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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 (44%)
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Sign in (25%)
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Playback Issues (25%)
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Crashing (6%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
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| Leeds |
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| City of Westminster |
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| Rochdale |
Buffering |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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PaulWoodcraft 🇪🇺 🔶 #FBPE #FBPA #FBPPR WEIßERose
(@paul_woodcraft) reported
@Paul25318818 @VicVA2 @LBC I have VPN & found even though living in the UK & VPN directed to a UK Server BBC iPlayer refused to connect. I am no expert so not sure if it's my incompetence or something that BBC (& possibly others) are doing to stop VPN use. Is it me or is there an issue?
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KatsSlatersCarCrashingWonkywig
(@QueenKat_S) reported
The worst thing they could of done is now happening #iplayer #EastEnders
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Adrian Bott
(@Cavalorn) reported
Can anyone help me remember the name of that art film that was on BBC Iplayer a couple of years ago & had loads of archive clips about harvests, rituals, plants blooming, our relationship to the Earth, etc. Want to say it was called something like Psychotropia or Psychomachia
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South Coast Cyclist
(@CoastCyclist) reported
@philboze You have iPlayer, right? Because I have a terrible memory. It was either about 0740 or 0840 IIRC
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YorkshireMatt
(@mattdowson) reported
@jo_makel Link didn’t work but found it on iPlayer from Look North East Yorkshire 27/5 a great story. My grandparents lived in Hull at the time.
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Beverley Jean Smith
(@Besleybean) reported
I kept hearing and seeing things about BBC Sounds and decided to investigate. Is it the new name for the radio part of BBC iplayer? Listened to it a lot in my worst tinnitus days. Caught a bit of Radio 4 Extra. I remember I always used to miss the shows I really wanted to hear.
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dee🕊
(@caIIummitcheIl) reported
bbc bosses putting eastenders on iplayer at the start of the week to make up for ratings like babes u could just ****** fix the show and not make it ****???
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WotNot
(@WotNot5) reported
@BBCiPlayer Issues from me that I've noticed have been problems for years. 1) the play next episode function doesn't work on android through chromecast 2) Shows buffering through chromecast too. Only happens with iPlayer. I work in IT and have tried everything you might suggest
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Darren
(@darrenmk) reported
@OfficialBagpuss When asked about how they were going to get the old series online there were heard tiny cries of "We will fix it, we will make it, we will get it encoded right, we will upload it, never reload it, we will get it online tonight" behind the closed doors of the iPlayer office.
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hayley “the coldplaywright” st. james 👽📻⚡️
(@hayleystjames) reported
I have terrible eyesight and no access to iPlayer in the United States... so can anyone ACTUALLY confirm it’s me in my Viva jacket being projected on the side of the cathedral? @coldplay @alienradiofm anyone? 🥺👉🏻👈🏻
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Becky💗
(@dontyouknowemma) reported
Okay but since everyone seems to be agreed it's a terrible move, maybe we shouldn't all watch it early/via iplayer bc that would give them views and cause them to think it's a good idea so carry it on after 3 weeks
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Anthony Place
(@AnthPlace) reported
@itvhub it’s about time itv hub was made to work properly it’s always sticks after adverts absolute rubbish post after post on various forums about the problem but nothing ever gets fixed take a look at bbc iPlayer if you want to know how it should be done
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Sarah
(@Noir4Moon) reported
@WalfordCentral I hope it’s completely wrong because I really think that would be a nail in an already tightly sealed coffin. Could you imagine what that would be like? They’ve already retracted bbc three from iPlayer only because they realised it didn’t work. It’d half the viewing figures.
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Clare 🏴
(@claremartin__) reported
PLEASE THE QUALITY ON IPLAYER IS 1080P RN I SWEAR!!!
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Roger Tomlinson
(@BrandinyourHand) reported
Another 3 episodes of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy coming up on BBC Four at 10pm Sunday. I am assuming on iPlayer too. Astonishing quality casting and that Burgon score.
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bea
(@ruthxkinsella) reported
the quality of iplayer tonight is worse than season 22
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Alexandra Tomlin ❣️
(@alexandratomx) reported
Ughh why is The Thick of It no longer on iPlayer?? This is terrible!!! An outrage!! Send help @Aiannucci
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shearn89
(@shearn89) reported
@Mobeen_Azhar I was just watching Scam City on iPlayer, got to the end of episode 3 and it’s disappeared from iPlayer?! Is there some shady goings on or is this a glitch?
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Fioni Hewa
(@OceanWhisperer_) reported
Is there a way to launch the BBC iplayer on mobile without getting shut out (for obvious reasons)? APK app version doesn't seem to work for me 🤔
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Geraint Edwards
(@Geggsy) reported
Why is Amazon fire stick so bad? TV plays Netflix great, plays iPlayer and YouTube with no problem…. But Amazon Prime through the firestick is total stuttering crap!!!
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Katie Iris
(@Katie_Iris) reported
Um I’m crying just 20 minutes into watching The Psychedelic Drug Trial on BBC iplayer. Depression is such an awful dark weight. But nature and it’s role in science and treatment is so exciting and overwhelming 🥲
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Chris S 💙
(@ChrisSedgewick) reported
@alecmossford @All4 @itvhub Hi Alec, yes I am. Its taken me nearly 2 hours to watch an episode of the Tudors. IPlayer, Disney Amazon Prime, Now all work perfectly but All4 is a bit of a chore to watch.
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John Bulaitis
(@JohnBulaitis) reported
@elizabethalker Just tried to listen to last night's Unclassified. The sound on the iplayer seems distorted? Is there a problem (or do I need to buy some new equipment?)
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Talia :) ceo of bobby
(@bensbobby) reported
@czIlums trying to make it work on iplayer makes sense if the scheduling is gonna be absolutely ruined by live sports
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Stephanie Bon Boulash
(@glittersnot) reported
Why do people bother uploading dr*g race episodes to YouTube just to have the worst visuals and audio 🤢 I’ll wait for iplayer lmao
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Andrew
(@Kytori95) reported
@BadWolfArchives For me the worst thing is the lack of marketing/pushing the brand out and the time slots. It needs to either be on prime time Saturday night and Christmas Day (The latter especially!) OR do something different and drop the entire series on iPlayer.
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Gallagher
(@MJPGallagher) reported
Watching #GodsOfSnooker on iplayer and a women has just said with a straight face the 1970's was the worst decade of the century.
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sockie
(@styIesffs) reported
@BBCR1 @BBCiPlayer do you think you could work with @BBCiPlayer to get ‘harry styles at the bbc’ on iplayer?? i asked them a couple months ago but they said they aren’t putting it on :((
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Carole
(@CaroleInnes0) reported
@ari_murray1 Was never a Friends watcher. Tried GOT. Didn’t like. But LOD. Absolute quality TV. Some good dramas on iplayer and ITV hub just now
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BNEShrimper
(@BNEShrimper) reported
@WeAreBrisbane I have an Apple TV and pay $5USD a month to get round geoblocking so watch BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub and All 4 on catch-up pretty much exclusively. I love Australia in so many ways and am grateful to live here, but the telly is so awful.