-            for media in self._extract_medias(media_selection):
-                kind = media.get('kind')
-                if kind == 'audio':
-                    formats.extend(self._extract_audio(media, programme_id))
-                elif kind == 'video':
-                    formats.extend(self._extract_video(media, programme_id))
-                elif kind == 'captions':
-                    subtitles = self._extract_captions(media, programme_id)
+        programme_id = self._search_regex(
+            r'"vpid"\s*:\s*"([\da-z]{8})"', webpage, 'vpid', fatal=False)
+        if programme_id:
+            player = self._download_json(
+                'http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/%s.json' % group_id,
+                group_id)['jsConf']['player']
+            title = player['title']
+            description = player['subtitle']
+            duration = player['duration']
+            formats, subtitles = self._download_media_selector(programme_id)
+        else:
+            playlist = self._download_xml(
+                'http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlist/%s' % group_id,
+                group_id, 'Downloading playlist XML')
+
+            no_items = playlist.find('./{http://bbc.co.uk/2008/emp/playlist}noItems')
+            if no_items is not None:
+                reason = no_items.get('reason')
+                if reason == 'preAvailability':
+                    msg = 'Episode %s is not yet available' % group_id
+                elif reason == 'postAvailability':
+                    msg = 'Episode %s is no longer available' % group_id
+                elif reason == 'noMedia':
+                    msg = 'Episode %s is not currently available' % group_id
+                else:
+                    msg = 'Episode %s is not available: %s' % (group_id, reason)
+                raise ExtractorError(msg, expected=True)
+
+            for item in self._extract_items(playlist):
+                kind = item.get('kind')
+                if kind != 'programme' and kind != 'radioProgramme':
+                    continue
+                title = playlist.find('./{http://bbc.co.uk/2008/emp/playlist}title').text
+                description = playlist.find('./{http://bbc.co.uk/2008/emp/playlist}summary').text
+                programme_id = item.get('identifier')
+                duration = int(item.get('duration'))
+                formats, subtitles = self._download_media_selector(programme_id)