Downloading podcasts onto 2nd generation ipod touch from itunes app

When I try to download some podcasts onto my ipod touch 2nd generation, it comes up with the error message:
"(name of podcast) cannot be played on this ipod"
I have been trying to download podcasts from the CollegeHumour series - Jake and Amir and - CH Originals - but i can't download any of them (they are all video podcasts, none of them are audio)
I cannot transfer  them from itunes on my computer either
Help!
Joe Cahill

It appears the your 2G iPod does not have the memory/processor power/display capability for the specific video format used by the podcast.  I looked at the podcast you referenced and could not find anythng about the format used.

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