It's always been quite frustrating that quite a few of the streams available on the BBC website are limited to UK-based IP addresses. So the likes of football commentary on Five Live are only available to people in the UK. However, I've found a workaround.
If I VPN into work's London office for a minute, load the necessary page to stream the commentary and then disconnect the VPN, the commentary continues. It appears that it only checks the IP address when it first connects. The quick switch of IP address back to my US one doesn't seem to phase it. The same doesn't work for streaming video, which stops when you switch.
I'm currently awaiting a more strategic solution. Hopefully Sean will be sorting out a proxy server for me to connect through in London :) In the meantime, I'll continue listening to the FA Cup tie between Newcastle and Chelsea. Chelsea's three substitutions at half time have been followed almost immediately by an injury to Bridge, so they're down to ten men. Sounds good, but always makes me nervous. Let's hope we can hold on to the one goal lead...
