[ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video (sigh)

[alan c]

I am happy to say that a neighbour of mine is using Kubuntu. I helped 
choose the new machine (dell basic desktop) and set it all up, dual 
boot. The neighbour trusts my judgement and the fact that I use it 
(and not windows) and I can help with the PC anyway.

However this is a certain type of situation. They are an ordinary very 
non-technical PC user, with broadband for the first time, happy to use 
Kubuntu (7.04) because I recommend it but are surrounded by most 
friends and family who all use windows as you might expect.

My real concern is that I am unable to configure the machine to 'just 
work' for the obvious internet tit-bits of video such as bbc video, 
ITV and Cannel 4 stuff - in fact most mainstream web page video stuff.

Firefox is the important browser here - it is used in windows and 
Kubuntu, and their friends and family can (and should) be using 
firefox in windows. So I want to focus on firefox. Normal web 
browsing. Click on a link and video window should open and play.

My own internet use does not usually include such things apart from an 
occasional BBC Click program, and anyway *I* am content to see 1) non 
functioning firefox player window, then 2) click on 'use standalone 
player' and then 3) see a download window then 4) to have a realplayer 
window open, and then 5) manually resize it....... but I know this 
will seem complicated and even a bit scary for this neighbour, even if 
they can remember it all. They are likely of course to just use 
windows and decry kubuntu. :-(

I see in the ubuntu forums that there is a lot about firefox and bbc 
realplayer streams, but I did not see an actual solution I could use.

To summarise - I am looking for specifically firefox and (as example) 
specifically BBC.

My task is to get firefox working elegantly for such things.  I will 
need to get my own machine going ok for this first, then the dell.
I would be most grateful for help in this.
tia
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Kubuntu user#10391