I suspect there are many of us completely mystified by the concept of putting a hidden track on a cd that is so hidden that it can't be played. I understand it is to get people to buy the mag so why not e-mail a download link to subscribers so that we can all join in the jolly jape?

I am smiling as I type this but it is a miffed smile

To add it in iTunes if you're using Windows, go to File -> Add File to Library, then click on your CD drive - you'll then see 'The Word Notcast' listed on the root of the CD.

When I put the CD in my Mac's CD player two icons appeared on the desktop: one for the CD and one for the MP3 file. Easy peasy...

Didn't work on the Vista Laptop upstairs but did work on the Windows 7 Laptop downstairs. Perhaps it's an OS problem or the altitude!

and had no problem finding it or playing it, although I didn't use iTunes for any of the above.

Just use file manager and go to the appropriate drive. Don't treat it as music - treat it as a data file.

still not there...oh well

Can't access the file.

I asked the same sort of question on the Home page here and Fraser kindly answered. I then found the said file in the Music library of iTunes ngther than in the podcasts where I was expectign it.

Hope this helps.

I'm running XP, all works fine for me. As soon as I put the disc in my pc, it automatically opened Spotify to play it on. I can also find it as an mp3 via the drive in "My Computer".

if you're using iTunes...pop in the Word CD and as Fraser suggested above click 'Add File to Library' and browse the folders until you see the drive with the CD in it.
On my PC the disc comes up labelled 'Podcast'.

You should then see:

Make sure you have 'files of type' set to 'All files'

Click the file marked 'The Word Notcast' and click 'Open'

Now, iTunes will have imported the file into your library but you might find that it doesn't treat it like a normal Podcast, but just like any new music file. So if it doesn't show up in 'Podcasts' then just type a search term into iTunes (try 'Notcast' since thats probably unique to this instance)

All being well you should be greeted with the smiley faces of two ex Whistle Test presenters thus:

those tracks added to my library in the last 24 hours - makes finding the latest imports SO easy.

and downloaded the tracks on to my itunes and not the notcast.
I put the CD in the recycling then remembered I needed to listen to the notcast, went to the recycling bag and found the CD again along with £1.20.
Double bonus.

Never did find the bloody thing..on two different machines too..thought my Sony car mp3 cd would find it,alas no luck..anyway thanks for all the suggestions guys..