The goal of Get iPlayer Automator is to allow iTunes and your Mac to become the hub for your British Television experience regardless of where in the world you are. Currently, Get iPlayer Automator allows you to download and watch BBC and ITV shows on your Mac. Series-Link/PVR functionality ensures you will never miss your favourite shows. Programmes are fully tagged and added to iTunes automatically upon completion. It is simple and easy to use, and runs on any machine running Mac OS X 10.7 or later. And since the shows are in iTunes, it is extremely easy to transfer them to your iPod, iPhone, or Apple TV allowing you to enjoy your shows on the go or on your television.
BBC statement for computer or laptop users
We have started the process of closing the Desktop Downloads App. Downloading programmes from a computer or laptop will no longer be available from Monday 11 March. You can still watch your existing downloads until Monday 8 April 2024.
You can also still download your favourite programmes on your mobile device, and add programmes to your Watchlist to return later.
It sounds like they have decided it's not worth their time to maintain the desktop app anymore, but since downloads will continue to work in the mobile apps I think get_iplayer should continue to work as well.
Let's see what happens. get_iplayer might need an update and then I can quickly incorporate it after that.
skovatch
commented
7 months ago 
alphamikegc
Not an issue yet, but could it be for GIA users?
BBC statement for computer or laptop users We have started the process of closing the Desktop Downloads App. Downloading programmes from a computer or laptop will no longer be available from Monday 11 March. You can still watch your existing downloads until Monday 8 April 2024. You can also still download your favourite programmes on your mobile device, and add programmes to your Watchlist to return later.