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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 (43%)
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Sign in (29%)
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Playback Issues (23%)
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Crashing (6%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Huddersfield |
Playback Issues | |
| Stockton-on-Tees |
Buffering | |
| Bristol |
Sign in | |
| Dunstable |
Playback Issues | |
| Croydon |
Sign in | |
| Leeds |
Buffering |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Spooky Willowaz 🎃
(@willowaz) reported
@zoelondondj Few weeks back, I was at work (in England) and was trying to watch a live program on iPlayer, and for some reason it thought it was out of the UK?!
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lissy ⎊ DW SPOILERS
(@tencrowlcy) reported
@MuppetSilas oh no :( but i totally feel you, so many vpns cost so much and don’t even work. i use an app called “free vpn” on my phone, you just need to watch a few ads and it gives you free watch hours. i would really recommend it if you want to watch things on iplayer !
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Night of Bloody Stephen Ray Garza
(@StephenRayGarza) reported
@ElementalAmber Tell ya what, if nothing around here happens and I can get iPlayer to work I'll let you know around 2.
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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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✨Amy✨
(@AmyWonderland92) reported
@robgprice What about a vpn or does that not work for iplayer?
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Dana K
(@danak2) reported
@ProductionsJAW It may help iPlayer views?
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Zoe London
(@zoelondondj) reported
guys is bbc iplayer like super blocked via vpn? Gal just wants to watch two eps of drag race uk on the plane and I can’t download them out here? I’ve tried using nord and without nord and still won’t work 🥲 anyone got a solution?
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Peter Archibald 🇬🇧🇿🇦
(@PArchie83) reported
@BBCiPlayer there's something wrong with the iPlayer app or the service itself because I have been trying to watch past Rugby league world cup games but it keeps failing and I heard from others watching other shows were having issues
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•ryan• 📌
(@pxnk_skxes) reported
@LiverpoolGirl72 @georgiaEtennant bbc iplayer on one screen, itv on the other. he’ll definitely be able to understand everything that’s happening all at once and the problem is solved
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Cat 🎧 🌌 🗺 🏉 📝
(@l1lly_c) reported
from
Aberdeen, Scotland
Less than 2 mins in and iPlayer is buffering and has crashed. Awful choice for showing #RLWC2021 games.
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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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zagreus dot com
(@gwylock1) reported
Does anyone know of any good reliable decent quality livestreams for BBC One? I can't seem to get a VPN to work with iPlayer lol
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Jacob Norman-Reeve
(@TheTerrawr) reported
@wiccanstardis Episode might go FULLY live on IPlayer all 90 minutes at 7:30 so, this might not work 😭😭😭
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Alex
(@DJ_K666) reported
@dl_kirkwood @PixieAK @BBCWilliamWho It's on Iplayer and yes it's an excellent season. Its basically proper Dr Who. If the writing had been that good throughout then her tenure would have been much much better ascshed have had much better material to work with. She's great though.
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Sabrina 💙💙
(@how_to_sit_gay) reported
@kunzio iplayer is either telling me that I don't have enough bandwidth or that the content doesnt work
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Atlas | in a mourning period
(@kidasingoat) reported
I FORGOT MY IPLAYER LOGIN THIS IS BAD
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Kirsty
(@weekir) reported
It makes me want to cry @Channel4 4od is terrible. Dialogue cuts out. Programmes stop mid way. Please be more like iPlayer. I love the content but so many tech issues…
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soph
(@ssophieb) reported
bbc iplayer is turning into 123movies the amount of time i have to wait for it to buffer
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David M
(@dmanady) reported
soooooo- if someone were to do something really ethically dubious, like, say, get a trial for NordVPN to try and watch something on BBC iPlayer tomorrow, would that work?
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Claire Oliver
(@ClaireLOliver75) reported
@bbclaurak I was going to watch this morning until I read you are having Mogg on. Won't watch him on any platform. Will watch on iPlayer later when I can ffwd. Wish media would stop giving him air time 😠 he's a nasty piece of work.
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potato
(@LZFXCV) reported
Also I know it’s the original because I have the DVD’s from 2005 and they have the same audio quality, but on bbc iPlayer they have the remastered with better sound
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🌿🏵️🌻DameLisahistoryhound🌿🪴
(@Lisahistoryhou1) reported
How ridiculous is Strictly this week? The TV theme tunes are just not working. It's embarrassing to watch! I'm off to iPlayer.... #Strictly
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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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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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George
(@GPRBurns) reported
@miedemaftevans Had the same issue, but the BBC iPlayer stream working fine for me
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sammy
(@yzzminkhan) reported
@VAMPSBIANS download ipvanish and then use iplayer (you’ll have a delay tho) lemme know if u need my login
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Will
(@Gruntwill) reported
@lunarlightsoph praying that they upload the full episode on iPlayer so I can actually watch in decent quality because the live bbc1 stream on iPlayer is always like 480p 😭
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Cha 달 ☾ 🦋
(@beautyfailed) reported
help :( iplayer isn't working for me does anyone got a link to watch tonight episode???
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🇺🇦🦜 PsychicParrot 😷 Please, just wear a mask.
(@psychicparrot) reported
@TheSecretPeri Yeah I used to do that, but all the VPNs I used got banned by iPlayer and I ended up just giving up because finding one that wasn't banned was a pain. Also, a bit expensive too. I think if I knew it was going to work I might consider it.. I miss British TV a LOT!
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Blowpobbs
(@Blowpobbs) reported
Catching up on #Strictly on iPlayer. Got as far as Fleur, turning it off. Who the hell chose the themes tunes this week?? It doesn’t work! 🫣😖