Heading abroad doesn’t mean missing out on legendary natural history programming. With a top-rated VPN, you can unlock streaming access to the BBC’s complete Sir David Attenborough library — including the landmark Attenborough at 100 collection — from anywhere in the world.
Our tech-savvy colleagues at TechRadar and T3 have put Proton VPN to the test and rate it highly. The VPN service received 4½ stars out of 5 on both sites. TechRadar ranks Proton VPN as its ‘best VPN service for privacy’, while T3 rates it as a ‘feature-packed all-rounder VPN’.
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Whether you’re relaxing on a beach or waiting at an airport gate, one of the best VPN services encrypts your traffic and bypasses geo-blocks, giving you seamless access to your favorite UK streaming services on the go.
Proton has over 15,000 servers across 145 countries, including Africa, the Middle East and Asia, making Proton VPN the right tool for those looking for some serious streaming performance from anywhere.
Paul is a deals writer for Live Science and writes across the stable of Sports and Knowledge brands at Future. He has previously worked in cycling media and authored numerous articles on Bike Perfect, Cycling News and Cycling Weekly. Paul is an award-winning photographer, having won Mountain Photographer of the Year with Trail Magazine and has a passionate interest in all things photography.
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Whether you’re watching streaming services, surfing the internet or working in a public location, using a secure, reliable VPN when you’re not at home is the safest way to access all your usual digital content.
Reviews from our colleagues at TechRadar and T3 have shown that Proton VPN is a market leader for good reason. With a comprehensive range of built-in protections, it’s as safe as it gets, download speeds are very high and it works extremely well if you want to access your streaming services away from home. In testing, NordVPN was able to get around geo-blocking restrictions to access the BBC iPlayer, Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney Plus.
Using Proton VPN, you can enjoy the huge libraries of content these streaming services offer wherever you are in the world on your travels. Some highlights for us are on the BBC iPlayer and the fascinating natural history documentaries from Sir David Attenborough, including Kingdom, Planet Earth III and the incredible The Blue Planet.
A real must-see for Attenborough fans is 100 Years on Planet Earth, a 90-minute special broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall, London, celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s groundbreaking career to mark his 100th birthday.
Key features: 70% discount when signing up for two years, and includes a high-speed VPN, NetShield Ad-Blocker, multi-device support with up to 10 devices on one subscription, secure core architecture, built-in kill switch, full network of server locations (140+ countries) and more.
Price history: Proton VPN has been as cheap $2.49 per month, and that was for Black Friday last year. This current deal at $2.99 is the lowest it’s hit since then and therefore one of the best value VPN offers we’ve seen this year.
✅ Buy it if: You want a VPN service that’s rated as one of the best around, and now at a heavily discounted price.
❌ Don’t buy it if: You’re already signed up for a reliable VPN service or don’t feel the need for one.
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We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad. We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.
