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Title: BBC broken?
Post by: geep on March 29, 2011, 10:47:08 PM
I was watching the weather forecast on BBC1 and it hung. Now the whole of the BBC seems gone.
Apparently confirmed by: http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/bbc.co.uk
And http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=bbc.co.uk can't resolve the hostname

Anybody else lost the Beeb? Or is it just my DNS??

Cheers,
Peter
Title: Re: BBC broken?
Post by: HPsauce on March 29, 2011, 10:50:11 PM
It's gone. Tried several DNS.
Title: Re: BBC broken?
Post by: geep on March 29, 2011, 10:52:58 PM
Nice to know it's not just me.
Hope Radio4 can broadcast the Today programme tomorrow - else it's nuclear war :)
Cheers,
Peter
Title: Re: BBC broken?
Post by: roseway on March 30, 2011, 07:01:17 AM
It's back now, but it was completely dead for a time last night.
Title: Re: BBC broken?
Post by: tuftedduck on March 30, 2011, 09:14:50 AM
Read all about it... :)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12904586
Title: Re: BBC broken?
Post by: scottiesmum on March 30, 2011, 09:50:02 AM
I wondered what had happened too   !!  Thank you for the link TD  :) .....   this morning I have sound distortion on one of the stations   ::)  this has happened several times,  then righting itself ... it's obviously a fault at "their end"  as other stations and 'listen again' are clear.  Possibly connected to last night's problem I suppose  :shrug2:
Title: Re: BBC broken?
Post by: roseway on March 30, 2011, 10:08:33 AM
It brings home to you just how significant the BBC website is in so many people's lives. It really gave me a strange feeling when it disappeared totally from the internet, and even DNS lookup didn't recognise it. :(
Title: Re: BBC broken?
Post by: scottiesmum on March 30, 2011, 10:17:44 AM
Do you know Eric, I know exactly what you mean by 'strange feeling' .  Whilst the BBC are not my favourite people by any means,   .... it is one of the first pages I look at and I do use the radio section of the iPlayer a lot !  For a few seconds I felt totally cut off, even though I could access other news sites; in fact I checked with the TV that the BBC were still broadcasting  ::)  I can only describe the feeling as   'spooky'.   Having said that, the gurgling sound coming out of my speakers this morning is driving me potty and making me wish it was off  ;D   (I have changed channels,  in case anyone is thinking I'm listening to gurgling  ;D )
Title: Re: BBC broken?
Post by: roseway on March 30, 2011, 10:22:50 AM
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in fact I checked with the TV that the BBC were still broadcasting

I'm slightly embarrassed to admit that I did the same. ;D
Title: Re: BBC broken?
Post by: scottiesmum on March 30, 2011, 10:34:19 AM
You've contracted  FL  I think  Eric.      :lol:
Title: Re: BBC broken?
Post by: roseway on March 30, 2011, 11:11:17 AM
Oh no! :'(