MEDIA PLAYBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD

A method of playing media stored on a media player (MP) is disclosed. The method includes identifying at least one media program and specifying a date and time to begin playing each media program, to provide a time-schedule playlist. The method further includes specifying a gap-response to a gap in the continuity of media playback, indicating as priority content, media to play, thereby interrupting the time-schedule playlist in progress, and specifying an interruption-response following each interruption of the time-schedule playlist. Specifying the gap-response includes: turning off the MP; playing media explicitly specified; playing media from a second media playlist; and, playing priority content media. Indicating priority content media comprises at least one of: indicating specific media; and, indicating categories of media. Specifying the interruption-response comprises specifying at least one of: shifting the content of the time-schedule playlist; and rejoining the content of the time-schedule playlist.