At the time of writing, Brexit uncertainty is rife and millions of us are wondering how it will impact our daily lives. It might not rank up there with issues like immigration, economics or ‘taking back control’ but the ability to enjoy Match of the Day or the 10.00 clock News from Spain is […]
Now let’s first be straight, you can actually get many British TV programmes in America in all sorts of places. Especially in this world of online streaming there’s a host of places you can watch your favorite UK shows. If you’re just looking for a specific show, perhaps you’re searching for a particular British […]
If you’ve ever done any sort of international travel then you’ve probably experienced the joys of the geo-blocking. It’s the practice of restricting someones access to a website or resource based simply upon their physical location. So a typical scenario would be a British tourist, enjoying their summer holidays in Spain. They’ve got no […]
For once in my life I stumbled into a conversation in a bar, where I was actually something of an expert. Not anything really important mind, or even particularly intellectual but nevertheless on the subject of watching British TV over the internet – I do have many years of experience! It started in about […]
Video Transcript ▼ We’ve all felt it. That desperate, cloying urge to escape. That semi-primal need to flee our home country and all its madness and never look back, and instead devote ourselves to relaxing on distant beaches / becoming a kung fu master (it’s a tough call). And we’ve also all felt its accompanying […]
Although most people in the world are pretty impressed with the Netflix library. Some have more reason than others, a fact that becomes more obvious if you’ve seen more than one version. You see although your Netflix account is global, the version you see is dependent on where you actually login. So yes, there’s a […]
On these pages you can find many examples of how you can protect your privacy and enjoy he wonders of the BBC iPlayer site wherever you are by using a Virtual Private Network. It’s basically a way of hiding your real location so the dastardly BBC can’t redirect you just because you happen to be […]
There is only one football TV show for me, and I’m using the word football in it’s European context. It is of course, the wonderful Match of the Day which for many British sports fans is an almost ubiquitous part of our childhood. It’s format has not changed that much since it first aired in […]
There was a time when your location was pretty much irrelevant when using the internet. Whether you logged in through a modem from a Chicago library or a coffee shop in Paris, it didn’t really matter the internet was the same for us all. However slowly over the years this has changed, and although […]
Unfortunately at the moment, there seems to be quite a few things wrong with the UK. Political chaos, a falling currency and a crisis which threatens both the National Health and the welfare state. However despite this gloom and doom, there’s one thing that Britain does exceptionally well – TV. It might sound trivial and […]