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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 02/23/2026 21:10

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Buffering (35%)

    Buffering (35%)

  2. Sign in (25%)

    Sign in (25%)

  3. Playback Issues (25%)

    Playback Issues (25%)

  4. Crashing (15%)

    Crashing (15%)

Live Outage Map

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

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomHorncastle Sign in
United KingdomLeicester Crashing
United KingdomLondon Playback Issues
United KingdomCity of London Crashing
United KingdomPortsmouth Buffering
United KingdomWandsworth Buffering
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iPlayer Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • RecycleHayling Recycle Hayling (@RecycleHayling) reported

    Where does my rubbish go? Tonight’s Panoramy on BBC 1 at 8.00 ( catch it in the iPlayer) Seeks to discredit the recycling work of Terracycle. We send lots of plastic items to Terracycle and receive funds for our chosen charity

  • underarm_ace Lee S (@underarm_ace) reported

    @MurrayMusing I have had 3 separate people send me pictures of BBC iPlayer "not working".

  • andymbutterly Sir AndyMandy. #FBPE #FBPPR, #GTTO, WOKE (@andymbutterly) reported

    @colinbrazierGBN Good value then! £2 in 1946 = £90 now. They only had a handful of radio stations then. Now we have five + locals, some very good TV and iPlayer. Your point is? Trouble with people who move to the right, you all have the same pet hates. Anyone with a brain can see through it!

  • mandylehti Mandy Rosas (@mandylehti) reported

    the fact that iPlayer won't work and let me watch Gentleman Jack on this here #Pride month is incredibly rude tbh

  • mandyshaw mandyshaw (@mandyshaw) reported

    Is it me or is @s4c #clic almost unusable? I want the Cymraeg subtitles so #iplayer is no use to me. Clic hangs, or the onscreen menu disappears without trace, on a random but extremely frequent basis. #fail

  • kiwikiwikwik cate 🏠🫖🤖 (@kiwikiwikwik) reported

    wait bbc iplayer doesn’t work bc i’m not in the uk is there another link…

  • twuijver_van Paulien van Twuijver (@twuijver_van) reported

    @wmarybeard Would love to bit iplayer doesn't work outsider uk

  • GedRobinson Ged Robinson - слава Україні 🇺🇦 (@GedRobinson) reported

    I don't watch much TV but some of the pressure's off with not being at work. Alternating episodes of two series I've heard good things about. An ITV one called #Unforgotten (via a BritBox trial) and a BBC one called #Vigil on iPlayer. Have you seen them? What did you think?

  • miss_amy_qb Amy (@miss_amy_qb) reported

    In bed on my side with the laptop running. Can’t get iplayer as work have banned access there so I’ve watched air crash investigation and now onto brasseye. Tipple of cocodamol and laxatives on the side. 😩

  • moogal moogal (@moogal) reported

    @acar321 I woke up to some religious sermons the other day, which was odd. Worst was probably iPlayer, where I fell asleep watching some sitcom and woke up to loud screaming as it had decided to switch to a random horror film for no reason at all.

  • andrew_donny Andy (@andrew_donny) reported

    @b_beevan @aoindouglas @colinbrazierGBN For tons more content, so the real terms comparison doesn’t work. In 1946 there was no iplayer, no internet, no digital channels etc… as part of the fee. You wouldn’t compare a 100g bar of chocolate with a 1kg bar.

  • simbanrat Simbanrat (@simbanrat) reported

    When you're stuck at work and your data has all but run out. iPlayer might as well have a big red cross through it 😭.

  • cj_highland Colin Jack (@cj_highland) reported

    @BBCSport @BBCiPlayer Can’t find it on iPlayer. Any suggestions? Can anyone help?

  • samnalty Sam Nalty (@samnalty) reported

    @edent The only truly good UK TV streaming app is iPlayer. The others are awful across the board.

  • Gemjayuk Gemma Childs-Garside (@Gemjayuk) reported

    @itvhub what on earth is your issue? I am trying to watch BGT from tonight and it's not on!! You need to look at bbc iPlayer to see how to do an app!!

