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'''BBC iPlayer''' was a website on which one could watch past episodes of a selection of TV series. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'')
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'''BBC iPlayer''' was a website on which one could watch past episodes of a selection of TV series. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time of the Doctor (TV story)}}, [[WC]]: {{cs|The Zygon Isolation (webcast)}}) The website required a [[TV Licence]] in order to be used legally. ([[WC]]: {{cs|The Zygon Isolation (webcast)}})


The [[Eleventh Doctor]] begged [[Clara Oswald]] to learn to use iPlayer after being forced to use [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] to [[time travel|travel back in time]] every time she missed a [[television]] programme. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')
== Programming ==
Series available on iPlayer included ''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|Doctor Who]]'', ([[WC]]: {{cs|The Zygon Isolation (webcast)}}, [[GAME]]: {{cs|Wonder Chase (video game)}}) ''[[Shaun the Sheep]]'', ''[[Match of the Day]]'', ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'', ''[[Gladiators]]'', ''[[The Next Step]]'', ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Wonder Chase (video game)}}) ''[[Glow Up]]'', ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Wonder Chase (video game)|ed=Glow Up Update}}) ''[[Mbappé]]'', ''[[Jamie Johnson FC]]'', ''[[Euro 2024]]'', ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Wonder Chase (video game)|ed=Football Soccer Update!}}) and ''[[BMX All Stars]]''. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Wonder Chase (video game)|ed=The BMX Challenge!}})


On [[20 May]] [[2020]], [[Petronella Osgood]] and [[Zygon Osgood]] watched an episode of ''[[Doctor Who (The Thief of Sherwood)|Doctor Who]]'' called ''[[The Zygon Invasion]]'' on BBC iPlayer. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'')
== History ==
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] begged [[Clara Oswald]] to learn to use iPlayer after being forced to use [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] to [[time travel|travel back in time]] every time she missed a [[television]] programme. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time of the Doctor (TV story)}})
 
On [[10 May]] [[2020]], [[Petronella Osgood]] and [[Zygon Osgood]] watched an episode of ''[[Doctor Who (N-Space)|Doctor Who]]'' called ''[[The Zygon Invasion]]'' on BBC iPlayer, at the website address <code><nowiki>bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006q2x0/doctor-who?seriesId=b06f2y7r</nowiki></code>, with an account under the name of "Mikey".
 
Osgood had iPlayer [[bookmark]]ed in her [[bookmarks bar]] on [[Google Chrome]]. ([[WC]]: {{cs|The Zygon Isolation (webcast)}})
 
iPlayer was among the broadcasters represented at the top of the cover of an issue of a [[magazine]] beginning with "''[[TV & Satellite Week (in-universe)|TV & Sa]]''". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Star Beast (TV story)}})
 
[[File:Doctor Who advert in a castle.png|thumb|left|An [[advertisement]] for ''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|Doctor Who]]'' on BBC iPlayer in [[castle, Wonder Central|a castle]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Wonder Chase (video game)|ed=First Edition}})]]
[[Advertisement]]s for iPlayer programs were located around [[Wonder Central]], the [[Deep Space Zone]], [[Total Sport]], [[Tiny Planet]], [[Festival Park]], ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Wonder Chase (video game)}}) and [[Dream Factory]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Wonder Chase (video game)|ed=Shaun The Sheep Update!}}) Clips from some iPlayer programmes could be seen in [[cinema, Wonder Central|the cinema]] in Wonder Central. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Wonder Chase (video game)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
[[File:BBC iPlayer Trailer|thumb|A trailer for BBC iPlayer]]
=== In non-valid sources ===
Since it went live on 25 December 2007, BBC iPlayer has offered whole episodes of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' to its [[World Wide Web|web]] users in the [[UK]]. Episodes initally stayed online for seven days following the story's initial television broadcast. Currently, however, ''Doctor Who'' operates on a "series catch-up", where episodes are released following their broadcast and all remain until a week after the broadcast of the current series' final episode.
After recognising [[Cam (The Doctor, Doctor Returns!)|Cam]] and [[Tyler (The Doctor, Doctor Returns!)|Tyler]] from ''[[One Zoo Three]]'', [[Patience Patience]] turned [[Doctor Doctor (in-universe series)|to the camera]] and remarked "Yes, we still get BBC iPlayer in [[outer space]]". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor, Doctor Returns! (TV story)}})
 
[[Maz (November 2024)|Maz]] once watched [[War of the Sontarans (in-universe)|an episode]] of ''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|Doctor Who]]'' on iPlayer. [[Katie (November 2024)|Katie]] watched a crime drama{{which}} on iPlayer. A [[dad (November 2024)|dad]] played [[Special Training Time!|an episode]] of [[Pokémon Horizons: The Series|a cartoon]] to his [[child 1 (November 2024)|two]] [[child 2 (November 2024)|children]] using iPlayer.{{note|Although technically no part of the {{cs|Untitled (November 2024 TV story)|untitled promotional video}} explicitly says that BBC iPlayer is being used to watch the shows, this is the clear implication, with the video serving to promote the real world [[BBC iPlayer]].}} ([[TV]]: {{cs|Untitled (November 2024 TV story)}})


''[[Doctor Who Extra]]'' was an iPlayer exclusive in the UK after its attached episode's broadcast.
=== Other matters ===
"Mikey" in ''The Zygon Isolation'' is the account of [[Michael Llewellyn Williams]], the webcast's director and editor.


