Thanks everyone-with your help I have managed to get some BBC video including streaming-disabled javascript and all plug ins. I contacted the BBC about difficulty streaming their videos and they told me the cost was prohibitive to provide support for all types of file and devices.

JP

BTW, do the following links from the .pls work directly with mplayer on the N800?

[playlist]
Title1=BBC News 24
File1=mms://wmlive-acl.bbc.co.uk/wms/news/news24_bb_s1
Length1=-1
Title2=BBC News 24 s2
File2=mms://wmlive-acl.bbc.co.uk/wms/news/news24_bb_s2
Length=-1