Everybody loves the best television programs and many of the best shows are made by the BBC. The UK offer their programs online but usually you can't watch BBC online TV outside the UK.

However using a simple method with a VPN or proxy server you may see BBC online TV outside the UK.


The beauty of a VPN tunnel is that it helps you to seem to be in the UK or the US ( or any other country ) - in a way a stand in never could. Assorted corporations supply a VPN provider - the one you use obviously relies on the state's television shows you need to watch.

The cost of a good VPN service varies a good bit, but the one I use costs under 7 Euros a month, so it will not cost a bomb.




When you connect with the VPN tunnel your IP address will stop to be Australian or American or wherever you are now based. So far as the BBC server knows, once the connection's live - you are in the country of the destination VPN.

I am English, but I'm living in New Zealand and I use VPNs to gain access to the BBC online TV outside the UK. The BBC have, in their infinite wisdom, restricted access to BBC online TV outside the UK. When I would like to view or download a show from the BBC online TV catalogue, I just connect the VPN tunnel and start downloading. It truly is that simple.

The same idea go for the other UK television corporations. Whether it is the BBC online TV outside the UK, ITV Catchup or Channel 4 on Demand, with a VPN I'll access it all. It's not just UK channels either, you can watch television from the United States for the exact same price of less than 7 Euros a month.

All in all its a little bit of a bargain!

If you want to see it in action there is a video demonstration over at GetTVabroad.com




Other Sites of Interest:
BBC Abroad
Can I Watch BBC iPlayer Abroad
Top Gear TV Show On iPlayer Outside UK