yes it is, you have to set the vcr to the av channel (usually av1 ). The one draw back is that unless your set top box has 2 tunners you have to watch what you are recording. You can however watch a terrestrial channel untill they turn them off.
If you put your aerial lead into the "RF in" on your freeview box and then another lead from the "RF out" of the freeview box to the aerial connector of your tv, you should then be able to tune your vcr into the freeview channels in the same way as analogue channels.
Well I had a go at trying to record from freeview and it taped but with no sound!!!.....what could that be.....there is no buzzing sound just a really clear picture with no sound.