One of the things I frequently want to do is find out when a programme is on TV, and more importantly, when it is repeated (especially given that I live with 10 other students, and we have one TV in the kitchen).
However, there is basically no service available that lets you easily do this, with the exception of our TV listings site that we made for the backstage.bbc.co.uk competition a while ago.
That is the basis behind the idea of this prototype. Something that lets you easily find when something is on TV. Now, I feel that the implementation methods I used need some explaining.
I used Java for this, basically because I had an exam in Java programming, and it involved both GUIs and networking. Basically I needed to remind myself how to do all that, because it has been ages since I last did any of it. It should also be pointed out that all the backend is PHP, as Java isn't ideal when using MySQL ...
Anyway, now that the exam is over and I have loads of free time, here is the (finished?) thing.
Enjoy.
It can be downloaded
here.
An internet connection and the Java Runtime Environment are required for it to work.
Users behind a proxy server may have a problem using it.
In order to run the program, double click on it.
If any issues are discovered with it, and updated version will be posted here. There shouldn't be any major problems though.
If you discover a problem with it, please tell me by emailing dbarclay@gmail.com (*waves to spammers searching for addresses*).