The BBC has kept its promise and released a Mac desktop version of the popular iPlayer streaming media software. Initially the application was released for PC only and after much debate and petition the BBC were forced to offer a solution for other operating systems. Read more
After a lot of campaigning by UK Mac users, check out our article on the petition from last summer (here). To play a programme on the BBC iPlayer website, you need Flash installed. If you want to download a programme, your computer needs Windows Media Player 9 or a later version.
The BBC iPlayer console in both these methods gives you good quality playback on your computer in a small window or full screen, providing your computer set-up meets our minimum requirements. It’s also possible to connect your computer to your TV.
With BBC iPlayer you can catch up with the programmes from the past seven days you’ve missed or want to watch again by playing them direct on the BBC iPlayer website or downloading them to your computer. Read more
