Promised later this year, the BBC have released cast photos for their Jules Verne adaptation. Just in case there’s anyone out there unfamiliar with the tale, the story follows the adventures of Phileas Fogg (David Tennant) and his manservant Passepartout (Ibrahim Koma) as they attempt to circumnavigate the globe to win a wager. While the … >
Drama and sport fans helped as BBC iPlayer sets new records for the first half of the year in 2021 Programmes were streamed over 3.3 billion times between January and June this year, up 8% on the same period last year, and up a massive 59% on the same period in 2019 following huge growth … >
BBC iPlayer has seen its best quarter on record with over 1.7 billion streams in the first three months of the year The BBC’s streaming service has grown 22 per cent on the same period last year, driven by the success of new titles like The Serpent and Bloodlands, returning big hitters including Line of Duty … >
Record breaking growth on iPlayer and BBC Sounds comes to a crescendo in the festive fortnight Between 29 December and 3 January, the BBC record 245 million streams, up 16% on the same ‘festive fortnight’ at the end of 2019. A lot of this was new shows, including Black Narcissus and The Serpent, as well as Eastenders and … >
The BBC has revealed just what we’ve been watching on iPlayer in 2020 and Irish drama Normal People is the runaway hit (so far) The BBC has released the iPlayer figures for 2020 up until the end of November and Normal People based on the Sally Rooney novel of the same name is the clear winner with … >
The BBC have announced that this Christmas they’ll be adding boxsets of over a hundred beloved series to BBC iPlayer, from A Very British Scandal to Upstart Crow… The BBC’s director of content Charlotte Moore announced the news in a statement: “Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without finding an extra little something beneath the tree and this year we … >
Numerous classic series have returned to the BBC iPlayer, including Pride And Prejudice, House Of Cards, North And South and many more. Time to start bingeing box-sets, then!
The full boxset of Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, which consists of 24 episodes, has been added to the BBC iPlayer. The show blends stand-up comedy with sketches, and it’s well worth a look.
The BBC is once again bolstering the box sets section of its iPlayer, with the complete collection of The Musketeers episodes heading to the Beeb’s online platform.
The BBC has announced that’ll be unleashing a raft of ‘boxsets’ onto its service over the festive season, with full season packs of lots of popular shows being made available again via the service. These range from up to the minute shows, such as Ryan Murphy’s new drama, Feud. Right back to early Line Of … >