News and discussion of consumer affairs
Radio 4,·4090 episodes
Winifred Robinson looks at modern farming with caged hens, plus the rise of Tiger stores.
22 Aug 2016,·45 mins
Listeners' reports about shards of plastic left in baby food from a popular blender.
19 Aug 2016,·45 mins
Will manufacturers voluntarily cut sugar by 20 per cent in children's food and drinks?
18 Aug 2016,·45 mins
The care home contracts which make consumers pay even after the death of a loved one.
17 Aug 2016,·45 mins
Consumer phone-in. Listeners' experience of dementia and how it's impacted on their lives.
16 Aug 2016,·45 mins
Winifred Robinson on peat use in gardens, and what's the future for the former BHS stores?
15 Aug 2016,·45 mins
How Portrush in Northern Ireland is being regenerated as a holiday destination.
12 Aug 2016,·45 mins
Watching TV illegally, charges for dropping off at airports and holidays in Scarborough.
11 Aug 2016,·45 mins
The cost of haircuts, young people and employment rights, and the Margate seaside revival.
10 Aug 2016,·45 mins
A look at what UK tourism has to offer, along with the challenges it faces.
09 Aug 2016,·45 mins
Andrea Catherwood on safe paracetamol use. And a fightback from the UK's seaside resorts.
08 Aug 2016,·45 mins
The comedian parodying the clean eating and wellness lifestyle bloggers.
05 Aug 2016,·45 mins
The latest on the Bank of England decision on interest rates.
04 Aug 2016,·45 mins
Should you rush to pay off your student debt?
03 Aug 2016,·45 mins
What creative solutions are being used to beat the housing shortage?
02 Aug 2016,·45 mins
Vauxhall Zafira fires, and how Edinburgh's cutting the speed limit on most roads to 20mph.
01 Aug 2016,·45 mins
Changes to the Cancer Drugs Fund, and how businesses can make money from the Pokemon craze
29 Jul 2016,·45 mins
Why do movies about religious miracles not do so well in the UK?
28 Jul 2016,·45 mins
Microbeads, meal kits, chatbots, and housing in the Netherlands.
27 Jul 2016,·45 mins
Are employees turning to trade unions when they need help in the workplace?
26 Jul 2016,·45 mins
Winifred Robinson with the latest on the collapse of BHS and self building abroad.
25 Jul 2016,·45 mins
MPs criticise Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley, and cafe owners tap into the cycling market.
22 Jul 2016,·45 mins
Are the days of the "shampoo and set" numbered? What will replace it?
21 Jul 2016,·45 mins
Paying for the Olympics, NHS continuing care, sat-nav failure.
20 Jul 2016,·45 mins
New figures suggest middle-income families resemble the poor of the past.
19 Jul 2016,·45 mins
Extra Energy is the most complained about energy company in Britain.
18 Jul 2016,·45 mins
Is the Cancer Drugs Fund really working, and why the US is running out of beer names.
15 Jul 2016,·45 mins
The manager of Nick Cave explains what the music industry is doing stop ticket touts.
14 Jul 2016,·45 mins
Leading medical bodies say an alternative hormone replacement therapy is being mis-sold.
13 Jul 2016,·45 mins
Research suggests informal borrowing and lending puts a strain on relationships.
12 Jul 2016,·45 mins
