"... connection response 403 Forbidden"

[nickc]

(01-02-2019 16:22)simoncn Wrote:  Thanks for this. The connection to the BBC was made via an Akamai proxy with IP address 23.38.53.172 located in Frankfurt. Perhaps this is why you are being blocked from the UK-only streams.

Aha! I've no doubt it is! Thank you very much for this helpful diagnostic, Simon.
Clearly I need to talk to the VPN provider.