Support BBC Reel URIs

youtube_dl/extractor/bbc.py

@@ -959,6 +959,32 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
              r'videoId\s*:\s*["\'](%s)["\']' % self._ID_REGEX],
             webpage, 'vpid', default=None)
 
+        # bbc reel (e.g. https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p07c6sb6/how-positive-thinking-is-harming-your-happiness)
+        if not programme_id:
+            initial_data = self._search_regex(
+                r'<script[^>]+id="initial-data"[^>]+data-json=\'(.+)\'>',
+                webpage, 'initial data', default=None)
+            if initial_data:
+                # let's see if it actually is, or ExtractorError
+                initial_data = self._parse_json(unescapeHTML(initial_data), 'initial data')
+
+                def _extract_pid(data):
+                    if isinstance(data, dict):
+                        if data.get('kind', '') == 'programme' and 'versionID' in data:
+                            return data['versionID']
+                        else:
+                            for k in data:
+                                pid = _extract_pid(data[k])
+                                if pid:
+                                    return pid
+                    elif isinstance(data, list):
+                        for v in data:
+                            pid = _extract_pid(v)
+                            if pid:
+                                return pid
+                    return None
+                programme_id = _extract_pid(initial_data)
+
         if programme_id:
             formats, subtitles = self._download_media_selector(programme_id)
             self._sort_formats(formats)