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No need for a proxy for this superb documentary

September 8, 2010
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Sometimes I think I spend too much time on the Internet, I suspect that is part of life as an expat. The upside is that you get to check out stories that interest you and for one it is documentaries that I miss most. Every so often you get to see a programme that really [...]

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Not all British Expats

July 19, 2010
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Well it is hard to believe that my proxy has been going now for just over 12 months, considering it was just to see if I could set it up. Later I decided to make it available to other expats, to help with the maintenance costs. What I didn’t expect was the number of new [...]

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A Busy month with the Worldcup on Iplayer Proxy

July 18, 2010
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Well it has been a little while since I have written here, partly because I have been busy with a recent change in job and I managed to forget my password to be able to update the blog, not something I should admit to though Still it has had been a busy month, but I [...]

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Arsenal in Champions League live on ITV1

February 21, 2010
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Normally I go to watch the champions league games at the local Irish Ex-pats bar, well when I say local it is a 25 minute walk, but Wednesday just gone I did not have the time. Fortunately ITV was broadcasting live the champions league game. So it was a good opportunity to test out the [...]

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How to get 4oD Via a Proxy

February 9, 2010
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Up until now it has been messy to watch 4oD via a proxy server if you are outside of the UK, but I am pleased to say that you can watch the channel 4oD via Youtube, in excellent quality, having just tested it out. So if you have been missing Time Team, Hollyoaks or wanted [...]

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UK Proxy for Iplayer goes beyond Spain

January 30, 2010
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The site may only be running for a couple of weeks now, but I have to say I am surprised how it has been picked up from the 4 corners of the world. I suppose the the best is from Haiti from one of the aid workers over there, it certainly makes me feel I [...]

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Streaming BBC Iplayer on the TV

January 25, 2010

Finally I have the BBC Iplayer playing on my 37 inch TV, not that I am trying to show of with my 37 inches! The only reason I mention it is because linking the laptop to the TV and with a wifi connection, I am amazed how good the quality of the picture is considering [...]

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How to watch the bbc iplayer outside the uk

January 24, 2010

If you have arrived at this page I assume you are trying to watch the BBC Iplayer outside of the UK, which is how I came to build this site after putting together my own UK proxy server, to enable me and other ex-pats to watch the BBC Iplayer from abroad. Living in Spain is [...]

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UK Proxy 4 Iplayer is Up

January 21, 2010

Well after a setting up a proxy server to watch the BBC Iplayer some months back now, and with a number of expats finding my proxy handy I thought it was about time I launched a website specifically for this. So here it is iplayerproxy4u, not the most imaginative of names but for SEO purposes [...]

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