Downloading podcasts in iTunes not automatic

I missed a really good podcast of BBC Radio 4 In Our Time a couple of weeks ago because I did not run iTunes during the 7 days following the broadcast - although my computer was connected to the internet during that time and I had checked Podcasts and Check for updates automatically in the iTunes General Preferences.
Why doesn't it work like OS X Software Update which starts itself automatically at the interval I set in Software Preferences? I never miss software updates.
Jeff

I am marking this as answered as no-one seems to be interested. I guess I just have to be careful to run iTunes at least once a week to get all the episodes on my podcast list.

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