For those guys out of the UK, when I am abroad I use a service like this one.
Best UK VPN Service | UK PPTP VPN Account for FREE!
No download required, no payment required. Just put todays server id, user id and password into a VPN client and it normally works.
I am sure someone will have a security problem with it, but it is what it is, a free VPN service that gives you a UK IP address and lets you watch UK based stuff while abroad.
Might solve the "can't use iPlayer whilst abroad" problem.