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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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 Dunstable |
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| Croydon |
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| Leeds |
Buffering | |
| Edinburgh |
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| City of Westminster |
Crashing | |
| Rochdale |
Buffering |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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ciara ☂️
(@ciiiralee) reported
@AmazonHelp I don’t think so, as all my other streaming apps work perfect, bbc iplayer, Netflix etc. I have tried to manually connect the Wi-Fi to disable the proxy but still the error message
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Roger Swift
(@squitchley) reported
@PSB_HQ I was there Tuesday, I've listened back on Sounds and watched on IPlayer - I just can't get enough of this manficent work!!!
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Mary Earnshaw 💙🌻🕊️
(@MaryEarnshaw) reported
Why did I do it? Watching Liz Truss being interviewed by #laurak on iPlayer 😱 heaven help us.
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nicobitties
(@kalicommie) reported
SEEDS PLEASE HELP couldn't watch the reading festival bc I was abroad & I can find almost every single performance except poppy's on the iplayer?? did they take it off just recently or has it been like that for a while???
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Mike Hooper
(@TheCalahondaKid) reported
@BBCIplayer4 3 nights running I have had to sign in to the iPlayer🤬
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Plant mom🌿🌻💛💙
(@JadeWatches) reported
I can’t help but think a lot of the joe lycett stuff may be a publicity stunt for kuenssberg’s new show! (Not saying it was fake, just when he was invited on, they must have known something would said!). How many people have seen the clip or probably watched it on iPlayer?!
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Kevin Gorman
(@KevGor64) reported
@adrianweckler Adrian, is the problem with Match of the Day that it’s on BBC and we don’t have iPlayer in Ireland?
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lazy perfectionist
(@grumpyshrubbery) reported
does anyone else's audio on BBC iplayer just not work for the first several seconds of literally everything you watch
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🏴Sheila McKenzie🏴
(@Sheilam19534814) reported
@japers_1984 @spectator If you have problems sleeping tonight catch it on IPlayer Nothing like Wooden amateurish performances to induce a soporific stupor 😴😴😴 The backdrop was more impressive than the guests & it was distinctly unimpressive
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Ginger Pirlo 🇧🇷🇸🇪
(@GingerPirlo_) reported
@AvaSantina @GaryLineker "Why are we paying him to give his opinion on water quality?" I must have missed Gary's new show. I'll check out the iPlayer
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Garry Richards
(@GarryRi90825395) reported
@AnthonyAinsdale If you don’t watch the crap Woke BBC ever or use BBC Iplayer .. Then you are not required to have a TV licence .. problem solved and money saved !!!!
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Ray McCullough
(@RayMacCuUladh) reported
@EUMarauder @matthbooth @Allchanges UK friends keep sending me iplayer links for things - one was interviewed on BBC Scotland - nope doesn't work outside the UK - no idea why -
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Robbie *******
(@RobbieCumming) reported
@Wendyfo64042700 I don’t know why as i don’t work for the bbc or make the decisions about what programmes get shown but as soon as it is broadcast again you’ll have it back on iPlayer 👍
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•𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔•
(@agirlcalledlina) reported
@kxcii No, Netflix is also terrible, iPlayer is ok, but there is less stuff on there. Also, with Prime feels like they are hiding the tennis from me lol
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Noel Alexander
(@noely1234) reported
@SkyHelpTeam another issue with sky glass.... where's bbc iPlayer gone ?!
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Drew
(@drewmpannell) reported
@BBCa11y my son is mad for Andy's Dinosaur Adventures on iPlayer but wants subtitles as he likes to read along. For some reason, these don't work on this specific programme - others are OK. Please help!
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ArcadiaBlitz (Sega Mega Drive Fanboy)
(@ArcadiaBlitz) reported
@RiiConnect24 Would BBC iPlayer work with RiiConnect24 on the Wii? I know the online services for the Wii were discontinued along with the iPlayer so that's why I'm asking
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🌻🛼call me Vee pls🛼🌻
(@CityOfHushHush) reported
"You now need to sign in to use BBC iplayer" whaaaaaat😭
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Jim Ley
(@JibberJim) reported
@ednl I thought it was the other way around, login only required for UK addresses, so if you can get iPlayer no login required, if you can't, login required.
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Jo
(@SherlocksLocked) reported
@transhezza I would like higher quality ones of it too instead of just screen recording the bbc iplayer every time🧍🏼
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Daniel
(@danielmarcevans) reported
@GeordieBearDXB @desertxskye @monkeyhead78 There's a HIGNFY Boris special on iPlayer at the moment and it's just awful that they have so much good material to use.
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boris
(@HorridHorris) reported
@ARMilani_ help defund the BBC by cancelling your tv license. I don't watch any live tv or use iplayer so why was I paying for an bias broadcasting company
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KAREN
(@KPNUTS12) reported
@TalkTalk I have just watched something on Iplayer, but it seems very slow now. Are there any issues in the NW London area?
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John Williams
(@johnwwilliams) reported
@RobBurl I just watched the show on iPlayer. Joe Lycett was not the problem. His piece summed up perfectly the lengthy interview with your future PM. She was ‘absolutely clear’ that she’s got absolutely nothing to say and absolutely no idea what she’s doing.
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Alison Cameron 🤍❤️🤍💙💛
(@allyc375) reported
I was reduced to using an old Android phone while waiting for my new one. It is the worst phone ever created. All I could make it do was BBC iPlayer so I've done 5 episodes of Casualty one after the other. The episode about a severed finger going missing was particularly gross.
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Paul Griffin
(@PGriffinFC) reported
@gearhart @Braden_Keith In swimming, it didn't help that it was separate to the European multi-sport in Munich as it was included in 2018. In the UK, the Worlds was on the BBC IPlayer and here in Ireland and some other countries, it was the Eurovision aquatics stream. Only diehards will look for those.
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katrina brooks
(@katrunkles) reported
@richardosman Dear Richard … please help! Why can’t we watch the new HoG on iPlayer yet? It is my gin o’clock watch, so eeeek!
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Chris
(@evilcheltdevil) reported
Watching ‘Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg’ on iPlayer and after a few minutes in, I couldn’t help but wonder…is this a parody?!
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Mullvad.net
(@mullvadnet) reported
@ArunangshuGh Yes iPlayer should work using some of our WireGuard servers.
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Stevietech
(@bigbadtechie) reported
@BBCiPlayer is there an iPlayer bug? Our smart TV doesn't play live programs anymore, no option to play from start, just error 02000.