It’s all related to your IP address and the country that it’s registered in.
#Watching bbc news archive
The same happens with all the archive material from the BBC iPlayer sites, if you try and access from any other country outside the UK then you’ll get blocked. Although the News at Ten is streamed like all the other BBC programmes live from their site, if you’re outside the UK then you’ll now be able to watch it. Take for instance the BBC News which for many of us is essential evening viewing. One of the major problems you’ll likely encounter if you travel abroad is the ability to watch shows and media from popular UK media sites. However even with the internet there are still some restrictions, although almost all of them are unnecessary and artificial. There’s absolutely no reason to lose touch in the latest domestic news and the next fascinating political updates wherever you happen to be. Indeed most of us have smart phones now with News applications that pop up the domestic headlines instantly on our screens.
Nowadays when you travel abroad for a holiday or work you don’t feel as isolated. Of course the internet has changed all this and only those of us of a certain age would remember this experience. I can still remember hearing a rumour that Georgie Best had died and desperately looking for some way to find out if it was true, he hadn’t although tragically did a year or so later. So you go in search of a British Newspaper and all you find is an old copy of the Financial Times and a few copies of the Daily Mirror which are ten times the normal price and four days old! If you’re like me you ended up buying both of them. How many people remember this wonderful holiday experience from years ago? By the end of the first week you’re dying to know what’s going on at home and suddenly start craving the news.