Recording of broadcast programmes

A transmission system including:

• a broadcasting system (10, 20, 30, 40) for broadcasting programmes,
• a download system (90) including a server (92) for storing content parts of at least some of the broadcast programmes in association with respective content part identifiers;
• and a communication system (94) for on demand downloading of programme content parts stored in the server;
• a recording system (75) including:
• a broadcast receiver (210) for receiving broadcast programmes,
• a download receiver (280) for requesting and receiving content parts from the server;
• a recorder (290) including a storage system (292) for storing received programmes and for playback of stored programmes;
• and
• a controller (250) operative to:
• determine whether an instructed recording of a broadcast programme would exceed a predetermined capacity of the recording system for recording and playback of programmes during at least part of a corresponding broadcast period;
• and
• if so, instruct the recorder to record content parts of the broadcast programme during a part of the broadcast period in which the capacity is not exceeded;
• store an identification of a content part of the broadcast programme that can not be recorded;
• determine a period in which the capacity of the recorder is not exceeded;
• instruct the download receiver to download the not recorded content part from the server in the determined period and instruct the recorder to record the downloaded content part in association with the broadcast programme.