Help other people decide, vote up or down?
TV and Radio from BBC iPlayer
Disclaimer
This add-on is a front end to the BBC iPlayer website. It is not an official BBC product. A UK TV Licence is required to watch the live, catch-up, or on-demand TV content.
Description
This add-on enables playing of Live and Catchup TV (UK only) and Radio content (UK or international) from the BBC iPlayer website. It is not created, maintained or in any way affiliated with the BBC. The add-on only provides an interface to access the BBC iPlayer website from Kodi.
News
v4.1.4
Bug fixes:
- Issues with watchlist/added.
- Watch from start for HD channels.
- Catch unhandled exceptions and log them.
- Recommendations is no longer available on the website.
New features:
- Now supports Red Button content in listings.
View More ↓
How To Install
Direct installation
Via Repository
Via Directory
- Download the addon.
- Open up Kodi and navigate into Add-ons.
- Click the open box icon (above the side-menu).
- Select Install from zip file.
- If this is the first addon you install, Kodi will warn you about installing addons from "unknown sources" for security reasons - it's your call.
- In any case, Kodi will warn you, you may not get auto-updates for this addon.
- Navigate into the location where you've downloaded the addon to and select it to Install.
- First make sure you have the repository installed
- Open up Kodi and navigate into Add-ons.
- Click the open box icon (above the side-menu).
- Select Install from repository.
- If you have at least one repository (besides the default) installed:
Select the repository you wish to install from.
- Select the category the addon belongs to, in this case it should be video.
- Select iPlayer WWW.
- Click Install.
Installing via directory means you connect to a Web server directly using Kodi.
It also means that the addon is found under a repositry or a sub-repository you install from that directory (check out which repositories host
iPlayer WWW addon
below).
- Open up Kodi and navigate into the System settings screen by selecting the cogwheel button (above the side-menu inside Kodi's home-screen).
- Select File manager.
- Select Add source from the left pane (the right pane is in case you want to move files from one folder to another, if you're using a mouse you may need to double click it).
- Click the line where it says <None> and enter the following url:
https://mrgsi.github.io/gsource/
Note: some servers may be case-sensitive.
click OK after you are done typing. - Below that, if there isn't already, enter a name for the source which will be easy for you to recognize in the future. Click OK
- Now press the return button twice to return to home-screen.
Navigate into Add-ons.
- Click the open box icon (above the side-menu).
- Select Install from zip file.
- If this is the first addon you install, Kodi will warn you about installing addons from "unknown sources" for security reasons - it's your call.
- In any case, Kodi will warn you, you may not get auto-updates for this addon.
- Look for the name of the source as it was entered in step 5, select the repository zip file you see inside it.
That's it. The rest of the instructions are as detailed in installing Via Repository, use the repository you've just installed.
For a full installation guide please click here.
Additional Information
