How do I watch live TV on Â鶹Éç iPlayer?

Most of the live channels and programmes that are broadcast on Â鶹Éç TV are also available to watch live on iPlayer. We also have some iPlayer channels and online-only streams which can be accessed live via Â鶹Éç iPlayer on any device.

On the Â鶹Éç iPlayer website

  1. Select a channel within the ChannelsÌý³Ù²¹²ú
  2. Choose Watch live

Image of the iPlayer website with the 'Channels' and 'Watch live' icons highlighted

On the Â鶹Éç iPlayer app for mobiles and tablets

  1. Select Explore
  2. Choose the channel you would like to watch from the channels rail at the top
  3. Tap 'Watch live' underneath the current programme.

Three screenshots of the Â鶹Éç iPlayer mobile app. The first shows the homescreen with 'Explore' highlighted. The second shows the Explore page with the channel rail at the top of the screen. The third shows the channel page with the green 'Watch live' button visible.

On the TV app

  1. Select a channel in the Channels tab
  2. Choose Watch live or Watch from the start

Image of the iPlayer TV app with the channels icon and the 'Watch live' button highlighted

Online-only streams

Some live streams are online-only. These can be found at the top of the homepage on any device, or within the category for that stream.ÌýFor example live rugby can be found at the top of the Sport category, live festival streams in the Music category and news programmes like Question Time, which is online-only at 8pm* before the TV broadcast, can be found in the News category. They can also be found by searching for the programme names and selecting the 'Live' episode.

**Update 14 November 2024**Ìý

For the next few weeks, Question Time will be available to watch live at 9pm on iPlayer before the TV broadcast at 10.40pm.

iPlayer channels can be found on the homepage or within the categories of the streams.

Please note that once you've started watching live TV on your connected TV, the live stream will stop after three hours. You can restart it again by going back to the Channels tab, or the Live stream icon on the homepage or category page,Ìýand selecting it again.

Missed the start?

You can choose to watch from the start of the programme on most devices. Check theÌýHow do I use Live Restart?Ìýpage for more information.

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Are live streams no longer available on your TV?ÌýCheck here forÌýmore information:ÌýWhy can't I watch live TV streams on my TV?


All of our TV channels and S4C are available to watch live through Â鶹Éç iPlayer, although some programmes may not be available to stream online due to rights. Read more about this here:ÌýWhy aren't all live streams available on Â鶹Éç iPlayer?

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