Do you know what the word contradiction means?

Let's be clear you,pay for a licence to watch a live broadcast not to retain content indefinitely. Given the substatial revenue shortfall the BBC is undergoing through, unjustified political intervention. Buying BBC content or merchandise ensures the broadcaster can maintain a decent service. People say it's a con it's fundamentally not. With the Cooperation now having to take on the OAP to licence subsidy by the government. Your anger and negativity is misplaced. The BBC have been railroaded creatively and fiscally but successive governments. Undermining its independence whilst those who seek to fragment it, use it as a bastion of Great British industry. It's not a Con, direct your anger at the government. Who continue with the triple lock for pensioners, removing the OAP to licence subsidy, could lower the licence fee. Quality programming does not come cheap, and deals like this represent good value.

Luther s1-4 for £5.24 / 6.49 HD is decent

Just bought series 1 & 2 of The Detectorists in HD for £5.99 - fantastic value!

The BBC get around not being able to charge people by giving BBC Worldwide the rights to their past and present progams so they can then sell them to broadcasters around the world and sell dvd's and streaming content to us without breaching the charter. The BBC's revenue is 75% funded by licence fee and 25% via BBC Worldwide. I don't personally think they should be charging for archive content especially not recent programs such as doctors of which they currently offer 600 episodes at the cost of over £1200. Channel 4 offer a large selection of their archives for free (Ad Supported) and I don't see why the BBC can't do the same. The other thing I hate about the BBC Store is they say that they can't guarantee your purchase will be aviliable forever meaning they can remove a program at any time they like and then your purchase becomes useless.

The government need to step in more and completely dump the licence. You say "Quality programming does not come cheap" - I say that the BBC has appalling quality programmes and it's disgusting they can justify billions on such dross, yet if I wanted to watch the other channels I would still have to pay for it.
You like it, fine you pay a subscription.

Just casting from chromebook.

A TV licence may be dependant on viewing live TV, but the BBC itself specifically distinguishes "content funded in whole or part" by the licence fee as subject to its charter etc.

Their "audience promise" specifically states; "3. Get hold of all recent BBC programmes and be treated to the best of the BBC’s library of programmes in trusted environments - with a ‘permanent collection’ available for free, and paying for other content which would otherwise not be available."

- If you want to watch live tv; you need a licence.
- The BBC is required to provide a seven day catch-up service.
- Recent and other "best" programs are available free and permanent. (older archives that are worth making available qualify as "best")

Obviously; movies or imported series will not be licence funded; so charging for these is expected. But all the examples I can see are those commissioned; so should not be charged for (unless the charge is for a commentary track or similar specifically produced separately from any broadcast item, and funded by non-BBC sources.

Shame there's no basket. One purchase only :disappointed:

It appears so, how are you doing it? are you just casting your phone screen so it plays on the tv and phone at the same time? if so you wont get a full resolution that way. I cant see the cast icon in the iplayer app.

How is everyone saying you cannot watch them with Chromecast? Is it only me who can cast these programmes to the TV?

You do if your DVR records them!

Thanks OP. I got both series of Happy Valley (and a load of bonus bits) for £4.24

just what I was looking for.
Edit: thats a bit crap there doesn't seem to be a option on nvidia shield tv's iplayer app to sign in.
Edit: or on my smart tv app
edit: it turns out you cant watch them on anything other than the website or app (which doesn't offer casting) :disappointed:

hot, but DRM means you can only play them with the BBC software...

I thought the xmas special was a bit naff tbh, felt like they'd cobbled it together as an afterthought.

​There really is no hope sometimes..... :disappointed::disappointed:

All 5 series of Being Human in HD for £8.74. I think so :smiley:

This is like buying thru iTunes, except money goes straight to BBC and Apple doesn't take a slice.
& they can release everything (rights permitting), even stuff unviable to release as DVDs (eg single episodes of lost shows etc).
And BBC STORE should be around for ever. At least in our lifetimes.

It is free to watch on BBC iplayer

Thanks OP.
Just completed my sherlock collection.

Cannot use for line of duty

Pity the xmas edition is not included in the bundle and I wonder why it is not in HD!

