Can I use 麻豆社 Sounds when I travel outside the UK?


Notice: If you live outside the UK, 麻豆社 Sounds is now unavailable. For details on how you can continue to listen to live 麻豆社 radio and podcasts, please visit the help page at .


UK listeners who go on holiday abroad can continue to use the 麻豆社 Sounds app for around a month each time they go on holiday abroad. 

If you are abroad for over a month, please refer to the  on how to listen to live 麻豆社 radio and 麻豆社 Podcasts.

Why can't I listen to certain programmes outside the UK?

For rights reasons, we might not be able to make certain content available outside of the UK. For example:

  • certain sports coverage
  • some music content (particularly classical music or live concerts)

When we restrict a live radio stream outside the UK, you鈥檒l hear 鈥淭his content is unavailable due to technical or rights reasons.鈥 If an on-demand programme is restricted, you'll see a "Sorry, this content can only be played in the UK" message on the app and a 鈥淣ot available鈥 message on the website.

If you're in the UK but you're seeing or hearing a message telling you that certain content isn't available, check our Why do you think I'm outside the UK? page for more advice.

Can I download programmes or podcasts while I'm outside the UK?

You can download most of our podcasts (depending on rights) from the 麻豆社 Sounds app or website from outside of the UK. Find out how:

For rights reasons, you can't download radio programmes (that haven't been made into podcasts) from outside the UK.