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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 (46%)
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Sign in (26%)
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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:
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 Croydon |
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| Leeds |
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| Edinburgh |
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| City of Westminster |
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| Rochdale |
Buffering | |
| Swadlincote |
Buffering |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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jess
(@jessawfc) reported
@livfcr i’ll see if i can find it again cause my iplayer doesn’t work properly lmao
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Bryan
(@HumphreyPlugg_) reported
@PaoloWalnuts I can pretty much watch anything with the IPTV but tend to stick with Prime or iplayer. The quality on some of the IPTV streams does my head in.
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Jennifer Johnson
(@lhsaapso1) reported
@bbc1_iplayer Why is your Iplayer not working properly?
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Jonathan Stott
(@jonathan_stott) reported
@jmbatchelor As far as I can tell the only uses for a VPN are if you need to peer with another restricted network (we use one for work) or if you want to watch iPlayer outside the UK (VPNs are a massive topic if conversation amongst expats in Spain, France, etc).
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Baroness Allen of NotEveryoneInKentIsProBrexit
(@FullOfJoyOnce) reported
Why is iPlayer so bad? We don’t have any problems with any other streaming service, only iPlayer.
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Mari Thynne
(@marithynne) reported
@virginmedia The issue I’m having is the broadband is intermittent and sometimes slow/lags and has been since installation in December with iPhone, iPad and bbc iPlayer.
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ahs8042
(@ahs8042) reported
I have an error 02001 on iplayer on my firestick. But fine on my old laptop. Is there an issue @BBCiPlayer
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Izzie P.
(@KentishIzzie) reported
@diamond_geyser They've added all the terrible Scottish romcoms to iplayer it's amaaaaazing. 'Scottish Mussel' was a laugh.
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mya🤍
(@shxlbysbabe) reported
does anyone know where i can get hd clips of the new peaky episode? i don’t live in the uk so iplayer won’t work for me😭
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teddy 💫
(@marsdetect) reported
Does anyone have sherlock scenes without the logo? BBC iplayer is not working at all. Like at all
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Helen OHP
(@OhpSr) reported
@WendyHough16 It’s on iPlayer, does that help?
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Daryl Millar
(@daryl_millar) reported
A different trailer just now did mention the BBC2 broadcast date and time as well as iPlayer. Possibly the previous one was shown early in error.
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The Bertieful South 🐝
(@BertiefulSouth) reported
god Im bored, have resorted to Battle of the Thistles on iPlayer - Partick v Inverness Caledonian. It is dreadful quality
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Ben Baker
(@benbakerbooks) reported
@JemStone I see you work for iPlayer so have taken this as a sleight. Not the intention, merely that the same shows are the ones on all the services you mention and its surprising what did and didnt make it into the collective consciousness.
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Ayaz :)
(@lifeistgreat) reported
@moonboytaeil damn bbc iplayer and Disney + dont work here
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tony crawley
(@TonyTcrawley666) reported
@AwardVPN My problem is not with speed but geo blocked sites, I am in Spain using fire stick but getting error code 403 access denied ,BBC iPlayer and Kapang tv the one thing it does do is allow me to watch Pluto tv now in English.
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Dylan Farrell
(@19dylanfarrell) reported
@BeardedGenius Please please let this work for the iPlayer in ireland
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Brekkie
(@Brekkietweets) reported
@back_the_BBC @JohnDon84246724 @BritBox_UK The trouble with the BBC involvement is with them increasing the archive content available for free on the much more user friendly iPlayer (The Young Ones and several Scandi dramas added in the last couple of days) there isn't really a place for them in the subscription market.
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Naomi Bailie
(@ni_bailie) reported
Any @BBCnireland folk can help me track down a copy of The Hospital?Episode filmed in RVH 2017 when I was on ward, but not offered on IPlayer. I think series 1. Help?
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Supay (James Duffy)
(@JDtheHutt) reported
@mullvadnet BBC seem to be completely blocking you now. Previously,it was just affecting watching on iPlayer and some other services,even though I am logged in as a BBC licence payer,but now none of their sites resolve while connected through Mullvad WG in UK nodes. Any fix pls?
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sirlodsworth
(@sirlodsworth) reported
@Lewis17J @GcnRacing This is trying to play the race replay. On the same iPad and Network Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, Amazon and iPlayer all work perfectly and always do. GCN app sits with a spinning wheel and does not play. No error message. Quit app, try again, same result.
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@THE1STP0WER (Kris 🌞)
(@ATHE1STP0WER) reported
@KonstantinKisin I sadly missed it. (Work) so I hope to catch up on iplayer (if available) Not sure, is it repeated later on in the week?
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Brian Clegg
(@brianclegg) reported
When she was around I thought Mary Whitehouse was a bigoted relic, but @SamiraAhmedUK ’s radio look at her work (Disgusted: Mary Whitehouse - on the iPlayer now) - is a really interesting look at a much more complex contribution, some of it decidedly positive. Well worth a listen
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𝕄 𝔼 𝕃 👑
(@princessmel_87) reported
@InJDWeStan I searched to see. I have a Bush TV. But I even tried watching iplayer on TV & wouldn't work. I'm now so overly technical. I will try that. Do think my telly needs broadband or summit to watch apps on it x
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James Rutherford
(@jtruk) reported
@joanplanner We might have trouble with iPlayer and All4. I think both need an email address and I doubt she'll want one. We'll see. I might be able to speak with her son about it.
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@THE1STP0WER (Kris 🌞)
(@ATHE1STP0WER) reported
Watching iplayer. Cornwall’s Red River. A river stained red with iron oxides and mine water effluent/overflow. Humans are terrible for producing such pollutants. What did nature do to deserve us?
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michelle jessop McLa
(@michelle_jessop) reported
@rugby_ap Lots of Irish interest in the premiership if you still need a rugby fix @BBCSport iplayer
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john clarke
(@johnclarke1981) reported
@NGFC83 @oafc19 He didn't, you really need to listen to the interview. It will be on bbc sports iplayer somewhere. Owning the ground and developing it would be imperative to his plan but was confident he could make that work. He's an Oldham fan who used to stand in the Chaddy end.
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Mark Hyde
(@markhyde74) reported
@MaryMcKnight1 @Paralympics @Beijing2022 bit of a problem with my recorder at the moment. i'll catch up on...catch up, ive really got into strewaming stuff like on bbc iplayer or all4. i'll just do that.
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Ghost Monument Time 🇺🇦
(@SherLocked242) reported
I’m watching Casualty on iPlayer and the social worker just moaned at Marty just because he isn’t supposed to talk about his relationship at work…why are people so stupid?