Interesting insight into how the new BBC iPlayer was redesigned and built, including a discussion with the lead creative and technical teams, as well as a quick overview of the new social-networking elements they’ve added.

You can jump straight to the beta version and make a quick comparison with the original. For me the stand-out difference is how much cleaner and more focussed the interface has become, with a logical layout and a cluster of straight-talking menus. I do think they could have gone further with the social-networking aspects of the site, maybe taking a leaf out of Joost’s book and incorporating whose online, what they’ve watched and enjoyed all from within the site and not just a link via twitter; however, I think it’s great that they’ve released this kind of video and shared with us the decisions behind the changes and I’d love to see more.