Do you recommend that I un-install install the flash-plugin/ to see if that solves the problem I have the version in synaptic which is 10.22.87-2 intrepid? Regards John

A couple of points there: if I load it, it displays a notice about needing the flash plugin (which I have installed), however it works anyway - the stream still plays. It's possible it needs a newer version of flash than you have installed AND it has some broken code for detecting if flash is installed.