http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7093358.stm
"Customers will not be able to download the comics either, which can only be viewed in a web browser window."
Leaving aside the rather awkward use of the term "web browser window" - IF YOU CAN SEE THE COMIC IN YOUR BROWSER, YOU'VE ALREADY DOWNLOADED IT. I mean, is it really that hard to get this kind of thing right? Saving != Downloading. Come on BBC, sort it out.
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