diff --git a/recipes/bbc.recipe b/recipes/bbc.recipe
index c80677f55f..60b3026677 100644
--- a/recipes/bbc.recipe
+++ b/recipes/bbc.recipe
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ def serialize_image(block):
     block = block['model']
     media = block['media']
     alt = prepare_string_for_xml(media.get('alt') or '', True)
-    src = prepare_string_for_xml(media['src'])
+    for q in ('originalSrc', 'src'):
+        if q in media:
+            src = prepare_string_for_xml(media[q])
+            break
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('No src found in media block: {}'.format(media))
     yield '<img src="{}" alt="{}"/>'.format(src, alt)
     caption = block.get('caption')
     if caption:
diff --git a/recipes/bbc_fast.recipe b/recipes/bbc_fast.recipe
index a35907918a..d6b467f377 100644
--- a/recipes/bbc_fast.recipe
+++ b/recipes/bbc_fast.recipe
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ def serialize_image(block):
     block = block['model']
     media = block['media']
     alt = prepare_string_for_xml(media.get('alt') or '', True)
-    src = prepare_string_for_xml(media['src'])
+    for q in ('originalSrc', 'src'):
+        if q in media:
+            src = prepare_string_for_xml(media[q])
+            break
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('No src found in media block: {}'.format(media))
     yield '<img src="{}" alt="{}"/>'.format(src, alt)
     caption = block.get('caption')
     if caption: