Missing Audio Description in BBC iPlayer App

By mr grieves, 1 February, 2026

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tvOS and Apple TV Apps

I seem to be finding a lot of shows at the moment that are missing aAudio Description in the TV version of the BBC iPlayer app.

For example, Daddy Issues series 2. There are normally 2 buttons - play and play with AD. The second button is missing. However, the AD track is available in the iPhone app. I asked BBC support about this and they told me it was there and it's somehow my fault.

Then there's the new series of What We Do In the Shadows.

I noticed last week that Can You Keep a Secret? had no AD. So my wife tried on the TV version of iPlayer and it did indeed have AD. I tried episode 2 on the Apple TV app and it does seem to have it.

I know AD versions often are lagged behind the mainstream version, but I feel that the TV app is maybe not showing the option for some programmes that genuinely have it.

Has anyone else noticed this or is it just me?

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