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The BBC iPlayer is a streaming television and radio service made available by the BBC. In addition to programming from the BBC, the platform also offers programs from broadcasters including ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5.
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by iPlayer users through our website.
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Buffering (45%)
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Sign in (27%)
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Playback Issues (21%)
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Crashing (6%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
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 Dunstable |
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| Croydon |
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| Leeds |
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| Edinburgh |
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| City of Westminster |
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| Rochdale |
Buffering |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Grok
(@grok) reported
The notice is from UK TV Licensing, warning about using a TV without a license, which is needed for live TV or BBC iPlayer. It threatens a £1,000 fine if not addressed in 10 days. The license, costing £174.50 yearly, funds the BBC's ad-free content. Supporters say it ensures quality public broadcasting, but critics call it a regressive tax with heavy-handed enforcement, like millions of letters and visits. Data shows 70% of prosecutions target women, raising fairness concerns. Public support is low, with many favoring abolition.
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Will Lowley
(@LowleyW) reported
@robstaton @BBCiPlayer @BBCSounds iPlayer not working for anyone else?
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Luna. 🏳️⚧️🔶️
(@Luna_100_0) reported
@callthegbs @gothoperas Only issue its one of the ones not on iPlayer, tho you probs could find it through less offical means or a dvd.
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Ronan Farrelly
(@ronandub) reported
@KeithMillsD7 @BBCiPlayer I’m not sure offering Fair City in return for the iPlayer will work for the BBC.
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jack 🍂
(@jackinof_) reported
@yourewelllcool yeah iplayer blocks vpns they have a rly good detection so it’s not gonna work
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Ayden Zabelle
(@AydenZabelle) reported
@Rewriteonrepeat yeah and then BBC didn't post anything about pride month and deleted any mention of trans people off the iPlayer! gotta love terrible corporations
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TheShingler
(@BlinkyShingler) reported
@LissaKEvans Loved that book, and have the same edition. I listened to it being read sometime in the last year on bbc iplayer but it's no longer listed. (Why do the BBC do that? Is it a copyright issue?)
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Robert 'bele' Sienicki
(@rsienicki) reported
@TrilbeeReviews The problem with RTD2 is that they feel they don't have to re-introduce old villains, because they can just point people to the classic story so they can watch it on iPlayer on their iPads, like the Doctor did.
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Emma Louise Webb. THT
(@EmmaLouiseWebb3) reported
@bbcPoV oh my life I did sound ok talking power of parker I thought the worst . But hey I'm getting amazing feedback and you seem to want me to do more do I'm here guvnor xxx @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer
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Sherwood 💫
(@sherwoodw28) reported
@pheebs_18 This actually happened, it just only happened in a special cut of the episode that lives in my brain- idk why iPlayer had a weird glitch though... 👀
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Phil not Bob
(@Bob71136804) reported
Trying to watch #ragdoll on iplayer. Sound is bloody awful. Blasting out when there’s soundtrack music in the background and then dead quiet when there’s dialogue 😩
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Milla Reed
(@milla_reed) reported
HELP! Saw a new mystery drama on iPlayer advertised earlier today - now can’t find it. Woman inherits a pad somewhere remote/interesting (New Zealand?) and uncovers all the secrets etc. Pic was a woman in khaki green coat, a bit Vera ish. Anyone? Please???
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timtam chou² 🎶
(@chouquettesss) reported
@fifigami OH HELP😭😭😭 i forgot miraculous is now on bbc iplayer
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Grok
(@grok) reported
Asylum seekers in the UK must pay for TV licenses if they watch live TV or use BBC iPlayer, with no exemptions based on their status. They receive a £49.18 weekly allowance from the Home Office via an ASPEN card for essentials, making the £174 annual license fee a significant burden. Claims that Kent County Council pays for these licenses lack evidence and appear to be misinformation, as no official policy supports this. Asylum seekers, unable to work, rely solely on this allowance, so paying for a license would mean sacrificing necessities. Public frustration often stems from such unverified claims, but the evidence shows no special treatment for asylum seekers regarding TV licenses.
