+        preload_state = self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
+            r'window\.__PRELOADED_STATE__\s*=\s*({.+?});', webpage,
+            'preload state', default='{}'), playlist_id, fatal=False)
+        if preload_state:
+            current_programme = preload_state.get('programmes', {}).get('current') or {}
+            programme_id = current_programme.get('id')
+            if current_programme and programme_id and current_programme.get('type') == 'playable_item':
+                title = current_programme.get('titles', {}).get('tertiary') or playlist_title
+                formats, subtitles = self._download_media_selector(programme_id)
+                self._sort_formats(formats)
+                synopses = current_programme.get('synopses') or {}
+                network = current_programme.get('network') or {}
+                duration = int_or_none(
+                    current_programme.get('duration', {}).get('value'))
+                thumbnail = None
+                image_url = current_programme.get('image_url')
+                if image_url:
+                    thumbnail = image_url.replace('{recipe}', '1920x1920')
+                return {
+                    'id': programme_id,
+                    'title': title,
+                    'description': dict_get(synopses, ('long', 'medium', 'short')),
+                    'thumbnail': thumbnail,
+                    'duration': duration,
+                    'uploader': network.get('short_title'),
+                    'uploader_id': network.get('id'),
+                    'formats': formats,
+                    'subtitles': subtitles,
+                }
+
+        bbc3_config = self._parse_json(
+            self._search_regex(
+                r'(?s)bbcthreeConfig\s*=\s*({.+?})\s*;\s*<', webpage,
+                'bbcthree config', default='{}'),
+            playlist_id, transform_source=js_to_json, fatal=False)
+        if bbc3_config:
+            bbc3_playlist = try_get(
+                bbc3_config, lambda x: x['payload']['content']['bbcMedia']['playlist'],
+                dict)
+            if bbc3_playlist:
+                playlist_title = bbc3_playlist.get('title') or playlist_title
+                thumbnail = bbc3_playlist.get('holdingImageURL')
+                entries = []
+                for bbc3_item in bbc3_playlist['items']:
+                    programme_id = bbc3_item.get('versionID')
+                    if not programme_id:
+                        continue
+                    formats, subtitles = self._download_media_selector(programme_id)
+                    self._sort_formats(formats)
+                    entries.append({
+                        'id': programme_id,
+                        'title': playlist_title,
+                        'thumbnail': thumbnail,
+                        'timestamp': timestamp,
+                        'formats': formats,
+                        'subtitles': subtitles,
+                    })
+                return self.playlist_result(
+                    entries, playlist_id, playlist_title, playlist_description)
+