An information reproduction apparatus for reproducing an item of program information from among a plurality of items of program information recorded on a recording medium, the plurality of items of program information including program information to which reproduction restriction information is added, the apparatus comprising: a continuous reproduction specifying device for specifying continuous reproduction of a plurality of items of program information recorded on the recording medium; a determination device for determining based on the reproduction restriction information whether an item of program information is prohibited to be reproduced; and a control device for starting the continuous reproduction of items of program information if the continuous reproduction of items of program information is specified through the continuous reproduction specifying device, wherein after the continuous reproduction is started, the control device causes an item of program information determined by the determination device as being prohibited to be reproduced to be skipped and the reproduction to be continued, wherein the control device includes a CPU configured to measure an amount of a reproduction time of an item of program information of which reproduction process is started; wherein the CPU is further configured to determine that the reproduction of the item of program information is completed, and to decrement an allowed number of reproduction times stored, wherein, when the user depress any one of a single-item reproduction button, a stop button, a fast forward button and a rewind button to stop the reproduction of the item of program information before an accumulated amount of reproduction time reaches a predetermined amount, a value for the accumulated amount of reproduction time is reset without decrementing the value for the allowed number of reproduction times; wherein the predetermined amount is stored in header information of the item of program information; and the information reproduction apparatus further comprises: a data read/record module configured to read the header information including the predetermined amount and to provide the header information to the control device. a continuous reproduction specifying device for specifying continuous reproduction of a plurality of items of program information recorded on the recording medium; a determination device for determining based on the reproduction restriction information whether an item of program information is prohibited to be reproduced; and a control device for starting the continuous reproduction of items of program information if the continuous reproduction of items of program information is specified through the continuous reproduction specifying device, wherein after the continuous reproduction is started, the control device causes an item of program information determined by the determination device as being prohibited to be reproduced to be skipped and the reproduction to be continued, wherein the control device includes a CPU configured to measure an amount of a reproduction time of an item of program information of which reproduction process is started; wherein the CPU is further configured to determine that the reproduction of the item of program information is completed, and to decrement an allowed number of reproduction times stored, wherein, when the user depress any one of a single-item reproduction button, a stop button, a fast forward button and a rewind button to stop the reproduction of the item of program information before an accumulated amount of reproduction time reaches a predetermined amount, a value for the accumulated amount of reproduction time is reset without decrementing the value for the allowed number of reproduction times; wherein the predetermined amount is stored in header information of the item of program information; and the information reproduction apparatus further comprises: a data read/record module configured to read the header information including the predetermined amount and to provide the header information to the control device.