How to Watch CBeebies in the US on BBC iPlayer
Wherever you live you’ve all probably got access to load more TV channels than a decade ago. However, if you’ve ever sat and skimmed through huge lists desperately trying to find something interesting to watch that volume is not necessarily matched by a rise in quality. Now being bored while having access to a few hundred satellite channels is one thing, but that’s nothing compared to having to entertain a couple of toddlers for a few hours on 4 hours sleep! The channel you need is without doubt is the wonderful CBeebies from the BBC, packed full of high quality TV programmes specifically designed for pre-school kids.
In this post we will demonstrate how anyone can watch CBeebies abroad using a VPN service called NordVPN – see below for more information.
The Incredible CBeebies TV Channel
It’s a situation that many of us have faced, you’re desperately tired because your children have been up half the night. They’re tired too, but they don’t want to sleep so instead of going back to bed you get to try and entertain them. Of course, if you’re lucky you might have access to some professional assistance – who can take over while you catch a few hours’ sleep.
Yet most of us are not that fortunate and many parents will inevitably reach for the tablets or better still the most affordable babysitter on the planet – CBeebies ! I’m not exaggerating either, the BBC’s free to air channel for small children is possibly the most important TV channel in existence for many parents of small children. Just for a very simple example, currently as I write this there are 57 episodes of the cartoon show Peter Rabbit. It’s an animated adventure story based on Beatrix Potter’s characters which almost all small children seem to love. That’s 57 episodes of peace and quiet, well more, because as any parent knows a toddler will almost always watch stuff they like over and over again!
CBeebies TV Line UP
Seriously the CBeebies channel is absolutely packed full of high-quality children’s entertainment, much of it genuinely educational too. There’s certainly a distinct lack of awful kids cartoons surrounded by multiple breaks full of brainwashing advertising. Unfortunately, there is a drawback for anyone who is outside the United Kingdom whether living, travelling or on holiday and that’s currently you can’t watch CBeebies from any other country.
How to Watch CBeebies Abroad Online
You’d think that perhaps the BBC would make an exception for a kiddie’s channel when blocking access from outside the UK but alas it’s not the case. The cBeebies channel just like everything else is blocked as soon as you try and watch anything from a non-UK location, although you can access web-based resource like the cBeebies studio.
Anyway, fear not, just because you’re not physically located in the United Kingdom doesn’t mean you have to miss out. The following example shows you how to watch CBeebies from anywhere in the world by using a simple inexpensive application. It’s called a VPN or Virtual Private Network and although it sounds complicated it basically just involves clicking on a button to switch locations.
Here’s it in action –
Install the VPN on Any Device
As you can see the VPN service sets up an encrypted connection between your computer and a VPN server. As long as that server is based in the UK then it will also appear that you are in the UK too. Which means that all UK only channels will work perfectly including CBeebies! In fact, all the UK television online channels will work while you have the UK connection active. So, there’s some decent kids’ programmes on ITV and Channel 4 available too, of course they’re all free but BBC aside there are commercials on the others.
It’s very simple to use and as long as you click on a UK server you can watch all the cBeebies programmes either live or via the iPlayer archive. There was something of a crackdown last year and you may have heard some rumours of the BBC iPlayer VPN not working anymore. Fortunately, although many services were affected, the more sophisticated services like Identity Cloaker were not and still work perfectly to this day.
Multiple Streaming Services All Over the World
Remember though, the subscription included access to a huge network all over the world and potentially unlocks lots more websites. If you’re looking for children’s programmes, then there’s lots of options on US and Canadian site too just pick the correct country before you connect. To be honest though if you have young children there’s little to compare with cBeebies TV.
It’s also worth mentioning that although we’ve demonstrated the software on a laptop/computer you can actually use your subscription on other devices too. So, if you’re outside the UK and want to watch the CBeebies on an iPad, phone or tablet you can do that too. There are apps and versions available for the majority of digital devices so you can install NordVPN on just about everything. You can even install it on your router which works for everything but that’s a little more technical and needs a compatible router.
If you just want a simple, reliable and straight forward way to watch BBC iPlayer, ITV and Channel 4 from anywhere in the world then just install the relevant application on each of your devices.
NordVPN Latest Discounts
Try it out and see how easily it works.
Additional FAQ – CBeebies and BBC
This post is a few years old but still gets a lot of visits, so I like to update it so it’s still accurate. Here’s a few questions, comments or emails I’ve got over the last few years – it’s currently January 2024.
Can I Watch all of BBC iPlayer Abroad Like this?
Yes, you can, in fact CBeebies is simply one of the eleven live streaming channels available on BBC iPlayer. If you can watch CBeebies then you have access to all the other channels and the iPlayer archive too. Just make sure you’re connected to a UK VPN server before you connect and disconnect after you’re through.
Can I watch ITV Hub and Other UK TV Channels?
Yes, they work in exactly the same way – just connect to a UK VPN server before you connect?
Do I Need a BBC iPlayer Account?
This is one of the things that has changed since I wrote this page initially. Now you need a BBC account in order to use any of the streaming services. However, there’s no need to worry – they’re free and can easily be set up even if you’re outside the UK. Connect to your chosen UK VPN, go to the registration page – https://account.bbc.com/register and then answer the questions. You’ll have to supply an email address, any valid UK postcode (no check just use anyone). You will be asked if you have a UK TV license – you have to say Yes to this to continue, but again there’s no actual check.
How to Watch CBeebies in the USA?
Just follow the same process. Choose a VPN with UK servers then connect to one before you open the application or visit the website. The BBC will see the UK IP address and you can watch any UK only streaming sites you like including the BBC and CBeebies. When you’ve finished disconnect the VPN or connect to a server in your native country.
Yes of course, it’s called CBBC. You can access all BBC channels using this method. There’s a lot of good kids shows on the ITV Hub and Channel 5 too which all work with Identity Cloaker.