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How to Watch BBC Select on Google Chromecast

You can stream BBC Select on Google Chromecast. Here’s how to sign up, download, install, and start streaming BBC Select using your Google Chromecast. Learn how to get the most out of your Google Chromecast while using BBC Select.


BBC Select

BBC Select is a documentary streaming service offering premium programming from the BBC. See programs based on history, travel, true crime, art, royalty, and more.

Google Chromecast

Google Chromecast is a streaming device that can be used to watch Live TV Streaming Services and On Demand Streaming Services.

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Can you stream BBC Select on Google Chromecast?

How to Sign Up and Download BBC Select on Google Chromecast

Google Cast

  1. Click here to sign up for BBC Select.
  2. Install the BBC Select iPhone/iPad app or Android Phone/Tablet app.
  3. Once installed, log in using your BBC Select credentials.
  4. Make sure your streaming device is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your Android Phone/Tablet or iPhone/iPad.
  5. Start playing the content in the BBC Select app and select the Google Cast icon.
  6. Choose your Google Chromecast and it will start displaying on your streaming device.

How to Sign Up for BBC Select on Other Streaming Devices

If you have other devices, you can learn how to sign up for and use BBC Select on Apple TV, Roku, Android TV, Mac, Windows, Sony Smart TV, and VIZIO Smart TV.


What features are available on BBC Select?

No Parental Controls

There are no parental controls for BBC Select.

Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Max, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, and STARZ have parental control features.

Ads

BBC Select displays ads while watching content.

Offline Downloads

At least for Prime Video subscribers, titles can be downloaded.


Movies

Users will see documentaries focused on history, culture, travel, true crime, politics, and more.

Some titles include “Mariupol: The People’s Story,” “Putin vs the West,” “Ukraine: The People’s Fight,” “African Apocalypse,” “A Life in Ten Pictures,” “Russia: 1,000 Years of History,” “Who Killed the Princess in the Tower?” “Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World,” and “The Source Family.”

DIRECTV STREAM Cash Back

Let us know your e-mail address to send your $50 Amazon Gift Card when you sign up for DIRECTV STREAM.

You will receive it ~2 weeks after you complete your first month of service.

Sling TV Cash Back

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Hulu Live TV Cash Back

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You will receive it ~2 weeks after you complete your first month of service.