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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:
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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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John Doe
(@JohnDoe247365) reported
Have we got the iPlayer Yes Where is it In your TV Can I borrow your screwdriver Yeh…hang on what you doin? To get the iPlayer What? Are you being real? You said it’s in my TV. Yeh it’s an app you pleb. …can you help me put the TV back together
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Jessica, Spooky Edition 🍂🎃
(@BunnyJugs) reported
Help settle a debate: is @Babble____ the weird one for saying ‘The iPlayer’ or am I the weird one for thinking it should just be referred to as ‘iPlayer’?
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Pierre
(@BatZurenarrh) reported
@RanaWho_ I'm french and i have the same problem but i'll use a vpn and watch on bbc iplayer. If you can take a VPN this is the better solution
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jirabob
(@jirabob) reported
@sootymc20 @CumnockJnrsFC Bbc iplayer no work on ur phone in turkey?
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Stuart's
(@feelinglistless) reported
@mumoss @ianzpotter As with a lot of shows these days, they're bunged up complete on the iPlayer then burned off on broadcast, which would be fine, but the front page of the iPlayer does a terrible job of showing new additions and broadcasts.
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M A H O N
(@jamiemahonphoto) reported
Where the hell have I been? Neck deep in commercial work! New Adam Curtis documentary: Traumazone is on the BBC iPlayer! Gonna sink my teeth into that!
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Phil Earle
(@philearle) reported
@MaryAliceEvans you need to watch the new Daisy May Cooper series on iplayer. 'Am I being Unreasonable?' Quality.
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🩸 rhys 🩸
(@bertiewoosterz) reported
Sad that #9tober is pretty much over for me because 1) it’s off iplayer 2) no streaming sites work for it 3) I can’t afford to drop £50 on it
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Liam Rowden
(@LiamRowden6) reported
@BlueIkeTweets @ToeiAnimation Yeah the Studio known as Ocean Media Start dubbing the Series With the First 25 Episode being Dub But soon After this stupid Union Call SAG-AFTRA did a silly Issue call the a Do not work order which stop the Dubbing but here in the Uk the BBC iplayer found a way to air the 25 eps
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The Naked Ranger
(@TheNakedRanger) reported
@ieatdubu6dahyun I have, but only to watch BBC shows or something else like that, where I needed to be in a different country! Otherwise, I have never had much use for them. It did work great for the BBC iPlayer though. I won't lie! 🤷👍
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Cap’n Jimbo
(@JimGlass) reported
@KermodeMovie @JaneHillNews Just back from holiday and looked forward to the Film Review on the iPlayer. The last ever?? What’s going on? Who decided it should be axed - a terrible decision - your double act with Jane Hill was a standout on the News channel.
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Geoff Steambuff 💙 🇺🇦
(@geoffshumba) reported
@MANDARINLEISURE Flu jab is no problem. TV will be recordings or iPlayer/amazon!
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Bev Think Pink
(@beverlynewman1) reported
@JonathanPieNews MP Christopher Chope says that introducing a bill to reduce the average working hours each week, is not necessary, and that working too many hours is NOT a health and safety issue! Watch the Ten minute rule/parliament/Iplayer 18th- 7.30 pm. Not hard to guess which party he’s in !
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Alison 🌈 ❄🇪🇺 ⚫
(@AliceMerray) reported
@Plusnet Wireless. It was all fine till relatively recently. We streamed video without issue. Now even a little embedded twitter video won't play without several buffering pauses & iplayer or netflix/prime unusable.
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🎃Christina Taylor🎃
(@Chrissie72) reported
Wanted to watch #QuestionTime and they put it on early the one night I work late (yes, I know it'll be on iPlayer).
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Paul Shotton
(@PlexShaw) reported
@SimonRWhitlock The problem with this is that it would depend on how long it’s available on iPlayer. Also iPlayer is shockingly behind the times on the tech front: I can watch His House on Netflix with Dolby Vision/Atmos, whereas the best the BBC can do will likely be HD/stereo.
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Paul Currier 🇺🇦
(@curriedeggs2) reported
@GrumpyGit2021 @supertanskiii @Channel4News If it’s worse than Ch4 it must be truly awful. And actually I have had major issues w that too. And their app reviews are dreadful. But I don’t use it much. Mostly ch4 and iPlayer. Mostly for news.
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louis
(@clarinetmoonesc) reported
I am asking the bbc politely to put high quality 1977 on iplayer, rock bottom looked amazing straight from the archives
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Richard Wilkinson 💙
(@mrrwilkinson) reported
@ronan367 @BBCScotland Watching on iPlayer- it’s not awful… yet…
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George
(@GPRBurns) reported
@miedemaftevans Had the same issue, but the BBC iPlayer stream working fine for me
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Dean Rivando ⚒ ⚓ φ
(@drivandalism) reported
@BBCRosAtkins @bbcnickrobinson It would be great if I, as a British citizen living abroad, could watch this on the BBC iPlayer. "rights issues" seems like a silly excuse for blocking everybody outside the UK from watching it.
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sunny
(@ghostinbyers) reported
dinnerladies better get renewed on bbc iplayer so help me god, i will not be held accountable for my actions
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ScotsSaboteur 🏴 🦕
(@ScotsSaboteur) reported
@bbcquestiontime @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer What happened to showing on BBC Scotland..your iPlayer link takes you to the awful Unbreakable not Question Time??
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🎃👻Spooky Helen👻🎃
(@ConinaUK) reported
Given up on the final episode of Superman & Lois S2 for now as iPlayer keeps buffering, making it unwatchable. Netflix, on the other hand, is working perfectly fine. So the issue can't be with my internet speed. Very odd.
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James Atkinson
(@jimmyjamesuk123) reported
@sigjudge Thanks for your reply. It’s really frustrating because I much prefer using my Apple TV but IPlayer is so far behind. I have an LG oled and he apps are awful but IPlayer is regularly updated. Very strange.
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Dana K
(@danak2) reported
@ProductionsJAW It may help iPlayer views?
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Tracey Franklin ❤️👉🇬🇧
(@rampton_tracey) reported
@TalkingPicsTV @TPTVEncore Same thing happened tonight. About 30 minutes into Barbara Stanwyck film and the screen went blank. There’s nothing wrong with my smart TV as I have no issue with iplayer. etc?
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Charlie Little
(@ALittleOutlook) reported
I really wish streaming and VOD services would check the access materials they receive for films. The captions for POLTERGEIST on BBC iPlayer are awful. A first time watch tainted
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Steve
(@stevebristoluk) reported
@jillparton IPlayer dosen't work on my TV for some reason. Bit crap..
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Graham Sinclair
(@esgarchitect) reported
@BBCRosAtkins Brilliant work, Ros. Any options to get this on podcast for @bbcworldservice global distribution where iPlayer does not reach, please?