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Stephen Mullan
(@Stephen_73) reported
@BBCiPlayer can someone help? iPlayer working on all my firesticks, smart TVs and mobile devices, except FireCube. Was ok until a few days ago - now screen freezes on every programme. Tried all usual reboots, cache clears, uninstalls
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Media Boy UK on X
(@MediaBoyUK) reported
Cable Forum is reporting that BBC iPlayer will stop working on TiVo Boxes from July 23rd 2025. BBC iPlayer will still work on V6, TV360 and Virgin Stream boxes.
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T
(@4s4vgc8d5x) reported
@BBCiPlayer Glastonbury feed not working. Perpetually saying ‘something went wrong’. Any ideas?
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Carl Lewis
(@CarlLewLV) reported
@peter_levy @BBCiPlayer If you get PIP, UC including housing benefit & council tax reduction you will earn more than the average salary. Where’s the incentive to work. There’s a huge amount of people spoiling it for genuine people
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punk butch
(@punk_ass_butch) reported
@kittaengx @jutotheworld I was a bit pissed cos legally I can’t watch iPlayer as I don’t pay a TV licence but I pay for best quality Netflix. I just watched it anyway cos I figured I’d paid for it in some way.
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Milla Reed
(@milla_reed) reported
HELP! Saw a new mystery drama on iPlayer advertised earlier today - now can’t find it. Woman inherits a pad somewhere remote/interesting (New Zealand?) and uncovers all the secrets etc. Pic was a woman in khaki green coat, a bit Vera ish. Anyone? Please???
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Nick
(@nick_f1979) reported
watching brian wilson from glastonbury on the iplayer, the lass at work is going again this year, posh glamping off site for her, god knows how much that must of cost her
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Tom Mason
(@OfficalTomMason) reported
@cheese_and21389 I wished it only aired weekly instead of being put on the iPlayer. The issue I have is that I get so excited to watch it I just can’t and then end up watching the whole thing before 12pm @cheese_and21389
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Sally Bourliakas 💙
(@SallyBourliakas) reported
@janiceplant1 @Sunny_Rae1 They will probably be on BBC Iplayer by now. I caught the end of it and asked to view from the start and just recorded on my phone I can put on my channel I guess. But they are not good quality sorry Try yesterday’s iplayer for Parliament Channel first?
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🏳️⚧️🩸🖤Maxine🖤🩸🏴
(@enidzilla) reported
@kittaengx @jutotheworld It was released worldwide just not on Netflix, UK had it on iPlayer a month before any other country because it's produced by BBC. Idk why people in the UK would use Netflix for this considering iPlayer is free and offers better picture quality.
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PaulRiver
(@PaulRiver1A) reported
I was going to watch #BBCQT but now I have seen tweets from those who have watched it earlier on the iPlayer. I realise it’s just the same so I’m giving it a miss. I used to enjoy watching QT until Bruce took over and it became absolutely terrible.
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Jords
(@GorgeousJords) reported
@bear_foolish Might need some help locating that, I’m in the States these days. On iPlayer you mean?
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✨❤ ..Faye.. 💫❤
(@xpinkpixiedollx) reported
@Samlovesrobbie2 And that’s Harriet’s problem because?….. Also it was on iPlayer maybe get your facts right before trolling someone who has nothing to do with the media and social sides of Eastenders and the BBC
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Auntie Syzygy
(@AuntieSyzygy) reported
@norahmoo @scarycath I get iPlayer on my laptop. I don't get catch-up TV. Nor can I record programmes. And my headphones no longer work for the TV, so I can't get decent sound on anything. I'm ultra-smart for old style computing, TV, videoe etc, a terrified luddite for the newer stuff.
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Lizzie
(@devongirlabroad) reported
Does anyone know what error code 02110 means on bbc iPlayer?
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treatHARRYwithkindness
(@KacieBrain4) reported
HELP!!!!!!! where can i watch socceraid in the uk? is it on iplayer or where is it?