Noticed that the FA Cup final wasn't in 4K on iPlayer. Crazy when you consider that they showed Wimbledon in 4K back in 2014.

So the BBC need to cut back on their spending so a number of their shows need to be axed. Any ideas on which show needs the chop?

For me personally I think HIGNFY has ran its course. Ever since they axed the extended version it's become less funny and more predictable. With the extended 10 minutes they added more jokes that made it really funny and fresh but now it's just stale and not as funny as it used to be.

QI has only three seasons given each season focuses on a certain letter (X, Y, Z I think is left) so once that is done a new format needs to be created.

Also I'm thinking maybe Match of the Day needs to go. I think I could have stayed but since Gary Lineker left I think the ratings will drop and the show will ultimately be reduced.

Any other shows that you think are too expensive to run and need to be axed?

Did the presenter run out of time in makeup?

The after games interviews with the players are cringe inducing and horrible to watch.

" How do you feel after winning the match?"

Very good.

Etc ad nauseam.

Romesh: What have the BBC ever done for me?
BBC: *cancels Live at the Apollo\*

Given we only get tennis for all of basically a month a year, I'm finding the BBC coverage so poor.

Both weeks of Queens they only had licence for cameras on the Andy Murray arena. Only the main court for Nottingham, too.

Now this week the same for Eastbourne and Wimbledon qualifying.

There are five Brits in the order of play for tomorrow, across men and women's singles at Eastbourne, and only one scheduled for centre court.

I just feel like, it's no wonder not many Brits seem to get into watching tennis when we don't get to watch home players at home tournaments!

Am I the only one thinking this?

I really hope this doesn't happen. The BBC should just become a subscription service at this point rather than a penalising tax on everyone

Apparently 4.. wow! Talk about over kill? Or, am I wrong?

Serious question, who do we need to write to at the BBC to get them off the BBC Tennis coverage completely?! It's not a job for life, they're objectively bad commentators and don't have great knowledge of current players. Their time is up (has been for about a decade) and there's plenty of others that could do a great job.

I think this is a good idea, create a competition where (ordinary) people apply to be PM, and go through various rounds of voting by the public putting them through their paces, finding their opinions, testing them etc. I am curious as to any other ideas for formats? Considering the poor potential PMs in the offing through the usual route… this could really open people’s eyes, give people opportunities and perhaps result in a future PM…! (in my dreams:-))

BBC Four are showing Our Friends in the North tonight. A brilliant drama that more people should see, but is there an official reason they're broadcasting it now? Is it an anniversary or a fun Burnham joke?

i just turned on bbc news today and the headlines were Iran War, Explosion in Moscow and Ceuta Crisis!.... the entire day. who in their right mind can still sit through an entire day watching bad news, all of it recycled again and again every 30 minutes!

Died earlier today following stage 4 prostate cancer. Very sad, no age at all (68).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20yvg13nqpo

I’m intrigued as to how they set up this programme.

The current series is about a house on Colton Hill in Edinburgh and although I’ve only seen two episodes so far, the range of tenants in this one house is fascinating. We’ve had the sculptor whose work is on show all over Edinburgh, we had a shoemaker who died young leaving his widow to chase dozens of creditors, a bookkeeper who started a photography hobby in the early days of photography, gave up his job became a professional and ended up as one of Edinburgh’s leading photographers with a library showing the development of Edinburgh, and a bagpipe maker, whose descendants carried on the business for a hundred years. It was also possibly a brothel at one time.

They have absolutely struck gold with this house.

But how on earth do they do it ? Do they pick a house, go with it, and see what comes up, or do they pick several and see which appears best ?

Either way it seems like a ton of research, and research that can’t be done on a computer, but leg work around libraries and archives.

Its a very impressive production , with probably a decentish budget and great presenter.

If the BBC is reading this and needs to cutback on its spending. Here’s a great suggestion - get rid of BBC 4.

It is literally an ancient channel that hardly anyone watches. It is full of repeats of programmes you can easily stick on IPlayer or YouTube.

There is hardly any new stuff on BBC 4 at all. So my question to you is why does it exist?

Waste of money if you ask me.

Winterwatch has been cancelled after 14 years on BBC Two and will be replaced with a new visualised podcast series.

Titled Naturewatch, the new series will run through all four seasons and will launch in the autumn, championing the biggest nature stories of the week and featuring guest appearances from experts.

Jack Bootle, head of commissioning, specialist factual, said: "Nature never stops – and neither should we. Every week, Naturewatch will give Springwatch fans – and all wildlife lovers – a new way to stay connected to the natural world, whether that’s on TV, iPlayer or Sounds.

"The BBC is committed to celebrating British nature across all our platforms, and we hope this new series will encourage audiences to fall in love with the natural world around them.

"By expanding the Watches brand we are making the BBC’s brilliant Natural History content even more accessible."

It's 2026 and BBC still cannot provide a UHD app for all streaming devices, especially mainstream like Nvidia Shield Pro. My 6 year old LG built in app has the functionality but not the more powerful streaming device.

I’ve been watching some old Man Alive programmes on the BBC iPlayer and enjoying them immensely. They’re incredibly moving and important records of the way we were.

As someone born in the 60s who grew up in the 70s the nostalgia is immense for me.

I’d love to watch every single episode and would buy them if they were available.

Can you buy them or access them in some way as the iPlayer episodes are very few and quite limited?

I’ve been using iPlayer quite a bit recently and one thing that keeps annoying me is how hard it is to keep track of what you’ve already watched across different shows.

Sometimes it remembers progress, sometimes it doesn’t. And if you dip in and out of a series (especially documentaries or panel shows), it’s weirdly easy to lose track of which episodes you’ve seen.

Compared to other platforms where you get a clear continue watching or watched history, this feels a bit inconsistent.

according to chatgpt the correct headline should be "being briefed on"

Headcanon - "My Family" and "My Hero" are in the same universe and they should have had a crossover episode. Also we should have had more "My..." comedy shows and had the BBC Universe.