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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.

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of iPlayer reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

iPlayer Outage Chart 01/20/2026 05:20

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by iPlayer users through our website.

  1. Buffering (44%)

    Buffering (44%)

  2. Sign in (26%)

    Sign in (26%)

  3. Playback Issues (24%)

    Playback Issues (24%)

  4. Crashing (6%)

    Crashing (6%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomDunstable Playback Issues
United KingdomCroydon Sign in
United KingdomLeeds Buffering
United KingdomEdinburgh Playback Issues
United KingdomCity of Westminster Crashing
United KingdomRochdale Buffering
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iPlayer Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • llewellyn1_g 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.

  • SonnyCarlin115 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.

  • Steviecruse91 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.

  • Birb_Boiii 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!!!

  • Snydercut15 CyberDeicide (@Snydercut15) reported

    @WilliamBibbiani The BBC iPlayer app should work

  • conormichael01 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 :/

  • 4utumnHarvest 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

  • tswoodvale ethan is a mastermind 🫂 (@tswoodvale) reported

    i cant rmemeber the iplayer login i just wanna watch gavin and stacey

  • jacktho17364212 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.

  • Macro117 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)

  • GoodGirlGoneGay 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 🥲

  • stuartprophet1 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

  • oldpoyntz MrsM 💙 (@oldpoyntz) reported

    @Stellabranch I'm really gutted my series link didn't work. I'll have to watch tomorrow on iplayer.

  • Kloopslads Redfan1892 (@Kloopslads) reported

    @LFC__Missy Iplayer doesn’t work over here geo blocked🙄🙄🙄

  • MrAFelix Amedeo RF 🏁🎨🎭🎼🎬 (@MrAFelix) reported from Berlin, Land Berlin

    @Kranitoko @GerardGroves iPlayer is great. I really wish I could access it without a VPN which doesn't always work.

  • dpmcalister 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.

  • HjRobins 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.

  • HjRobins 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.

  • Declannn48 Declan Taylor (@Declannn48) reported

    I can never tell if my wifi is slow or if BBC iPlayer servers are just down bad

  • CapaldiEra 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

  • JohnSmi44549239 SpookiNight🎃 (@JohnSmi44549239) reported

    @Tardis_Central @NerdgazmTweets Aside from watching it live Ireland is screwed, iPlayer doesn't work here

  • karlstanley 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.

  • bluthetimelord 💙💙 THASMIN FOREVER ✨️🌍 (@bluthetimelord) reported

    Has anyone got a link so I can watch POTD just BBC Iplayer the quality isn't great

  • PhysicsJo 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: … 😳

  • little_mavis 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"

  • NamedMunn Nogodsorkings (@NamedMunn) reported

    @SFXmagazine thanks for ruining that. Some of us had to work and were watching it on iplayer

  • SweatyBetty1976 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?

  • kandybat 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

  • John_murphy1 John Murphy (@John_murphy1) reported

    Turns out iPlayer doesn’t work with a VPN abroad so I can’t watch Doctor Who before bed.

  • 250460 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