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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 (41%)
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Sign in (26%)
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Playback Issues (26%)
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Crashing (8%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Southampton |
Playback Issues | |
| Turriff |
Sign in | |
| Haverfordwest |
Buffering | |
| Towcester |
Playback Issues | |
| Luton |
Crashing | |
| Dorchester |
Playback Issues |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Izzie P.
(@KentishIzzie) reported
@diamond_geyser They've added all the terrible Scottish romcoms to iplayer it's amaaaaazing. 'Scottish Mussel' was a laugh.
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Barry Johnson
(@MplsBarry) reported
@DrScottJames Would love to watch, but instead I'm reminded again that instead of whingeing about license fee issues, the BBC could offer global iPlayer subscriptions.
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ahs8042
(@ahs8042) reported
I have an error 02001 on iplayer on my firestick. But fine on my old laptop. Is there an issue @BBCiPlayer
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damiaan
(@damiaanw) reported
@DigibitVPN @Charles80109007 pretty sure he means the uk on demand servers, which dont work for me for itv player or iplayer.
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Brian Clegg
(@brianclegg) reported
When she was around I thought Mary Whitehouse was a bigoted relic, but @SamiraAhmedUK ’s radio look at her work (Disgusted: Mary Whitehouse - on the iPlayer now) - is a really interesting look at a much more complex contribution, some of it decidedly positive. Well worth a listen
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jess
(@jessawfc) reported
@livfcr i’ll see if i can find it again cause my iplayer doesn’t work properly lmao
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sirlodsworth
(@sirlodsworth) reported
@Lewis17J @GcnRacing This is trying to play the race replay. On the same iPad and Network Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, Amazon and iPlayer all work perfectly and always do. GCN app sits with a spinning wheel and does not play. No error message. Quit app, try again, same result.
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Daryl Millar
(@daryl_millar) reported
A different trailer just now did mention the BBC2 broadcast date and time as well as iPlayer. Possibly the previous one was shown early in error.
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Jordan 🇺🇦
(@Jordrl66) reported
BBC Iplayer is actually unusable especially when new #PeakyBlinders episode drops
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A$ap Ngoro
(@itsngoro) reported
Yo @surfshark , been having issues using//playing bbc iplayer past three weeks. Kindly advise
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bella 🏴☠️
(@H3ARTSHAP3DBOX) reported
i thought ep 2 of killing eve would be on iplayer , when does it go on ? someone help
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𝓑𝓻𝓮𝔁𝓲𝓽𝓢𝓮𝓪𝓷™️🇮🇪
(@BrexitSeanDyche) reported
Wish bbc iplayer actually had good quality
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Jennifer Johnson
(@lhsaapso1) reported
@bbc1_iplayer Why is your Iplayer not working properly?
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michelle jessop McLa
(@michelle_jessop) reported
@rugby_ap Lots of Irish interest in the premiership if you still need a rugby fix @BBCSport iplayer
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john clarke
(@johnclarke1981) reported
@NGFC83 @oafc19 He didn't, you really need to listen to the interview. It will be on bbc sports iplayer somewhere. Owning the ground and developing it would be imperative to his plan but was confident he could make that work. He's an Oldham fan who used to stand in the Chaddy end.
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Baroness Allen of NotEveryoneInKentIsProBrexit
(@FullOfJoyOnce) reported
Why is iPlayer so bad? We don’t have any problems with any other streaming service, only iPlayer.
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𝕄 𝔼 𝕃 👑
(@princessmel_87) reported
@InJDWeStan I searched to see. I have a Bush TV. But I even tried watching iplayer on TV & wouldn't work. I'm now so overly technical. I will try that. Do think my telly needs broadband or summit to watch apps on it x
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Ghost Monument Time 🇺🇦
(@SherLocked242) reported
I’m watching Casualty on iPlayer and the social worker just moaned at Marty just because he isn’t supposed to talk about his relationship at work…why are people so stupid?
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tijana PEAKY SPOILERS
(@f1lmurphy) reported
ITS UP ON IPLAYER BYE IM GOING JDMSKEIXIDJ HELP ME
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🐌🧋🧊
(@MoneySluggy) reported
Why ******** does bbc iPlayer have the quality of ******* minecraft. It’s actually distracting watching pesky blinders
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Ben Baker
(@benbakerbooks) reported
@JemStone I see you work for iPlayer so have taken this as a sleight. Not the intention, merely that the same shows are the ones on all the services you mention and its surprising what did and didnt make it into the collective consciousness.
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Old Edward ™
(@Shy_Teds) reported
Tedious first world problem #killingeve A computer program, or app (no idea) has told me series 4 episode 2 is available on iPlayer Now, I still don't understand the first episode It got all ecclesiastical Also, it involved the church
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Helen OHP
(@OhpSr) reported
@WendyHough16 It’s on iPlayer, does that help?
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James Rutherford
(@jtruk) reported
@joanplanner We might have trouble with iPlayer and All4. I think both need an email address and I doubt she'll want one. We'll see. I might be able to speak with her son about it.
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Roberto
(@robbiemcintyre_) reported
@lildusle Vpn + bbc iplayer (I used speedvpn to watch BBC in Portugal so I'm sure it would work for you)
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Mari Thynne
(@marithynne) reported
@virginmedia The issue I’m having is the broadband is intermittent and sometimes slow/lags and has been since installation in December with iPhone, iPad and bbc iPlayer.
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Grizza Rizza
(@IamGregP) reported
@sil @wikitecture Yeah I agree it is a problem, and the pressure they are put under now is making them take steps which I'm sure they never wanted to (I think soon you'll have to prove you have a license to get iPlayer?) but I think they're pragmatic steps in the face of extreme threat!
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Meredith Whitfield
(@hashtagmsw) reported
@ckmaughan !! i also love british tv and getting a VPN honestly solved all these problems, i just use iplayer etc now!
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Bryan
(@HumphreyPlugg_) reported
@PaoloWalnuts I can pretty much watch anything with the IPTV but tend to stick with Prime or iplayer. The quality on some of the IPTV streams does my head in.
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tony crawley
(@TonyTcrawley666) reported
@AwardVPN My problem is not with speed but geo blocked sites, I am in Spain using fire stick but getting error code 403 access denied ,BBC iPlayer and Kapang tv the one thing it does do is allow me to watch Pluto tv now in English.