Assigning default applications across multiple file types

I prefer to use VLC to watch video files, but I keep running into different file types that are still set to have Quicktime open them. Is there any way to quickly set whatever file types I want to open by default with VLC? Or any program for that matter?

Has anyone noticed that recently this doesn't always seem to work?
I have a webloc file for BBC Radio 4. (*) I have set the "Open with" to open it with Real Player, rather than Safari (which is set as the default browser). When the file is double clicked, it still opens with Safari.
This behaviour seems to since 10.5.8, since I had a Hot Key set to open the file and it worked fine before.
Any ideas?
(*) this url should display on one line:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/ra dio4.shtml?listen

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