let's get started to find the URL of your video.

Step 1. Open a browser on your Mac or PC, then visit bbc.com.

Step 2. Find and click the video you want to download.

Step 3. Right-click the video and choose Inspect, and a new panel will appear on the right side of your computer screen.

Step 4. Press Ctrl + F on PC (Command + F on Mac), input "video," then you will see the URL of the video (as indicated below). Double-click the URL and copy and paste it elsewhere. (Remember to remove "blob:" at the beginning of the URL.)

How to download videos from BBC News website - Part 1

Part 2. How to Download Videos from BBC with a Video Downloader

Once you've got the URL of the BBC video you want to download, it' time to download it with this video downloader for Windows - EaseUS Video Downloader. As a versatile video downloader, it can help you download videos from more than 1000 video streaming sites, including YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo, and more.

In addition to that, you can also expect features like bulk downloading, YouTube subtitle downloading, and format conversion from this program.

To download videos from the BBC website. 

Step 1. Launch EaseUS Video Downloader on your PC. Copy and past the URL of the YouTube channel to the input bar on the Home page. The link should look like: http://www.youtube.com/user/username or http://www.youtube.com/channelname.

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Step 2. A page will open in the built-in browser. Click the download button in the middle bottom to download all videos in the channel.

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Step 3. In the downloading page, you will see a list of video in the downloading task. Wait for the downloading to complete, then you can check all the downloaded videos on your PC.

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Disclaimer: This guide is compiled for personal fair use ONLY. EaseUS is in no way collaborated or affiliated with YouTube and never advocates any copyright infringement action. The end-user should be solely responsible for their behavior.

The Bottom Line

As mentioned above, you can download videos with EaseUS Video Downloader with ease. Before downloading, you will first need to get the URL of the BBC video. Then, copy and paste it to the Address bar of EaseUS Video Downloader and download it with ease. 

That's all about our guide on how to download BBC videos. We hope our guide is helpful to you. If you have any questions about this topic, don't hesitate to contact us to help you out.

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