No, BBC iPlayer is not down
bbc.co.uk is currently up. Our monitoring probes can reach bbc.co.uk and complete a check without errors. Latest response time was 394 ms. The latest automated check was run 2026-08-14 19:39 UTC from primary location.
- Current status
- Operational
- Last check
- Checked every 3 minutes
- Last 24 hours
- 100%
Currently up for 1h 14m
Latest 2026-08-14 19:39 UTC · Primary location
0 incidents, 0m down
- Official status
- No official feed
- Our check
- Operational
- Active incident
- None
- Last outage
- None recorded
- Response time
- 394 ms
- User reports
- Normal
None today
bbc.co.uk server status check
BBC iPlayer
bbc.co.uk
- Website name:
- BBC iPlayer
- URL checked:
- bbc.co.uk
- Response time:
- 394 ms
- Last down:
- None recorded
- Last check:
- 4 min ago
bbc.co.uk is UP and reachable by us.
Please check and report on local outages below.
Current incident
BBC iPlayer does not publish a verified public incident feed. We record incidents from repeated independent check failures and from elevated user reports on this site, not from other outage trackers. No active incident is on record.
User reports
Crowd reports submitted on this site for BBC iPlayer over the last 24 hours.
0 reports
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Response time
Latest 394 ms
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Uptime
Availability from independent checks, with recorded incidents and downtime in each window.
Today
100%
0 incidents, 0m down
Last 7 days
100%
0 incidents, 0m down
Last 30 days
100%
0 incidents, 0m down
Last 365 days
100%
0 incidents, 0m down
Latest BBC iPlayer incidents
Recorded outages with duration and start time.
No outage history stored yet.
How this status checker works
Who's Down Today monitors BBC iPlayer independently of the company that runs it. We send reachability checks from our primary location every 3 minutes and record response time, HTTP errors, and timeouts.
BBC iPlayer does not publish a verified public incident feed. We do not copy third-party outage lists. Repeated independent check failures and elevated user reports on this site can still be recorded as possible issues. A failed check from one location can be regional, caused by bot protection, or a transient network issue. We prefer "status uncertain" over a false major outage.
This page can show when an issue started, how long it lasted, and the type of error observed. It cannot see internal systems, so it does not claim a private root cause unless the provider publishes one. Read the full methodology.
Frequently asked questions
Is BBC iPlayer down right now?
- No. No, BBC iPlayer is not down. Who's Down Today shows BBC iPlayer as operational based on the latest official signals and independent checks. If you still cannot reach bbc.co.uk, the issue may be local to your connection, DNS, VPN, browser, or device.
Is BBC iPlayer down for everyone or just me?
- Who's Down Today currently shows BBC iPlayer as operational from our monitoring location, which means bbc.co.uk is responding normally to our checks. If you are still having trouble, try another browser, device, or network, and check DNS or VPN settings.
What should I do if bbc.co.uk is up but I still cannot access it?
- Try opening bbc.co.uk from another browser, device, or network (for example a mobile hotspot). You can also disable a VPN, flush local DNS, restart your router, or check whether your internet provider is having issues. If the site works elsewhere, the problem is likely local rather than a confirmed BBC iPlayer outage.
How does Who's Down Today check if BBC iPlayer is down?
- We combine independent HTTP reachability checks with public status information where it exists, plus anonymous user reports submitted on this site. BBC iPlayer does not publish a verified public incident feed. Repeated independent check failures and elevated user reports on this site can still be recorded as possible issues. We do not copy outage lists from other trackers. A single failed probe is treated as a possible transient or regional failure, not an automatic global outage. Bot protection, geo restrictions, and HTTP 403 responses are not automatically classified as downtime.
What does a BBC iPlayer outage mean?
- An outage on this page means recorded incidents or failed checks indicated that BBC iPlayer was not responding normally. That does not always mean every user was affected. Some outages are regional, some affect only certain features, and some appear as errors or slow responses instead of a full failure.
Can this page tell me the root cause of a BBC iPlayer outage?
- Not exactly. We can show when an issue started, how long it lasted, the public incident title, and symptoms such as timeouts or slow response times. We do not have access to BBC iPlayer's internal systems, so we cannot identify a private root cause such as a failed deploy or database incident unless the provider publishes it.
How do I report an issue with BBC iPlayer?
- Use the report form on this page if BBC iPlayer looks down for you. Reports are anonymous, rate-limited, and used as supporting evidence alongside official sources and independent checks. For services without an official feed, a spike in reports on this site can surface possible issues even when the website still responds.