WHAT WE WANT THE BBC TO FIX

BBC Director-general Tony Hall wants the iplayer to rival Netflix and Amazon. We admire his ambition, while we think the Beeb should make some basic improvements first… Fix the dead links: It’s frustrating to click ‘Help and FAQ’ in iplayer Downloads and arrive at a 404 error page, or to click tabs on the BBC Earth page ( www.bbc.com/ earth) and be told ‘Oops!’

One-click Add: In Netflix you can click a show’s thumbnail to instantly add it to your list, but in iplayer you have to go to the show’s page. That may sound trivial, but it’s enough to make you give up if adding lots of series at once. More box sets: Netflix makes all episodes of most series available at once. The iplayer has to follow suit if it seriously wants viewers to stick around.

Better iplayer on smart TVS: Currently it’s easier to stream the iplayer from your PC to your TV - either by HDMI or Chromecast - than to grapple with the iplayer app on most smart TVS. The BBC says it’s working with TV manufacturers to improve the apps, so stay tuned.

Podcast subscriptions: The Beeb’s podcasts are fantastic, but the requirement to use RSS will put many off subscribing. We’d love a built-in subscription tool - or a dedicated BBC podcasts app.