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What is BBC iPlayer?

With BBC iPlayer you can catch up with the programmes from the past week free of charge and play back high quality programmes on your computer as often as you like during the time that the programme is available.

If you are in the UK and connected to the internet you can:

* Play programmes on the website through Click to Play (streaming), a method that works for Windows, Mac and Linux computers, as well as on Nintendo Wii, iPhones and iPod touch devices.
* Play programmes on the website in high quality on your Windows, Mac or Linux computer.
* Watch live television.
* Catch up with a selection of television and radio programmes from the past seven days that you may have missed.
* Download TV programmes and store them on your computer for up to 30 days if your computer supports the BBC iPlayer Download Manager.
* Download TV programmes and transfer them to your portable media device, PDA or mobile phone.

Rights agreements mean that television programmes can only be streamed or downloaded in the UK, but if you are outside the UK and connected to the internet you can:

* Listen live and listen again to most of our radio programmes.

This help site is fully searchable and we have answers to most frequently asked questions, but if you need help you can contact our help team once you've had a look at our advice.

Common queries include those about being incorrectly told you're outside the UK, availability of downloads on non-Windows computers, installing the Download Manager and performing a DRM reset, but we have a troubleshooting guide to help point you in the right direction.