Let's be clear you,pay for a licence to watch a live broadcast not to retain content indefinitely. Given the substatial revenue shortfall the BBC is undergoing through, unjustified political intervention. Buying BBC content or merchandise ensures the broadcaster can maintain a decent service. People say it's a con it's fundamentally not. With the Cooperation now having to take on the OAP to licence subsidy by the government. Your anger and negativity is misplaced. The BBC have been railroaded creatively and fiscally but successive governments. Undermining its independence whilst those who seek to fragment it, use it as a bastion of Great British industry. It's not a Con, direct your anger at the government. Who continue with the triple lock for pensioners, removing the OAP to licence subsidy, could lower the licence fee. Quality programming does not come cheap, and deals like this represent good value.

Yet another reason why the licence is a con. You paid for it, you should be able to watch it when you like, not put more money into the BBC.

Where do you enter the code please. I've got right through to authorise payment and no promo code box has appeared yet. Don't want to bother at full price....

Good offer.

Just a heads-up that it's worth double-checking if the programme you're downloading is HD or not.

I bought a programme that I'd seen at Xmas in glorious HD, assuming the download was in HD too, but only found out afterwards that the download was offered in SD only.

Err...thanks for the VHS-quality copy for posterity Beeb!

You pay TV Licence to watch them on TV once, not to keep them forever.

is this not why we pay tv licence?!!

This is on BBC store, not iplayer, so you can own them forever (in theory) and watch them as many times as you like.

Not the case here tried it today works on my chromecast to the TV.

Agree I have invested in a chromecast and it won't stream to tv tried, my xbox one ps4 and Sony tv it seems it's only available on tablet and mobile phones at the moment, you can download on pc I'm waiting on a possible update to iplayer that incorporates streaming of bought purchases.

It doesn't work with the iPlayer app on my Samsung TV, TiVo or NowTV box (which is why I only bought one programme); don't know about Fire TV.

BBC Store works with my Chromecast.

? He's not talking about the deal

very tempting, the night manager suppose to be excellent

Really good catalogue from the BBC in terms of programs.

I'm sure half of these are on BBC iplayer and you can download it for 30 days free of charge??

Does anyone know if this works with iplayer on streaming devices like NowTV and Amazon Fire TV etc?

Or are we expected to huddle round the computer or an iPhone?

Code only works for one title. Use code NOWDIGITAL for 50% off a second purchase.

brilliant find, now I can go and get some of the older stuff like Blackadder and Partridge!

Thanks. Kids love The Dengineers but missed a few and iplayer have since removed most of them. Pleased to have got the series for a little over £2

Any one else think the Night Manager was totally over rated?

As far as I've been successful, it's not possible to Chromecast your purchases unfortunately :disappointed:

Peaky blinders 2 seasons in hd for less than a fiver- straight in my basket

In and Out of the Kitchen for £1.74 :smiley:

Can't imagine it'll ever come out on DVD as it was just the three episodes, so worth a punt to see if the ability to watch your purchased programmes ever comes to the apps on my TV, NowTV box or TiVo!

Don't forget quidco as well.

Luther s1-4 for £5.24 / 6.49 HD is decent

Oh heck yeah, Maid Marian and Her Merry Men for £2.49ish a series:

https://store.bbc.com/maid-marian-and-her-merry-men

Yes, that's true

Just bought the Night Manager. Can't download on iPlayer in Ethiopia even using a VPN. Now just need to download on the World's slowest internet connection! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing. I'll definitely be getting a thing or two

Lots of these have been downloadable by iplayer, so what's the point of paying for them again? Voted cold even at 75% off

75% off BBC iPlayer...HOT,HOT,HOT!!!

Just so you know, it's a one time use and they don't have a shopping basket, so you can only get one of these offers

its a great show. hate anything to with BBC but this show blew my mind. still not paying tvl though

Do you need a TV license to watch/stream something bought from the BBC?

Just bought series 1 & 2 of The Detectorists in HD for £5.99 - fantastic value!

no hard copy?

Try it, You never know :wink:

But but but TV licence.... :smile:

Heat added

Happy Valley is a decent price too, for any of them to be honest.

Oh these aren't dvds or blu rays? Just stuff that's been on iPlayer?

Use code: FLASH75

75% off everything at the BBC Store this weekend! Some great offers to be had!

Peaky Blinders Series 1-2 - £4.24/HD £4.74
Doctor Who Series 9 - £5.49/HD £6.74
Fawlty Towers Complete Collection - £3.74