Recorder

In order to record a program provided by a program broadcasting device, a recorder ( 5 ) that receives program identifying information provided by a program information providing device to record the program includes: a program identifying information detector ( 10 ) for detecting the program identifying information at least at one timing of start, duration, and end of the broadcasted program; and a recording operation controller ( 20 ) for controlling recording operation based on a detection result of the program identifying information detector ( 10 ). The recording operation controller ( 20 ) includes: a recording start/end determining section ( 21 ) for staring and/or ending the recording operation based on the detected program identifying information; and a recorded program determining section ( 22 ) for determining the program being recorded based on the program identifying information detected while the program is recorded.