What is BBC iPlayer Desktop?

BBC iPlayer Desktop is our application that allows you to download and play our programmes on your computer so that you can watch them when you are not connected to the internet.

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When a programme is available for download you can click on the button Download to Computer to store the video files.

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Getting BBC iPlayer Desktop

This page details our recommended system requirements and to install BBC iPlayer Desktop, please see the following guides depending on your machine:

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