Access BBC & ITV players from outside UK using Tor network

This can be used to view BBC & ITV programmes through their iplayers from outside the UK. Programs can be viewed in good quality streams directly after broadcast is finished, I have found this to be much better than live streaming which is possible but is very slow to connect. Channel4 & Channel 5 On demand are accessed via their Youtube site so programs may not appear immediately.

http://www.itv.com/itvplayer/ (ITV On demand) http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv (BBC On demand)

http://www.youtube.com/user/4oD (Channel 4 On Demand via Youtube) http://www.itv.com/Channels/ (ITV Live Streams) http://www.youtube.com/demandfive (Channel 5 On Demand via Youtube)

If you dont already have it, install Firefox from here http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/

Download Vidalia bundle from here https://www.torproject.org/easy-download.html.en (choose Installation Bundle for Windows Easy to install) and install using default settings but uncheck torbutton option. D o N O T launch when prompted. Go to Start menu > All Programs > Vidalia Bundle > Tor > Torrc

Torrc will open in notepad. Scroll to the bottom and add these two lines StrictExitNodes 1 exitnodes After exitnodes press space then copy & paste the following line there 0000000000Marauder,AB1992,agostino,anonion,anotherlink,Antje,cobald,colinwillsdorkyahoo,docTor,ezz,gi gatux,Gizmoguy,Knowledge,matsurika,MrNiceGuy,netraserver,PartTimeAnonymizer,Ragnaruss,toraxisofe vil,TorG It should appear in Torrc document as in screenshot below

Close & Save changes

Go to Start > All Programs > Vidalia Bundle > Vidalia Vidalia will now connect to Tor network

Download Foxyproxy (choose standard, newest release) and install (add to firefox) http://foxyproxy.mozdev.org/downloads.html Start Firefox browser Left click Foxyproxy on the bottom right of the screen In the box that opens select File > Tor wizard

If a box opens Are you using Tor with Privoxy or without? choose without If a box opens Please enter the port on which Tor is listening. If you don't know, use the default. Choose OK

Click on Add New Pattern In the Pattern Name box enter pattern name BBC In the URL pattern box enter http://*bbc.co.uk/* then click on OK

Click on Add New Pattern and repeat with the all the following URLs

Pattern Name Torcheck Pattern Name BBCi Player Episode Pattern Name BBCi Player Steam Pattern Name ITV.com Pattern Name STV Player Pattern Name STV Streams Pattern Name Youtube

URL pattern http://torcheck.xenobite.eu/* URL pattern http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/* URL pattern http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/4/mtis/stream* URL pattern http://mercury.itv.com/* URL pattern http://player.stv.tv/* URL pattern http://*brightcove* URL pattern http://www.youtube.com/*

When finished click OK and Close

Right click Foxyproxy on bottom right of the screen and check that top option is selected

Go to http://torcheck.xenobite.eu/index.php to check that you are exiting through a UK server

Always ensure Vidalia is connected to Tor network and Foxyproxy is running in the bottom right of the screen as Foxyproxy patterns before accessing the sites.

To check which UK exit servers are currently available go to https://torstat.xenobite.eu/index.php?FilterIsExit=1 Click on dropdown list beside CC Select GB Click Search Click on > button under Exit

You now have an updated list of UK exit servers Any or all of these can be added to Torrc file after exitnodes command Eg StrictExitNodes 1 exitnodes gigatux,anonion,anotherlink

You can exit through any other country by selecting it from CC dropdown list and following the above steps