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Layzeebeaver

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6. They still want us to create an account for BBC Iplayer

Reply to Coventina (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 11:48 AM

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But we pay an annual TV license fee here which is supposed to pay for all our excellent BBC coverage and shows.

So we have kind of paywall in the U.K. but I think the EU can access (with an account) and pay nothing.

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The BBC is apparently behind a paywall now. :-( [View all] Coventina Monday OP

Try The Guardian SheltieLover Monday #1

Try these workarounds Tripper11 Monday #2

Thank you! I will try that. Coventina Monday #3

It is only paywalled for American residents. No paywall for us here in the UK and EU. Celerity Monday #4

This must be new because I've always been able to access it before. n/t Coventina Monday #5

They still want us to create an account for BBC Iplayer Layzeebeaver Monday #6

I (I've lived in Sweden for almost 8 years now) have never been asked to make a BBC account in order to access the site Celerity Monday #10

Odd! Tasmanian Devil Monday #7

Got to pay the lawyer's fees for defending against the idiotic Trump suit somehow (nt) muriel_volestrangler Monday #8

Try this paywall remover: Polybius Monday #9