Clahal

I'm relocating from the UK to NJ in 10 days time...please tell me there's a way I can watch it over there?!!

😬

Pulaski

Isn't that a little overdramatic?

There are certainly ways to watch British TV, that usually involve a VPN and a digital media player, such Apple TV or Roku, among many others.

I have never felt the need to watch British TV so hopefully someone will be along soon to provide a specific recommendation.

dgsyd1

Tunnelbear subscription, iPad & Apple TV works just fine for me. But there are plenty of options out there.

Clahal

Great, thanks v much! 😀

studentgwant

PBS has the Great British Bake Off as well.

Clahal

Is that a channel over there? Thanks 😀

christmasoompa

there's no such thing as too dramatic when it comes to the GBBO. Television gold!

OP - if you can't find it in the U.S. then the answer is simple - postpone the move.

Pulaski

PBS is the closest the US has to the BBC, it does not run commercials, but typically gets very little public funding, and so makes very little of its own material (usually very low budget stuff about the arts, IME), but buys quite a lot from the BBC. They are forever running "begging marathons" for people to ring in and pledge money, or buy program related items, to keep themselves funded. ..... That said, PBS is a loose affiliation of independent stations that show different programs, so not all may show the GBBO.

Tom1981

There's a number of sites, for example https://www.smartdnsproxy.com/ - which allow subscribers to plug in a virtual DNS into their devices/routers. The cost is usually pretty minimal - max $5/month, and much less for annual subscriptions.

This has the effect of disguising your geographic location through the use of an intermediary server, a side effect of which may be that you can access content licensed in other countries.

Caveat: I am not encouraging or condoning you to use the DNS server to illegally access content. Smart DNS servers are perfectly legal in the US; however, the legality of what you use them to access will depend on the copyright specific to that content.

Enjoy

Pulaski

I agree, but if you're accessing either material that is not distributed in the US, or distributed for free (on a channel that does not show commercials) then using a DNS to access overseas material is the epitome of a victimless crime, IME.

Tom1981

Weeellll... I kind of agree. If you asked me to argue the other side though, I'd say that (in the case of the BBC) the British TV License/tax-payers ultimately end up footing a great proportion of the same bill...

Clahal

Haha! I knew I wasn't alone in this!! X

sir_eccles

While pbs doesn't show commercials there are commercial partners who sponsor certain shows and pay considerable sums to have their logo shown before the show just before the bit where they say "...and viewers like you".

For GBBO I believe it is Viking River Cruises (makes sense to me!)

http://www.pbs.org/food/shows/great-...h-baking-show/

Pulaski

Me too, ....... It must be Danish pastries!

Dorothy

Paul Hollywood is going to be my next husband. Oh, and Mary Berry looks very much like my mother.

Just as a side note, I auditioned for the Great Australian Bake Off in May this year. Unfortunately my tarte tatin didn't caramelise as well as I would have liked it to and I wasn't chosen as a contestant. However there's always next year.