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If you've been wishing you could enjoy a TV or radio show with friends during lockdown, the 91Èȱ¬ is trialling a tool to allow just that.

91Èȱ¬ Together lets you watch or listen to content from 91Èȱ¬ iPlayer, Sounds, Bitesize, News and Sport in sync with other people using different devices.

It is available through the 91Èȱ¬'s experimental website Taster.

91Èȱ¬ R&D's Dr Libby Miller said being separate "doesn't mean we can't enjoy great programmes with our friends".

She added: "We wanted to see if technology could bring people together to watch and listen to 91Èȱ¬ shows remotely as a shared experience."

The "host" of the group can send a link from the 91Èȱ¬ Together site, then control when to play and pause so everyone sees the same thing at the same time. A maximum number of 50 people can join.

The 91Èȱ¬ said the coronavirus lockdown had led to a surge in use of the iPlayer.

Netflix Party, a Google Chrome extension that offers a similar but unofficial service for Netflix, also allows people to synchronise their viewing.

For YouTube, Vimeo and other content, there's Watch2Gether, while Kast supports all the major streaming services.

Dr Miller stressed that 91Èȱ¬ Together was "just a test at this stage".

"We'll be monitoring how well it works and thinking about how we could change it in the future, but we're looking forward to seeing and hearing about the creative ways that people use it and getting their feedback on Taster," she said.

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