http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/windows8iplayer.jpgMicrosoft’s Joe Belfiore has just tweeted that, at some point today, BBC iPlayer is coming to Windows Phone 8. It’s been a long road getting to this point, as the BBC’s and Microsoft’s conflicting technologiesdon’t play nicely with each other – with this version being a browser-based shortcut rather than a fully-featured app. Still, for the legion of British Windows Phone users dying for their Doctor Who](http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/12/doctor-who-gets-an-extra-british-3d-special-for-its-50th-birthday/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) fix while on the go, something is far better than nothing.
Update: And it’s official, so head down to the Windows Store link below to start downloading.
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Source: Joe Belfiore (Twitter), BBC, Windows Store