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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 (39%)
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Sign in (24%)
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Playback Issues (24%)
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Crashing (12%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
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 Reading |
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| Chichester |
Crashing | |
| Southampton |
Playback Issues | |
| Turriff |
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| Haverfordwest |
Buffering | |
| Towcester |
Playback Issues |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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NoSoyElGüero
(@ChrisPen1980) reported
@AmazonHelp Just want to know if something has been edited on the firestick to make it buffer like mad. BBC iPlayer is almost unusable.
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john f
(@johnnygf) reported
@BBCOne @BBCNews @BBCiPlayer iPlayer seems to be broken. Can’t watch 10 o’clock news or comic relief
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Mark
(@Mark98655800) reported
Anyone else having problems with their Panasonic TV? Some apps like All4 and ITV Hub working but Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Prime Video, Disney just flash up an error saying no Internet connection? FFS!
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Lemon Curry
(@TheRealMcGack) reported
Little Britain was very funny in parts, absolutely awful in other parts, and really knew how to keep running with the same joke until it became irritating. I'd prefer the BBC to bring some more difficult to find sketch shows and comedy to the iPlayer, but who cares what I want?
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Tim 🎭
(@timothytheatre) reported
Is anyone else experiencing problems with BBC2 on iPlayer? Stuck on some form of mountain range or sea!
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Emily (river)💙💙
(@emilyctmfan) reported
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Cardiff, Wales
@BBCTwo your iplayer doesn't seem to work tried a few times to play the comic relief program on 2 but doesn't want to load the program idk if I'm the only one its not working for as I can as was watching bbc1 player before and bbc 3 works too so idk what the problem is if me only
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Drop in at the Bars
(@DropInAtTheBars) reported
@BBCiPlayer Just to let you know that iPlayer's currently not working for live streaming Two, perhaps just for me, but having tried on mobile and internet Browsers (Chrome & Safari, Mac) so thought you might find it helpful to know).
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🇺🇦🇪🇺🇬🇧Carys
(@philli73507827) reported
@leighbooker @callikitson Sadly I think it will be. I can’t find another way to help me to have a final full stop. I will watch it on the night I’ll see what happens and then watch it on iPlayer. But only if she doesn’t die. Can’t believe BBC is getting rid of one of the best characters ever
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MrMustard
(@MrMustard) reported
iPlayer continues to be terrible.
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Cutteroo
(@cutteroo) reported
@ItsSkullkxdd @PanasonicUK Interesting. Can you open IPlayer if you go through Freeview catch up? Mine seems to work that way but still no Netflix
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Stevie Ricketts ❤️💙🦅 🇺🇦
(@chosenfamilythe) reported
@ViciousVideos This crash was on the film TT3D: Closer to the Edge If you haven’t seen it, you should and it’s on the BBC iPlayer.
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Prof Nostalgia
(@Prof_Nostalgia) reported
@ISowersby @MartinSLewis Bupa for example is your streaming TV service and the NHS is the BBC. Bupa may use doctors and nurses that also work for the NHS (ie. BBC iPlayer via Sky).
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Kenneth Copeland
(@Lord_Valumart) reported
2 Point 4 Children is all on iPlayer. A staple of 90's BBC it's probably utterly awful to watch now. I remember two things about it: a fake funeral where people are dressed as Star Trek characters, and a Graduate parody. And of course I'm going to watch all of it.
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Terry McCrum
(@terrymccrum) reported
@SkyHelpTeam @clickorcollect But but but, it’s streamed services from the various hubs, iplayer, itv etc. If you add something there’s no guarantee you can actually watch it - I have done so and found I’ve lost the show! And the lip synching issue is becoming more of an issue. And the tv turns off, and and
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Si
(@bromley001) reported
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Sheffield, England
@MrKenShabby But no, having no Vic & Bob on iPlayer is unbelievable really. We could relish in The Smell, and people would piss themselves if they could work through the whole of Shooting Stars.
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Harriet Carroll: To be decided...
(@angryhacademic) reported
False Hope? Alternative #Cancer Cures on BBC iPlayer is worth a watch for all it's flaws, "conventional" medicine generally does well when it knows what the problem is, has a clinically tested treatment, quantifies risks, and avoids false promises
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Simon
(@AF_SI20) reported
I can’t decide whether BBC iPlayer or AppleTV+ has the worst UI/UX. Netflix and Disney+ have nailed it but trying to find your recently watched, favourites, wishlist on the BBC or Apple is a joke. Where the hell did they get their product designers from??
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Projekt Alpha
(@ProjektAlpha) reported
@LGUKCare I’ve just bought an LG oled 48c24la and all the on demand apps work except for the iPlayer and bbc sounds. Is this a known issue?
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Zec Richardson
(@SatonmyButt) reported
@Theatreguy49 @TheMontyDon Yea only just started recently. Is there not a way you can somehow sign in to BBC iplayer over there?
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Legalise ******** Campaign Scotland
(@Legalisecanabo) reported
@BBCNewsnight @MarkUrban01 @BBCTwo Not working on iplayer. Other channels are. You been jammed by Kremlin?
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Matt Cowan
(@mattc0wan) reported
Watching #thegreenplanet on @BBCiPlayer, the picture quality is amazing - but I really wish you would present it in 5.1 like when broadcast and on DVD/Blu-Ray. I don’t know why iPlayer is still stuck with stereo only audio.
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Ray Monk
(@Raymodraco) reported
So, an edited version of Little Britain is to return to the iPlayer. My problem with it is not the outdated attitudes or the offensive stereotypes, but that it is, for the most part, desperately unfunny.
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Pro-ject
(@Donaldwho666) reported
@comicrelief Just watched the #ComicRelief2022 lowlights on iPlayer. There were NO Highlights. What the hell has happened to comedy in UK. No one tells jokes anymore no one made me grin never mind laugh. Notable lows were Rosie Jones, @davidwalliams #MattLucas and @PaddyMcGuinness AWFUL SHOW
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Bonnie Evans-Hills
(@EvansHills) reported
Hey @BBC iPlayer not working for BBC2
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James 🌲🌳🇺🇦
(@JamesHar16) reported
@tom_dog_1 On iplayer? I can't get it to work either.
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Elizabeth Sedran
(@ezactron) reported
@jenasturgis I guarantee you you haven’t missed anything access to BBC iplayer can’t fix
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annew🌱
(@annewithers) reported
@DaveJonesVoice @BBCRosAtkins @sommervilletv Cheers, but iPlayer doesn’t work outside UK, even with VPN, I think. And I didn’t hear this from you, of course
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simon pocock
(@76sjp) reported
@itv how come I can watch Netflix, prime, Disney, Iplayer and now with no problems at all yet your hub is so rubbish stopping every 2 seconds. Absolutely appalling
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Jessica
(@CFCJessica) reported
why is bbc iplayer quality so bad
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Annie Brooks 💙💛
(@AnnieCBrooks) reported
@ShawlyGrace @BBCiPlayer I'm also having a problem trying to watch BBC2 on iplayer. 🙃