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Andy Jukes @andyjukes.bsky.social

Baffled as to why the BBC would cut off access to the Sounds app for non-UK users but NOT provide podcasts of favourite shows such as @stuartmaconie.bsky.social's #FreakZone. I don't want Radio4, I want #6Music! Gimme that Don Letts Culture Clash!

aug 17, 2025, 11:35 pm • 0 0

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Ronan Flood @r-p-f.bsky.social

Music rights... You could look at VPNs to the UK, to access the full Sounds website (app perhaps trickier); some are blocked by the BBC, so you might need to try several to find one that works. Or, there's this bsky.app/profile/thet...

aug 18, 2025, 11:57 am • 1 0 • view
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Andy Jukes @andyjukes.bsky.social

Aaah, music rights, of course. Thanks for the tip.

aug 19, 2025, 12:35 am • 2 0 • view
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Piet Boon @derots.bsky.social

I’m challenging the music rights thing (as that was never an issue in the 20+ years. They want to monetize on subscription services

aug 19, 2025, 11:31 am • 0 0 • view