The BBC has opened up a new category on its iPlayer service – and we reckon it’s going to eat up a fair amount of your time! It’s called From The Archive, and the Beeb is adding to it over 450 programmes from – yes! – its archives, dating back to 1946. Here’s the official … >
The new season of Car Share amassed over two and a half million requests in its first three days on BBC iPlayer. All four episodes of the second run of Peter Kay’s comedy premiered on iPlayer earlier this month and occupied the top four slots of requested programmes – the first time this has ever happened. The first episode also … >
Stand-up comedian Simon Amstell’s first feature length film will make its debut on BBC iPlayer later this month. Written and directed by Amstell, Carnage: Swallowing The Past is set a utopian 2067 and looks back at a time when human beings ate other animals. The official synopsis reads: “For the young people of this time, the idea … >
Stand-up comedian Simon Amstell has written and directed his first feature length film for BBC iPlayer. Set in a utopian 2067, Carnage: Swallowing The Past looks back at a time when human beings ate other animals. Amstell commented: “I have written and directed a film about veganism. I’m sorry.” The film also stars Martin Freeman, Joanna Lumley, … >
Following his acclaimed Bitter Lake, BAFTA winning documentary maker Adam Curtis is back with an epic new film. Made specifically for BBC iPlayer, HyperNormalisation tells an epic narrative spanning 40 years, with an extraordinary cast of characters that includes the Assad dynasty, Donald Trump, Henry Kissinger, Patti Smith, the early performance artists in New York, President Putin, intelligent machines, Japanese gangsters, suicide bombers – and the … >
Until just now, you didn’t need a TV licence to enjoy catch-up content. The iPlayer loophole allowed you to watch your favourite BBC series such as Sherlock, The Great British Bake Off, Top Gear and Doctor Who as long as you didn’t watch them while they were being broadcasted live. In other words, you could … >
Viewers will be able to catch up on BBC TV and radio programmes on BBC iPlayer and BBC iPlayer Radio for 30 days. Programmes were previously available for seven days. BBC iPlayer launched in 2007 and now receives over seven million TV and radio programme requests a day. Tony Hall, Director-General, BBC, commented: “BBC iPlayer … >
BBC iPlayer has today launched mobile downloads, letting viewers download BBC TV programmes directly to their smartphone or tablet for free.