BBC iplayer

A good few months ago, I was invited to be a part of a test group for the BBC iplayer (before it's launch obviously) There was a kooky log on process, and if you got past that, the thing kept falling over and was barely useable. In fact, I gave up on it, and only when the ads on tv started coming thick and fast, did I bother to look it up again.

I am really glad that I did. It is a rare and wonderful thing when something works so well! I was surprised that it is so easy to use, and plays your selected tv show with no delays, or out of sync sound - it even allows downloads of higher quality.

In this sky/itunes climate, we've become somewhat resigned to paying for on demand and/or quality programmes - how refreshing it is to access many (sadly not all) BBC programmes, in many genres - FREE!!!! (ok, technically anyone who pay for a tv licence is paying for this anyway ....) No credit card needed, just click, and enjoy.

Missed a BBC show lately? Check out BBC iPlayer.