ITunes Download error 8008

I keep getting this error (8008) when attempting to download a few TV episodes including Titanic Survival (Mythbusters Season 13), Chained Heat (Revolution Season 1), and Captain (Last Resort Season 1). I have already tried the suggestions from Apple's KB including deleting the Downloads folder and the error persists, I am hoping someone here can advise me further.
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Note: at this juncture the three episodes specifically mentioned in my previous post are the only ones affected, all other material downloads OK.

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