https://twitter.com/RhysThomasOBE/status/669638928740294656 reply to "@Queen4everBlog just tv as far as I know. There is no director's cut etc it is as is. It's fun. Brilliant out takes from the song"
As for the HD...
There are millions of tv recordings made from HD channels over the years from around the world. Even from the BBC. The last one i got my hands on was U2's set Live in Paris from two nights ago. I have for example U2 in Glastonbury and seasons 14 to 22 of Top Gear in 1080i. Last Stargazing Live episodes (the ones broadcasted arround the time of the last eclipse of the Sun) also in 1080i. Many Underground/Train documentaries from the BBC. BBC Horizon, Timeshift and Storyville documentaries. About music (When Albums Ruled the World or Sound Of Cinema), many science/maths/phisic and related documentaries presented by Prof. Brian Cox or Prof. Jim Al-Khalili. The list goes on.... And i'm in Portugal, i get them from the internet. That's why i wonder how is it difficult to get the recordings in HD to share. There must be a way to get them.
Before i got a new TV on my bedroom i had a USB digital tv tuner connected to my PC and the areal antenna directly connected to it. We don't have HD channels but i could record directly from the broadcast to my pc and share with everyone.
Have you tried a USB digital TV tuner? Connect the antenna to it and to your pc and try to record? Or is it impossible to use a USB digital tv tuner in the UK to watch your channels "on the go"? Many times when i go camping i use my laptop and the USB tuner to watch tv (the tunner also comes with a small portable antenna). Sure you can do that in the UK, watch digital terrestrial TV on the laptop using a USB tuner?
edit: found this from Freeview, but maybe they could also make this difficult to take out the HD recordings, i don't know
http://www.freeview.co.uk/articles/news-and-features/feature/all-about-usb-tv-tuners.html or
http://www.amazon.co.uk/August-DVB-T210-Television-Definition-Compatible/dp/B008D8K50Q If that doesn't let you get the recordings out, you could try USB tuners from other brands like Avermedia (i have AVerTV Hybrid Volar HD), Pinnacle or Hauppauge. Just search for "USB tv tuner" on google and make sure the product specifications match the UK digital terrestrial tv so they'll work in that territory.
If that doesn't work (and i doubt it won't), many, if not all USB digital tunners, also work as a capture device. Connect an external device to it and it will capture what that external device is broadcasting. So, instead of connecting the HDMI cable from the youview box to your tv, connect the HDMI cable to the USB device and use the capture options. The youbox won't know if the HDMI cable is connected to a tv or not.