''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]'' was originally premiered on the [[BBC Three]] section of the Player between 9:30 - 10:00.
== Footnotes ==
=== Notes ===
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The inventor of iPlayer, [[Ben Lavender]], appears in the documentary ''[[Interweb of Fear (documentary)|Interweb of Fear]]''.
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== External links ==
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0/episodes/player ''Doctor Who'' episodes currently avaliable on BBC iPlayer] at bbc.co.uk
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Latest revision as of 23:54, 10 November 2024

BBC iPlayer was a website on which one could watch past episodes of a selection of TV series. (TV: The Time of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Time of the Doctor (TV story)"], WC: The Zygon Isolation [+]Loading...["The Zygon Isolation (webcast)"]) The website required a TV Licence in order to be used legally. (WC: The Zygon Isolation [+]Loading...["The Zygon Isolation (webcast)"])

Programming[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series available on iPlayer included Doctor Who, (WC: The Zygon Isolation [+]Loading...["The Zygon Isolation (webcast)"], GAME: Wonder Chase [+]Loading...["Wonder Chase (video game)"]) Shaun the Sheep, Match of the Day, Strictly Come Dancing, Gladiators, The Next Step, (GAME: Wonder Chase [+]Loading...["Wonder Chase (video game)"]) Glow Up, (GAME: Wonder Chase [+]Loading...{"ed":"Glow Up Update","1":"Wonder Chase (video game)"}) Mbappé, Jamie Johnson FC, Euro 2024, (GAME: Wonder Chase [+]Loading...{"ed":"Football Soccer Update!","1":"Wonder Chase (video game)"}) and BMX All Stars. (GAME: Wonder Chase [+]Loading...{"ed":"The BMX Challenge!","1":"Wonder Chase (video game)"})

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Eleventh Doctor begged Clara Oswald to learn to use iPlayer after being forced to use his TARDIS to travel back in time every time she missed a television programme. (TV: The Time of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Time of the Doctor (TV story)"])

On 10 May 2020, Petronella Osgood and Zygon Osgood watched an episode of Doctor Who called The Zygon Invasion on BBC iPlayer, at the website address bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006q2x0/doctor-who?seriesId=b06f2y7r, with an account under the name of "Mikey".

Osgood had iPlayer bookmarked in her bookmarks bar on Google Chrome. (WC: The Zygon Isolation [+]Loading...["The Zygon Isolation (webcast)"])

iPlayer was among the broadcasters represented at the top of the cover of an issue of a magazine beginning with "TV & Sa". (TV: The Star Beast [+]Loading...["The Star Beast (TV story)"])

An advertisement for Doctor Who on BBC iPlayer in a castle. (GAME: Wonder Chase [+]Loading...{"ed":"First Edition","1":"Wonder Chase (video game)"})

Advertisements for iPlayer programs were located around Wonder Central, the Deep Space Zone, Total Sport, Tiny Planet, Festival Park, (GAME: Wonder Chase [+]Loading...["Wonder Chase (video game)"]) and Dream Factory. (GAME: Wonder Chase [+]Loading...{"ed":"Shaun The Sheep Update!","1":"Wonder Chase (video game)"}) Clips from some iPlayer programmes could be seen in the cinema in Wonder Central. (GAME: Wonder Chase [+]Loading...["Wonder Chase (video game)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

In non-valid sources[[edit] | [edit source]]

After recognising Cam and Tyler from One Zoo Three, Patience Patience turned to the camera and remarked "Yes, we still get BBC iPlayer in outer space". (TV: The Doctor, Doctor Returns! [+]Loading...["The Doctor, Doctor Returns! (TV story)"])

Maz once watched an episode of Doctor Who on iPlayer. Katie watched a crime drama[which?] on iPlayer. A dad played an episode of a cartoon to his two children using iPlayer.[nb 1] (TV: Untitled [+]Loading...["Untitled (November 2024 TV story)"])

Other matters[[edit] | [edit source]]

"Mikey" in The Zygon Isolation is the account of Michael Llewellyn Williams, the webcast's director and editor.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Although technically no part of the untitled promotional video [+]Loading...["Untitled (November 2024 TV story)","untitled promotional video"] explicitly says that BBC iPlayer is being used to watch the shows, this is the clear implication, with the video serving to promote the real world BBC iPlayer.