[mootothemax]

I'm failing to understand why you've posted this, when the explanation is right smack bang in the middle of the page you've linked:

We're sorry but this site is not accessible from the UK as it is part of our international service and is not funded by the licence fee. It is run commercially by BBC Worldwide, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BBC, the profits made from it go back to BBC programme-makers to help fund great new BBC programmes. You can find out more about BBC Worldwide and its digital activities at www.bbcworldwide.com

On a technical interest note, I viewed the page first from my home here in Poland, then via my UK proxy using the same cookies. Both worked, but as soon as I switched to Incognito mode using the same UK proxy, I got the "go away" message. At a guess they're doing something with cookies to prevent repeated geo-up lookups.

The fun part is that when viewing using the UK proxy but with my "I'm a foreigner" cookies, adverts magically disappear from the page. Interesting mix of geo-ip tech they must be using :)

[barny]

I posted it because the explanation given makes absolutely no sense. The fact that it is not funded by the licence fee is not an explanation. It might be a reason to show adverts on the page, but it is not a reason to restrict access. I find it ridiculous that a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation is producing content that can be accessed from any country but Britain, regardless of how it is funded.

[mootothemax]

I posted it because the explanation given makes absolutely no sense.

Well that's a different question to the one in the post title ;-)

The fact that it is not funded by the licence fee is not an explanation... I find it ridiculous

It is an explanation, albeit one that you don't like. Fair enough. My worry is that people will kick up a huge fuss over this when, frankly, it's a storm in a teacup.

[EwanToo]

It's absolutely not an explanation as far as I'm concerned.

BBC Worldwide does operate in the UK, it sells DVDs, magazines, etc, so there seems no reason to lock UK users out of a specific website just "because" - the explanation they give does nothing to expand on the "because" element.

[andyjohnson0]

Its not that he doesn't like the explanation. Its that he doesn't understand the explanation because it doesn't make any sense.

And I don't understand it either.

(UK citizen living in UK, big supporter of BBC)

[Devilboy]

I don't understand... this site is available for everyone EXCEPT people in the UK? And their explanation makes sense to you?