Watch BBC Persian Live
BBC Persian streams live and free on GuardianTV Live from United Kingdom, carrying news programming. Press play above — the stream runs in your browser over HLS with adaptive quality, and needs no app, account or download.
It is operated by BBC. The channel launched on 14 January 2009.
This is a free-to-air stream aggregated from public sources, so availability depends on the broadcaster. If the feed drops, GuardianTV’s premium service carries 45,000+ channels on load-balanced servers at 99.9% uptime — free to test for 12 hours.
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BBC Persian — questions
How can I watch BBC Persian live for free?
Open this page in any modern browser and press play. BBC Persian streams directly in the GuardianTV Live web player over HLS — no app, no signup and no download. The stream is health-checked every six hours.
Is BBC Persian free to watch online?
Yes. BBC Persian is carried as a free-to-air stream published on the open internet, and GuardianTV Live plays it at no cost. Free-to-air sources can go offline without notice; a GuardianTV subscription provides the same content on load-balanced servers at 99.9% uptime.
What quality does BBC Persian stream in?
The current BBC Persian feed streams at 1080p. The player negotiates the best variant your connection can carry, and you can pin a specific quality from the control strip.
Can I watch BBC Persian on my phone?
Yes. The player uses native HLS playback on iPhone, iPad and Safari, and hls.js everywhere else, so BBC Persian plays on Android and iOS browsers without an app.
Want the other 45,000+ channels?
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