  • DaraRaghallaigh Dara Ó Raghallaigh (@DaraRaghallaigh) reported

    @mandy_mcauley , do you know when @BBCSpotlightNI from last night will be on iPlayer. We had a signal outage last night and didn’t get to see it live… but it is suspiciously not on iPlayer! I hope @ChiefConPSNI and PSNI are not blocking it

  • Potteriesgarden thepotteriesgardener (@Potteriesgarden) reported

    @organicbishop Gardeners world on iplayer and phone a curry. Problem solved

  • u0421793 Ian K Tindale (@u0421793) reported

    @BBCiPlayer I really like the new icons you’ve introduced for iPlayer and the apps – the news/weather/iPlayer/sounds etc icons. I think they work well. Pass this on to the designers that were responsible please

  • MadocLeonard Gaynor Madoc Leonard (@MadocLeonard) reported

    Difficulty in watching Y Golau online. I've had the same problem with #S4C clic in the past. I prompt the programme to start and it goes for about 2 seconds and stops! Can't find it on iPlayer. Same happened with Un Bore Mercher.

  • fetusliamsbff fable ✧ (@fetusliamsbff) reported

    bbc iplayer let me sign in my password is right and i’m missing harry 👺

  • gentlefusion Gentle Fusion (@gentlefusion) reported

    How to watch BBC iPlayer from the US and abroad on iPhone, iPad or Mac: If you’re trying to watch BBC iPlayer from the US or anywhere else outside the UK, you’ll find that it’s not as easy as logging in and pressing play. It’s a frustrating problem, but there is a workaround…

  • MathewHulbert Mathew Hulbert (He/Him) 🔶️ 🏳️‍🌈 (@MathewHulbert) reported

    On the bus home from work, ahead of the four day weekend. Recommendations, please, for stuff to watch on Netflix/BritBox/BBC iplayer to avoid coverage of the you know what. Thanks.

  • j_evans0 jake (@j_evans0) reported

    HE SAID HE WAS COMING BACK IPLAYER FIX YO **** #BigWeekend

  • l1berty Liberty (@l1berty) reported

    Hello Twitter. I need technical help. Is there a layman-friendly way to download subtitles as text from videos on Amazon Prime or BBC iPlayer?

  • redcomedy Sally Carter (@redcomedy) reported

    @BenRattigan77 @BAFTA @BBC Reply from the BBC Unfortunately on the night there was a technical glitch in two preview clips used for It’s a Sin. We can confirm these clips were not censored or muted and we were disappointed with what happened. We have an extended version on iPlayer with the issues fixed

  • sjf70 🐾 Sara 🐾 (@sjf70) reported

    @TheTennisTalker @andy_murray Can someone help , where can I watch this ? It’s saying BBC but can’t find it anywhere not on IPlayer either ? Thanks

  • MavoyOfficial Mavoy Music 🇺🇦 (@MavoyOfficial) reported

    Yep. For me there could be only one contender for the worst clash of the year. Jessie vs McCartney 😐 Not only it definitely lowers her audience, it means I will have to cut Macca's set short. I know it's a lesser problem, to watch on iPlayer but I feel bad for those attending.

  • realerjoetalley Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin (@realerjoetalley) reported

    guy that gets mad at cancel culture for taking jim'll fix it off the bbc iplayer

  • jasmineeeee_13 Jas (@jasmineeeee_13) reported

    I’m gonna sound so stupid, but does anyone know how else I can watch Harry? Since I don’t live in the UK, I can’t watch BBC iPlayer and I’ve just been listening lol. Any help is appreciated, pls and ty <3 #HarryStyles #BigWeekend

  • CpgemC Kimberley Rose is struggling (@CpgemC) reported

    @watsoncomedian Sorry to be "that person" but I'm really burnt out and sleepy: Do you know if we'll be able to catch up on BBC sounds/whatever the radio version of iPlayer is? Abolutely no obligation to reply, I should probably just do the work myself 🙈