The play controls you鈥檒l see depend on whether you鈥檙e listening live or on demand, and on which device you're using.
Can't see the play controls? If the screen is magnified or zoomed in, or if you're using the website on a phone or tablet, some controls may not be visible. Clicking or tapping on the playback bar will open the full controls.
I'm listening live
- Volume button
Select this to adjust the volume or mute the volume
- START button
This will be available on devices which support Live Restart. Select this to start the live programme from the beginning.
- 20 button to the left
Use this to rewind the live stream by 20 seconds per click.
- Pause button
Use this to pause or resume the live programme. If you pause or interrupt a live stream, it will resume from the moment it was paused*.
- 20 button to the right
Use this to fast forward the live stream by 20 seconds per click. It isn't possible to fast forward beyond the live point, and this button will be greyed out if you're already at the live point.
- LIVE button
Click this to catch up with the live point. This button will be greyed out if you're already at the live point.
- Orange line across the screen
This is called the scrub bar. Drag the orange circle at the front of the line (highlighted in the image) backwards or forwards to rewind or fast forward throughout the programme.
- Play Queue
On live streams, this will show what's coming up on the schedule. There's also a link to the full station schedule
- Playback speed
When listening live, you can slow down the playback speed. When the live stream has been rewound, you can choose from any of the speed options to listen back.
*Live pause on the mobile/tablet app will save your position for up to 15 minutes before returning to the live position.
I'm listening on demand or to a download
- Volume button
Select this to adjust the volume or mute the volume
- 20 button to the left
Use this to rewind the programme by 20 seconds per click.
- Pause button
Use this to pause or resume the programme.
- 20 button to the right
Use this to fast forward the programme by 20 seconds per click.
- Orange line across the screen
This is called the scrub bar. Drag the orange circle at the front of the line (highlighted in the image) backwards or forwards to rewind or fast forward throughout the programme.
- Left and right arrows (< and >)
Use the left arrow to skip to the previous episode (if it's available) and the right arrow to skip to the next episode (if it's available).
- Speech bubble
Where available, this can be selected to show subtitles for the programme you're listening to
- Play Queue
Select this to see the list of upcoming episodes
- Playback speed (1x)
Select this to change the playback speed of your on-demand programme.
- Playback settings cog
This can be used to switch autoplay on or off