Many thanks...
Ran the Event query and received a reply that the MediaPlayer needed a '' Time Reference from W32Time and NtpClient '' and presumably in the absence of one or the other '' no attempt to contact the source will be made for another 14 minutes ''
Presumably each 'click' just aggravates the problem.....
Far too complicated for a TechnoDinosaur like myself, so have taken your advice and downloaded WinAmp which seems to be working fine.
Again, many thanks