Index: mythtv/recordings.pm
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--- mythtv/recordings.pm	(revision 15253)
+++ mythtv/recordings.pm	(working copy)
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     use nuv_export::cli;
     use mythtv::nuvinfo;
     use Date::Manip;
+    use Encode;
 
     BEGIN {
         use Exporter;
@@ -81,6 +82,12 @@
             $file->{'title'}       = 'Untitled'       unless ($file->{'title'} =~ /\S/);
             $file->{'subtitle'}    = 'Untitled'       unless ($file->{'subtitle'} =~ /\S/);
             $file->{'description'} = 'No Description' unless ($file->{'description'} =~ /\S/);
+
+        # Convert from utf8
+            $file->{'title'} = decode("utf8", $file->{'title'});
+            $file->{'subtitle'} = decode("utf8", $file->{'subtitle'});
+            $file->{'description'} = decode("utf8", $file->{'description'});
+
         # Get a user-configurable showtime string
             if (arg('date')) {
                 $file->{'showtime'} = UnixDate("epoch $file->{'starttime'}", arg($date));