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I noticed this myself just this week (having recently moved to the UK and, in a budget move, decided not to buy a TV or pay the TV licence). Yes - the BBC iPla

I noticed this myself just this week (having recently moved to the UK and, in a budget move, decided not to buy a TV or pay the TV licence). Yes - the BBC iPlayer (which plays delayed or catch-up programs from the BBC TV channels) does have a volume control that goes to 11. If that means nothing to you, you have a task for this weekend - it begins here http://www.spinaltapfan.com/ http://www.spinaltapfan.com/

ZeroGravitas 16y ago
Note that legally (at least currently) you can't watch the live streams on iPlayer without a TV licence. Watching them later, or downloading them is fine. http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/playing_tv_progs/tvlicence http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/playing_tv_progs/...
- JacobAldridge 16y ago
  That is correct. If you watch or record live broadcasts in any media (ie, a laptop needs a licence as much as a tv) then you're required to pay the licence fee. But since there's so much historical UK tv we hadn't seen before, we have plenty of free catch up to look forward to!
- corin_ 16y ago
  I'm no expert, but I suspect you will always get away with watching live streams online without paying for the license, certainly far easier to hide it than if you have an actual TV + aerial. That said, I would encourage people to pay anyway, including people like JacobAldridge, if they can afford to - not because of the law, or because watching delayed TV isn't a good enough service, but because the BBC is something that ought to be supported. Stephen Fry gave a great speech to that effect a year or two ago which you could watch at http://www.corincole.com/misc/Briefings_Stephen_fry.avi http://www.corincole.com/misc/Briefings_Stephen_fry.avi (ironically my hosting that BBC content is illegal, but somehow I feel the morality is on my side given it's a pro-BBC pro-license fee speech).
  - JacobAldridge 16y ago
    True - I probably should have described it as a "temporary budget move" while I build my business here in London. After all, even free legal downloads of great programs can create the same problem as illegal downloading in regards to the producers not having enough money to fund future great programs.

ZeroGravitas 16y ago

Note that legally (at least currently) you can't watch the live streams on iPlayer without a TV licence. Watching them later, or downloading them is fine. http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/playing_tv_progs/tvlicence http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/playing_tv_progs/...

JacobAldridge 16y ago
That is correct. If you watch or record live broadcasts in any media (ie, a laptop needs a licence as much as a tv) then you're required to pay the licence fee. But since there's so much historical UK tv we hadn't seen before, we have plenty of free catch up to look forward to!
corin_ 16y ago
I'm no expert, but I suspect you will always get away with watching live streams online without paying for the license, certainly far easier to hide it than if you have an actual TV + aerial. That said, I would encourage people to pay anyway, including people like JacobAldridge, if they can afford to - not because of the law, or because watching delayed TV isn't a good enough service, but because the BBC is something that ought to be supported. Stephen Fry gave a great speech to that effect a year or two ago which you could watch at http://www.corincole.com/misc/Briefings_Stephen_fry.avi http://www.corincole.com/misc/Briefings_Stephen_fry.avi (ironically my hosting that BBC content is illegal, but somehow I feel the morality is on my side given it's a pro-BBC pro-license fee speech).
- JacobAldridge 16y ago
  True - I probably should have described it as a "temporary budget move" while I build my business here in London. After all, even free legal downloads of great programs can create the same problem as illegal downloading in regards to the producers not having enough money to fund future great programs.