You and Yours

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Dodgy timber, French breathalyser law & the airline letting you 'meet' fellow passengers
How some big DIY chains may have inadvertently sold 'illegally' sourced wood.
02 Mar 2012,55 mins
Back to work schemes, the jam that isn't, and apps on the NHS
Back to work schemes, the jam that isn't, and apps on the NHS with Winifred Robinson.
01 Mar 2012,55 mins
Who benefits from the Work Programme?
The Work Programme, mobile roaming, homeless choir, Patisserie Valerie, jam or spread?
29 Feb 2012,55 mins
Call You and Yours
On Call You & Yours - How important is a cultural education for our children?
28 Feb 2012,55 mins
The cost of residential care and expensive 'free' trials
Two-tier pricing for residential care, and opening cafe and pub toilets to non-customers.
27 Feb 2012,55 mins
Greek Tourism, Costume Oscars and Learners on the Motorway
Greek tourism, the British company up for the costume Oscar and learners on the motorway.
24 Feb 2012,55 mins
23/02/2012
Radio 4's Consumer Affairs Programme: Local Councils buying high street shops.
23 Feb 2012,55 mins
Fake coins, solid wall insulation and dodgy door locks
Consumer affairs with Winifred Robinson - could you spot a fake coin?
22 Feb 2012,55 mins
Call You and Yours
Baroness Warsi warned of 'militant secularisation' - is religion in the UK being eroded?
21 Feb 2012,55 mins
Energy bills, the all-advert radio station, using credit cards on foreign websites
Energy bill confusion, using your credit card on foreign websites and infomercial radio.
20 Feb 2012,55 mins
Local currencies & the taxi drivers helping disabled passengers
After Bristol launches its own pound, we find out how other local currencies are doing.
17 Feb 2012,55 mins
Faulty breast implants, TV innovations and riot compensation
The plastic surgeons accused of cashing in on the faulty breast implants scandal.
16 Feb 2012,55 mins
Battle for disability benefits
Battle for disability benefits, cash for old electronics, and can a magazine make you fit?
15 Feb 2012,55 mins
Call You and Yours: How can we increase the numbers of organ donors?
Should people be forced to become organ donors?
14 Feb 2012,55 mins
A TV channel devoted to shoes
Cheap student housing, unpaid internships and 24 hour shoe TV.
13 Feb 2012,55 mins
10/02/2012
A new future for parks, price rises for church weddings and Olympic job promises.
10 Feb 2012,55 mins
Better holiday protection, foiling metal thieves, and warranties
Better holiday protection, foiling the metal thieves, and an overhaul of private parking.
09 Feb 2012,55 mins
How to Fund and Deliver Social Care in England
Featuring social care, faceless hotels, online ads, smarter working, and small investors.
08 Feb 2012,55 mins
Call You and Yours
With Julian Worricker. Listeners contribute their views on consumer issues.
07 Feb 2012,55 mins
Council run broadband, carbon in China and low alcohol beer
Julian Worricker looks at a council-run broadband scheme in South Yorkshire.
06 Feb 2012,55 mins
Accessible websites, airline fees and community libraries
The airline sued over its 'inaccessible' website plus new ways to save libraries.
03 Feb 2012,55 mins
Spending confiscated drug money, and telehealth pilots
Spending confiscated drugs money, the future of cars, and how 'telehealth' saves lives.
02 Feb 2012,55 mins
Is compensation culture a myth?
No win no fee legislation and the pull of the nail bar.
01 Feb 2012,55 mins
Call You and Yours: What are our police for?
With radical reform of our police service underway, what should the role of the police be?
31 Jan 2012,55 mins
Why high street pharmacies are still running short of vital drugs
Chemists short of drugs, rear-facing car seats for children and how shops manipulate us.
30 Jan 2012,55 mins
How are car dealerships coping with the downturn?
Car dealerships in a downturn, the popularity of drive-thrus and the future of the A380.
27 Jan 2012,55 mins
26/01/2012
Consumer news with Winifred Robinson.
26 Jan 2012,55 mins
Solar panels, free schools and Woolies in Germany
Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Why has Woolworths been so successful in Germany?
25 Jan 2012,55 mins
Call You and Yours: Will the benefits cap force more children into poverty?
Winifred Robinson takes calls on the government plans to cap household benefit.
24 Jan 2012,55 mins
Paying councils to take on public health duties and does it matter if Roma dominate the Big Issue sales force?
Councils as health police, Big Issue sellers and what not to wear at Ascot.
23 Jan 2012,55 mins