diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index fff94671..ad22d611 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -7091,3 +7091,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   (reported by Lars Hanisch).
 - cControl::Control() now has an additional boolean parameter, which can be set to
   true to get the current player control even if it is hidden.
+- The new functions cControl::GetRecording() and cControl::GetHeader() can be used
+  to retrieve information about what the current player is playing.
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/pictures/HISTORY b/PLUGINS/src/pictures/HISTORY
index 19c968ad..70f61456 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/pictures/HISTORY
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/pictures/HISTORY
@@ -71,3 +71,7 @@ VDR Plugin 'pictures' Revision History
 2012-02-27: Version 0.1.2
 
 - Removed an obsolete command line option.
+
+2012-04-2r8 Version 0.1.3
+
+- Added cPictureControl::GetHeader().
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/pictures/pictures.c b/PLUGINS/src/pictures/pictures.c
index 57121b5e..77df0d9a 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/pictures/pictures.c
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/pictures/pictures.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * See the README file for copyright information and how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: pictures.c 2.5 2012/02/27 12:35:45 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: pictures.c 2.6 2012/04/28 11:58:42 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "menu.h"
 #include "player.h"
 
-static const char *VERSION       = "0.1.2";
+static const char *VERSION       = "0.1.3";
 static const char *DESCRIPTION   = trNOOP("A simple picture viewer");
 static const char *MAINMENUENTRY = trNOOP("Pictures");
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/pictures/player.c b/PLUGINS/src/pictures/player.c
index 4b289ac9..6048d4cb 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/pictures/player.c
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/pictures/player.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * See the README file for copyright information and how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: player.c 2.1 2011/02/20 17:15:25 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: player.c 2.2 2012/04/28 11:58:15 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "player.h"
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ void cPictureControl::DisplayCaption(void)
   osd->Flush();
 }
 
+cString cPictureControl::GetHeader(void)
+{
+  return tr("Pictures");
+}
+
 eOSState cPictureControl::ProcessKey(eKeys Key)
 {
   switch (Key) {
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/pictures/player.h b/PLUGINS/src/pictures/player.h
index ab201bd8..7a0b401f 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/pictures/player.h
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/pictures/player.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * See the README file for copyright information and how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: player.h 1.1 2008/01/13 11:29:27 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: player.h 2.1 2012/04/28 11:56:01 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _PLAYER_H
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ private:
 public:
   cPictureControl(cPictureEntry *Pictures, const cPictureEntry *PictureEntry, bool SlideShow = false);
   virtual ~cPictureControl();
+  virtual cString GetHeader(void);
   virtual eOSState ProcessKey(eKeys Key);
   static bool Active(void) { return active > 0; }
   static const char *LastDisplayed(void);
diff --git a/menu.c b/menu.c
index 97dbef49..9a2b23aa 100644
--- a/menu.c
+++ b/menu.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: menu.c 2.52 2012/04/25 09:42:54 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: menu.c 2.53 2012/04/28 11:13:09 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "menu.h"
@@ -4773,6 +4773,13 @@ cOsdObject *cReplayControl::GetInfo(void)
   return NULL;
 }
 
+const cRecording *cReplayControl::GetRecording(void)
+{
+  if (const cRecording *Recording = Recordings.GetByName(LastReplayed()))
+     return Recording;
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 eOSState cReplayControl::ProcessKey(eKeys Key)
 {
   if (!Active())
diff --git a/menu.h b/menu.h
index 52db721c..c236115f 100644
--- a/menu.h
+++ b/menu.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: menu.h 2.7 2012/04/22 15:08:58 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: menu.h 2.8 2012/04/28 11:13:03 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __MENU_H
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ public:
   virtual ~cReplayControl();
   void Stop(void);
   virtual cOsdObject *GetInfo(void);
+  virtual const cRecording *GetRecording(void);
   virtual eOSState ProcessKey(eKeys Key);
   virtual void Show(void);
   virtual void Hide(void);
diff --git a/player.c b/player.c
index fa4235c8..5c95f4e4 100644
--- a/player.c
+++ b/player.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: player.c 2.1 2012/04/28 10:56:00 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: player.c 2.2 2012/04/28 11:52:50 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "player.h"
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ cOsdObject *cControl::GetInfo(void)
   return NULL;
 }
 
+const cRecording *cControl::GetRecording(void)
+{
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+cString cControl::GetHeader(void)
+{
+  return "";
+}
+
 cControl *cControl::Control(bool Hidden)
 {
   cMutexLock MutexLock(&mutex);
diff --git a/player.h b/player.h
index c38c7d7d..01bc958c 100644
--- a/player.h
+++ b/player.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: player.h 2.5 2012/04/28 10:56:00 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: player.h 2.6 2012/04/28 13:04:17 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __PLAYER_H
@@ -86,6 +86,18 @@ public:
   virtual ~cControl();
   virtual void Hide(void) = 0;
   virtual cOsdObject *GetInfo(void);
+         ///< Returns an OSD object that displays information about the currently
+         ///< played programme. If no such information is available, NULL will be
+         ///< returned.
+  virtual const cRecording *GetRecording(void);
+         ///< Returns the cRecording that is currently being replayed, or NULL if
+         ///< this player is not playing a cRecording.
+  virtual cString GetHeader(void);
+         ///< This can be used by players that don't play a cRecording, but rather
+         ///< do something completely different. The resulting string may be used by
+         ///< skins as a last resort, in case they want to display the state of the
+         ///< current player. The return value is expected to be a short, single line
+         ///< string. The default implementation returns an empty string.
   double FramesPerSecond(void) { return player->FramesPerSecond(); }
   bool GetIndex(int &Current, int &Total, bool SnapToIFrame = false) { return player->GetIndex(Current, Total, SnapToIFrame); }
   bool GetReplayMode(bool &Play, bool &Forward, int &Speed) { return player->GetReplayMode(Play, Forward, Speed); }