BBC has added password controls to iPlayer

[tellyaddict]

> I've just tried to play Casualty from the iPlayer site as a test.  I was
> asked to register with a DOB, Postcode, Email address and gender
> identification so changes have already happened.  The subsequent
> playback though was terrible.  I could hear the audio OK but the video
> was more a sequence of still images changing every few seconds.  Not
> watchable at all.

You don't HAVE to register yet. The message only says that you will SOON need a password to watch iPlayer. You have the option to either sign in, register or "I'll do it later".