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BBC iPlayer lines up more classic films
November 22, 2020 | David FarnorJust when you think BBC iPlayer can’t spoil us any more, it’s lined up a second collection of classic films from RKO, the studio that was once one of Hollywood’s Big Five players.
This second wave of iconic cinematic offerings … Read More
Once Were Lions: BBC iPlayer picks up Rugby League documentary
November 11, 2020 | David FarnorA new documentary about the Great Britain Rugby League Lions 2019 tour to the southern hemisphere is coming to BBC iPlayer.
Once Were Lions follows the GB Lions as they tour New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Given unprecedented … Read More
Blackadder to Dibley: BBC iPlayer brings back classic comedy box sets
October 24, 2020 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer is bringing back another wave of classic comedy box sets to binge through the dark autumn evenings.
From today, viewers can watch every episode of Richard Curtis and Dawn French’s The Vicar Of Dibley, the critically acclaimed family … Read More
BBC iPlayer bags ESPN Lance Armstrong documentary
September 19, 2020 | David FarnorLance, a two-part documentary about one of sport’s most controversial figures, Lance Armstrong, has been picked up BBC iPlayer.
Acquired from ESPN, where the documentary forms part of its 30 for 30 series, the documentary covers Armstrong’s remarkable rise to … Read More
Premier League returns: The fixtures and where to watch them
September 12, 2020 | David FarnorAmazon Prime Video will join the BBC, BT Sports and Sky Sports in showing Premier League football this autumn, as the 2020/2021 season officially kicks off.
The top-flight league resumes action on 12th September, after a season that was … Read More
BBC bags HBO Max’s Love Life with Anna Kendrick
September 11, 2020 | David FarnorThe BBC has acquired the romantic comedy anthology series Love Life, featuring Oscar-nominee Anna Kendrick from Lionsgate Television.
The series has been one of the top performers on HBO Max streaming in the US, and will be coming to … Read More
BBC iPlayer bags Battlestar Galactica
August 27, 2020 | David FarnorThe BBC has acquired the rights to Battlestar Galactica and is bringing it to BBC iPlayer as a box set.
Originally broadcast between 2004 and 2009, Battlestar Galactica is set in a distant star system where humanity is brought to … Read More
BBC iPlayer to stream Reading and Leeds Festival highlights
August 15, 2020 | David FarnorWith the 2020 Reading and Leeds Festival not taking place this summer, due to the coronavirus pandemic, BBC Music will instead broadcast a weekend of highlights from previous festivals.
From 28th to 30th August, BBC iPlayer will launch a pop-channel … Read More
BBC iPlayer racks up record six months
August 6, 2020 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer has racked up a record six months this year, as lockdown drove up viewing on the Beeb’s streaming service.
A record-breaking number of viewers turned to BBC iPlayer in the first half of 2020, with 3.1 billion requests … Read More
BBC iPlayer streams Scenes for Survival
August 5, 2020 | David FarnorScenes for Survival, the theatre project created by the National Theatre of Scotland in response to the coronavirus pandemic, is moving to BBC iPlayer this month.
The project, which has been running online and on social media since 27th … Read More