• Digital Spy , Sunday, March 3, 2013 4:16 PM

BBC iPlayer is closing on a staggering 300m programme views after a record-breaking January, when an episode of David Attenborough's Africa racked up more than 2 million requests.  After a record-breaking Christmas period, the BBC's catch-including children's up TV service followed that up with 272 million requests for TV and radio programming in January 2013, the highest ever monthly figure. The first episode of David Attenborough's new series Africa led the way on TV requests, with 2.3 million, and the show's second instalment also pulled in 1.7 million requests. 

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