We all complain if we have something taken away that we previously had access to. Given that the BBC is the state broadcaster for the UK and it's domestic stations are only funded by people in the UK via the licence fee, it isn't unreasonable to restrict access only to those who pay for it. There are other outlets for BBC content around the world which are funded commercially. There will also be issues with copyright and clearance for certain content being cleared for certain countries. This seems to be happening more and more these days. This is especially true with sports rights and films but increasingly music as well. Many radio stations have had to so called 'geo-lock' their streams in recent times. It isn't a BBC only thing. The determined can find ways round such restrictions however but it stops general access for the masses. This also comes at a time when the BBC's main AM broadcasts are being closed which previously covered big areas - especially Radio 4 Longwave.