I'm looking for a reliable, easy to setup service to use iplayer and 4oD in the U.S.
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posted by madajb
on May 8, 2013 -
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Hello, if you are familiar with the BBC - specifically, with its Work Experience programs - I'd love to hear your thoughts on a few questions.
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posted by estlin
on Apr 5, 2013 -
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In Sherlock, and in Midsomer Murders, there's a night-time sound which I presume is either a recording of, or meant to be some kind of night bird. What is it?
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posted by nonspecialist
on Feb 24, 2013 -
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I'm an American who loves British television but am tired of discovering shows only after they have finished. Is there a UK-centric equivalent of
The A.V. Club—i.e., a site that covers currently airing British television series?
posted by kaisemic
on Feb 3, 2013 -
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According to
this story in the Guardian, a BBC documentary about the London riots has been banned by a judge in England. However, the judgement also forbids revealing the judge's name, place or sitting, or more importantly, reasons for the banning. Can you help me find a leak of the judgement or any additional information, as I would like to know why it has been banned.
posted by Jehan
on Jul 17, 2012 -
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What is the background music in the intro to the BBC's coverage of this year's British GP Qualifying? (Please, no spoilers!)
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posted by clorox
on Jul 7, 2012 -
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I'm starting to learn Italian. Can you give me any tips and/or resources that helped you learn Italian? Preferably online/free; examples inside. Also, please give me fun Italian pop!
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posted by Admiral Haddock
on Mar 12, 2012 -
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So I've been watching 1970's Doctor Who on the BBC iPlayer. The Tom Baker section lists stories available on the iPlayer as 1,2,3,4,5,9,10,12,13,14 (this is nothing to do with any other story numbering). Is there a trick to getting the missing numbers (6,7,8,11), or did they just err? And does anyone know if there is more classic Who likely to be added in the future?
posted by jjderooy
on Feb 2, 2012 -
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What is the name of the piano piece towards the end of Sherlock's A Scandal in Belgravia?
(spoilers inside, to describe the piece I'm talking about)
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posted by titantoppler
on Jan 8, 2012 -
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What is this piece of music in the BBC Four Program "Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity"?
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posted by katyggls
on Dec 26, 2011 -
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Help me identify a children's fantasy story! It was a radio drama (possibly based on a book, possibly airing on the BBC) that I listened to when I was young. Details inside...
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posted by Cantdosleepy
on Sep 20, 2011 -
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The FFP about Alex and Liam in Walmart reminded me of an old BBC TV show I have been trying to find for years. Do you know what it is?
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posted by fshgrl
on Aug 4, 2011 -
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I'm finding the BBC Radio 1980s dramatization of
The Lord of the Rings to be a very satisfying soundtrack for exercising... but I'm already almost halfway through it...
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posted by nanojath
on Jun 7, 2011 -
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On Christmas Eve 1944, the BBC Home Service broadcast a program called 'A Poet's Christmas', featuring new poetry and music. Among the musical items was Michael Tippett's carol 'The Weeping Babe' (setting poetry of Edith Sitwell), which the BBC commissioned for the broadcast. I am trying to find out what else was broadcast as part of this program.
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posted by impluvium
on Mar 26, 2011 -
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Where is the best place to download or stream bbc radio 1 essential mixes well after the air date?
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posted by MechEng
on Mar 7, 2011 -
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How can I force the Ajax/jQuery style pages on the BBC website to update on the user end?
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posted by proj
on Feb 23, 2011 -
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I desperately want to write for Doctor Who - not the show, but the tie-in novels and audiobooks. Do I have a snowball's chance?
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posted by jbickers
on Feb 11, 2011 -
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The FPP about 'Connections' made me think of another documentary series that I remember from the late 70s... but only vaguely. Can you identify this program?
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posted by sevenyearlurk
on Dec 9, 2010 -
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Looking for Radio Humbug: On every major holiday, but most especially Christmas, I'm annoyed that the radio broadcasts I habitually listen to--mostly NPR, BBC world service--are overtaken by special holiday content, which is usually religious and sappy. Can anyone recommend a radio station to listen to on internet stream on these holidays (talk, not music) that will present news, interviews, documentaries and the like? I could do podcasts, but I much prefer live streaming. Necessarily in English. Most any sort of content or geographic focus would be of interest, so long as there's no shouting, minimal or no religion, no political extremism.
posted by Corvid
on Dec 6, 2010 -
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How to identify the music used to close today's 15 Nov. program The Strand on BBC World Service. I've searched the BBC Website(s) but failed to find it.
posted by NorthCoastCafe
on Nov 15, 2010 -
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I'm looking for the logos of every international, national and regional/local BBC Radio station in sizes more than 600px x 600px
posted by nam3d
on Sep 14, 2010 -
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Does a higher-resolution version of this recent Dalek/Doctor Who poster exist?
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posted by ripley_
on Jul 19, 2010 -
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Can you help me remember this early computer game about Viking raiding, pillaging and edutainment? Maybe its even online somewhere?
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posted by Bwithh
on Jun 14, 2010 -
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Last night on BBC's news site I saw a scrolling headline like this: "UN's Ban Ki-moon calls for lift of Gaza Blockade". Clicking on it took one to the story about the flotilla in which Netanyahu says "We had no choice" or some such. Today the headline is gone from the Beeb.
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posted by fish tick
on Jun 3, 2010 -
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I want to see what BBC I-Player programs will be unavailable to watch the soonest.
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posted by oggusfoo
on May 17, 2010 -
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My friend alleges that dictionary writers start with the letter M, but when I asked, "Why?" he had no response. Apparently he just saw it on QI (with Stephen Fry). Extensive googling has produced no results, and I won't be able to sleep until we get to the bottom of this. HALP!
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posted by booknerd
on Mar 27, 2010 -
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I'm looking for some UK TV recommendations. Specifically comedy and SciFi shows.
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posted by anansi
on Feb 21, 2010 -
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Is it illegal to set up a proxy with a UK IP address allowing use iPlayer to view BBC programs? If not what is the best way (reliability, safety) to do it?
posted by NorthCoastCafe
on Jan 31, 2010 -
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My father is a British ex-pat who is craving some good old fashion football/cricket/BBC. Please share some advice about best way to access this content while in the states.
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posted by ghostpony
on Nov 27, 2009 -
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DJ Shiftee, two-time winner of the world's biggest DJ-ing contest made
a mix for BBC. At 1:09:30 into the mix he transitions from M.O.P.'s "Ante Up" to Thunderheist's "Bubblegum" backed by an insanely catchy beat. What is this beat???
posted by JamesJD
on Nov 16, 2009 -
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