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bbc.co.uk

Mostly blocked

281 of the 282 URLs we have a verdict for under bbc.co.uk are blocked in mainland China; 1 are not. The site itself, https://bbc.co.uk, is blocked. The Great Firewall poisons its DNS, silently drops its packets so requests time out and blocks the connection outright. 23,125 tests have been run under this domain since 2011-02-18, the most recent on 2026-08-11.

DNS poisoning 279 Timeout / silent drop 259 Connection failed 56 Connection reset 30 Empty response 4 TLS handshake failure 1
298URLs tested
281blocked
23,125tests all-time
2011first tested
8 h agolast tested

The site itself

http://bbc.co.ukas of 2026Blockedhttps://bbc.co.ukBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.ukas of 2026Blockedhttps://www.bbc.co.ukBlocked

Pages and subdomains (76)

http://bbc.co.uk/tvas of 2026Blockedhttp://bbc.co.uk/newsas of 2026Blockedhttp://bbc.co.uk/sportas of 2026Blockedhttp://bbc.co.uk/hindiBlockedhttp://bbc.co.uk/radio1as of 2026Blockedhttps://bbc.co.uk/sportas of 2026Blockedhttp://bbc.co.uk/chineseas of 2026Blockedhttp://bbc.co.uk/iplayeras of 2026Blockedhttp://bbc.co.uk/zhongwenas of 2026Blockedhttp://bbc.co.uk/mandarinBlockedhttp://bbc.co.uk/cantoneseBlockedhttp://bbc.co.uk/vietnameseas of 2026Blockedhttp://bbc.co.uk/ukchina/simpas of 2026Blockedhttp://bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simpBlockedhttp://bbc.co.uk/academy/journalismas of 2026Blockedhttp://bbc.co.uk/academy/chinese-simpBlockedhttp://m.bbc.co.ukUnresolvablehttp://ssl.bbc.co.ukUnresolvablehttp://emp.bbc.co.ukas of 2026Blockedhttp://news.bbc.co.ukas of 2026Blockedhttps://ssl.bbc.co.ukUnresolvablehttps://news.bbc.co.ukas of 2026Blockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/tvas of 2026Blockedhttp://m.bbc.co.uk/newsUnresolvablehttp://monitor.bbc.co.ukUnresolvablehttps://static.bbc.co.ukas of 2026Blockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/newsas of 2026Blockedhttps://support.bbc.co.ukas of 2026Blockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/radioBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/sportBlockedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/newsas of 2026Blockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/hindiBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/mundoBlockedhttps://jira.dev.bbc.co.ukas of 2026Blockedhttp://newsforums.bbc.co.ukUnresolvablehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4Blockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3Blockedhttp://m.bbc.co.uk/zhongwenUnresolvablehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/chineseBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/persianBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayerBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/burmeseBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/ukchinaas of 2026Blockedhttp://www.monitor.bbc.co.ukUnresolvablehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/academyBlockedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/soundsBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwenas of 2026Blockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/podcastsBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/mandarinas of 2026Blockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/learningBlockedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayeras of 2026Blockedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwenBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/cantoneseBlockedhttp://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/wsUnresolvablehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/vietnameseBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/monitoringBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmesBlockedhttp://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/ws/zhUnresolvablehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/ukchina/simpas of 2026Blockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/ukchina/tradBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simpBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radioBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/touch/Blockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/tradas of 2025Blockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/on-airas of 2026Blockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/ukchina/simpleBlockedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simpBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/asiaBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwhoas of 2025Blockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglishas of 2026Blockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/russianBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22286254Blockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/ukchina/simp/eltBlockedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglishBlockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/series2as of 2025Blockedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradioBlocked

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About bbc.co.uk and the Great Firewall

Is bbc.co.uk blocked in mainland China?

281 of the 282 URLs we have a verdict for under bbc.co.uk are blocked in mainland China; 1 are not. The site itself, https://bbc.co.uk, is blocked. The Great Firewall poisons its DNS, silently drops its packets so requests time out and blocks the connection outright. 23,125 tests have been run under this domain since 2011-02-18, the most recent on 2026-08-11.

How can I reach bbc.co.uk from mainland China?

A VPN or another circumvention tool routes the request outside mainland China, past the filtering that blocks bbc.co.uk. GreatFire runs GreatFire VPN; the Analyzer also tests the domains of many VPN and proxy providers, so you can check whether one is reachable before relying on it.

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bbc.co.uk is ranked #223 among the world's most-visited domains (Tranco).

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