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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 (44%)
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Sign in (26%)
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Playback Issues (24%)
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Crashing (6%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
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| Croydon |
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| Leeds |
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| Edinburgh |
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| City of Westminster |
Crashing | |
| Rochdale |
Buffering |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Graham
(@llewellyn1_g) reported
@itvhub just walked from living room to bedroom to carry on watching a program,16 adverts in an I’ve give up. Your app is awful and don’t ask what device I’m watching it on because that shouldn’t matter. IPlayer,My5 and All4 wipe the floor with you.
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ya boi skinny penis
(@SonnyCarlin115) reported
@tvukzone The problem is that so many people watch it on BBC IPlayer as they use a vpn to get way with watching it for free.
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Steven Cruse
(@Steviecruse91) reported
@itsjamesstewart @BecsMmm All of the above. Used it China to keep in touch with family and my socials, used it to book flights at better rates, and then the cheeky wee perks of getting the iPlayer abroad, and the different libraries on Netflix. Basic security too, as I work in cafes a lot.
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Minister for Birds
(@Birb_Boiii) reported
@yascaoimhin Had the exact same problem, still don't understand how I can watch BBC shows on my TV right now but somehow access to the iPlayer is absolutely not allowed? It doesn't make any sense that the globally accessible version isn't actually global it's what ******* websites are for!!!
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CyberDeicide
(@Snydercut15) reported
@WilliamBibbiani The BBC iPlayer app should work
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Conor Michael
(@conormichael01) reported
@bbcdoctorwho @BBC @DisneyPlus When you say UK and Ireland - do you mean just the North, or the whole island? iPlayer doesn’t work in the Republic - so there won’t be a legal way to stream it :/
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Autumn 🎃🍂
(@4utumnHarvest) reported
I have spend the past 50 minutes been the opening 5 minutes of the new Doctor Who episode because the ******* BBC iPlayer is so dogshit that it can’t ******* play 5 seconds worth of video on the lowest quality possible without buffering and restarting
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ethan is a mastermind 🫂
(@tswoodvale) reported
i cant rmemeber the iplayer login i just wanna watch gavin and stacey
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jack thomas
(@jacktho17364212) reported
@IpswichTown Some horrible distances that night then. Fleetwood to us, Exeter to Morecambe, Port Vale to Plymouth to name a few. Hopefully these games will be available on iplayer to help out the fans that can't make the games now.
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Macro 🏴
(@Macro117) reported
@TheQuiver_ Can they put it on Disney+ in the UK too? Some of us are under the age of 40 and don't have regular TV (and BBC iPlayer is maybe the single worst streaming site I've ever tried to use, gutter trash)
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ClaraZorEl
(@GoodGirlGoneGay) reported
Tried watching PotD last night but iplayer kept on buffering so I couldn't and I was so annoyed I barely slept 😭 Now I have to make it through work and a dentist appointment with significantly less sleep than I need while avoiding spoilers until I can watch the episode 🥲
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Stu
(@stuartprophet1) reported
@GoogleUK hi, have you had any reports of problems with chrome cast recently? Mine keep stopping and starting. Worst on Disney plus. Keeps putting up the loading wheel and stuttering. I have very reliable and fast broadband and iplayer works ok. Thanks Stu
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MrsM 💙
(@oldpoyntz) reported
@Stellabranch I'm really gutted my series link didn't work. I'll have to watch tomorrow on iplayer.
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Redfan1892
(@Kloopslads) reported
@LFC__Missy Iplayer doesn’t work over here geo blocked🙄🙄🙄
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Amedeo RF 🏁🎨🎭🎼🎬
(@MrAFelix) reported
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@Kranitoko @GerardGroves iPlayer is great. I really wish I could access it without a VPN which doesn't always work.
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Dramatic Elves
(@dpmcalister) reported
@carriejaynee I stopped halfway through the Christmas series a couple of years ago. Couldn't work out what was going on. Shame as I really liked Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor. I'll watch tonight's episode on iPlayer tomorrow as I, too, like to see the regeneration.
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Harry Robins
(@HjRobins) reported
I used iPlayer, and it wasn't great quality. My TV is in my dad's garage anyway so I wouldn't have been able to see it in 4K when that came out on iPlayer anyway.
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Harry Robins
(@HjRobins) reported
@TheCyberdevil I’ve tried before, but there isn’t a way sadly. I wish ‘get iplayer’ would work with it but it’s a new system that’s used to show it and only to select devices as well.
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Declan Taylor
(@Declannn48) reported
I can never tell if my wifi is slow or if BBC iPlayer servers are just down bad
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jacob: 7 IS BACK BABY
(@CapaldiEra) reported
I think some people are confused how this will work, so simply put: - BBC & Bad Wolf still create show - Disney have NO say in creating it - They only distribute outside UK - Will only be on BBC1 and iPlayer here - They will only show s14 and onward
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SpookiNight🎃
(@JohnSmi44549239) reported
@Tardis_Central @NerdgazmTweets Aside from watching it live Ireland is screwed, iPlayer doesn't work here
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Karl Stanley 🏳️⚧️
(@karlstanley) reported
@colmanareilly I have seen Nord VPN + iPlayer on Safari work on a mac. Though it's not push-button, sometimes there's some disconnect/reconnect cycles involved. Chrome is a pain though - avoid.
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💙💙 THASMIN FOREVER ✨️🌍
(@bluthetimelord) reported
Has anyone got a link so I can watch POTD just BBC Iplayer the quality isn't great
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Jo Pellereau 🦭
(@PhysicsJo) reported
Friend: I really want to watch Dr Who but how can I without using iPlayer Friend 2: Are you abroad? Use a VPN F1: No, but I refuse to pay the licence fee so I can’t have a BBC account and they need you to login F2: So basically you’re asking how to steal it? F1: … 😳
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Mary Wombat 🐝💙😷
(@little_mavis) reported
We just watched Doctor Who on iPlayer & had to have the volume up full because there was a problem with the sound and one of the characters kept whispering. When it had finished we tried the traditional "turning it off & on again"
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Nogodsorkings
(@NamedMunn) reported
@SFXmagazine thanks for ruining that. Some of us had to work and were watching it on iplayer
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Elizabeth Piner-Francis
(@SweatyBetty1976) reported
@Iromg “Do your own research” and watch the clip on iPlayer, they had technical issues. Honestly, who’d have thought you just believe something on SM?
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bats count as spooky🏳️⚧️ 🦇
(@kandybat) reported
@savoytruffle99 IT WAS SO BAD THE BREAKS WERE SO UNNATURAL. I usually watch on iplayer with a vpn, but my vpn was being ridiculously slow and I couldn’t get it to work. ALSO THERE WAS LIKE 3 BURGER COMMERCIALS IN A ROW WE GET IT
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John Murphy
(@John_murphy1) reported
Turns out iPlayer doesn’t work with a VPN abroad so I can’t watch Doctor Who before bed.
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linda mather
(@250460) reported
@ManningOfficial I've not got cable provider,so can't watch on BBC America app & the iPlayer not work across the pond 😭,they should've livestreamed as they did with 50th, but then I was still 🏠'd & could watch it so might not've unless they'd live stream it 2 FB