Thanks for the reply Chris. I have already tried that link and it doesn't want to play ball.
It was available as a stand alone app until apple put the mockers on it but I do know a couple of people that have still got it.
As far as putting XBMC onto the IPad, I haven't delved too deeply into it but it does appear that it does have to be jailbroken. My girlfriend didn't like the sound of that happening to her IPad so I've left it well alone.