Episodes
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1. Holidays Series 1 - Episode 1
7 Jan 2013 · 45 min
The consumer series returns with a special week of programmes from Tenerife, as the Rip Off Britain team unravel the costs and complications of checking-in airline baggage.
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2. Holidays Series 1 - Episode 2
8 Jan 2013 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville spend a day with the British Consulate in Tenerife, investigating how holiday emergencies are resolved.
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3. Holidays Series 1 - Episode 3
9 Jan 2013 · 45 min
The team investigate stories about holidays and travel, discovering how an airline sent one passenger backwards and forwards around the world after a missed connection.
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4. Holidays Series 1 - Episode 4
10 Jan 2013 · 45 min
The team investigates holiday horror stories, including a family left devastated by the truth about an investment, and the 'holiday tax' bumping up the cost of flights.
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5. Holidays Series 1 - Episode 5
11 Jan 2013 · 45 min
Continuing the programmes from Tenerife, with the story of a couple left stranded in the middle of the night after being booked into a resort that had been closed for months.
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6. Holidays Series 2 - Episode 1
6 Jan 2014 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team hear how a hotel lost two passports then said it was nothing to do with them.
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7. Holidays Series 2 - Episode 2
7 Jan 2014 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team hear of the families who struggled to escape a terrifying hotel fire.
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8. Holidays Series 2 - Episode 3
8 Jan 2014 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team hear of websites promising to help get a new passport, but failing to do so.
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9. Holidays Series 2 - Episode 4
9 Jan 2014 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team reveal how mobile bills can rack up costs of hundreds of pounds while abroad.
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10. Holidays Series 2 - Episode 5
10 Jan 2014 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team reveal how airlines can escape having to pay out after lengthy delays.
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11. Food Series 1 - Episode 1
17 Mar 2014 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. They learn how much of what is served at well-known restaurants is made on the premises.
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12. Food Series 1 - Episode 2
18 Mar 2014 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate concerns over food and drink. A year after the horsemeat scandal, how much can we trust our meat?
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13. Food Series 1 - Episode 3
19 Mar 2014 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the quality and prices of the food sold in the supermarkets that dominate our weekly shop.
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14. Food Series 1 - Episode 4
20 Mar 2014 · 45 min
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford investigate what we pay for our food, looking at the rising cost of a roast and discovering how the weather affects prices.
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15. Food Series 1 - Episode 5
21 Mar 2014 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville expose more secrets of the food business, investigating whether special offers and packaging are always everything they seem.
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16. Food Series 1 - Episode 6
24 Mar 2014 · 45 min
The team look at how some supermarkets make it hard to compare prices between products and work out the best deal, and examine what exactly goes into our sausages.
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17. Food Series 1 - Episode 7
25 Mar 2014 · 45 min
The team expose some of the unexpected ingredients that go into our favourite foods, such as crushed beetle, and investigate misleading labels.
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18. Food Series 1 - Episode 8
26 Mar 2014 · 45 min
The team investigate more stories about what we eat, asking if most of us have a diet too sweet for our own good and looking at the best way to start the day.
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19. Food Series 1 - Episode 9
27 Mar 2014 · 45 min
The team take a look at best-before and use-by dates on food labels and reveal why frozen food can sometimes be better for you than fresh.
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20. Food Series 1 - Episode 10
28 Mar 2014 · 45 min
The team explore whether free-range eggs are really worth the extra cost and reveal the unexpected levels of salt in some everyday products.
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21. 2014 Live - Episode 1
20 Oct 2014 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville reveal new figures on the impact of cyber crime.
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22. 2014 Live - Episode 2
21 Oct 2014 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville reveal extraordinary ways to slash the cost of a weekly shop.
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23. 2014 Live - Episode 3
22 Oct 2014 · 45 min
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford explore the increasing threat of identity theft.
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24. 2014 Live - Episode 4
23 Oct 2014 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate the customer service of some of Britain's biggest names.
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25. 2014 Live - Episode 5
24 Oct 2014 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville discover how postal workers are being drafted into the battle against scams.
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26. Holidays Series 3 - Episode 1
5 Jan 2015 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team hear about a decision with repercussions for the entire holiday industry.
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27. Holidays Series 3 - Episode 2
6 Jan 2015 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team discovers why, after an emergency abroad, an insurer refused to pay the bill.
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28. Holidays Series 3 - Episode 3
7 Jan 2015 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team uncover some of the unexpected costs of taking a cruise.
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29. Holidays Series 3 - Episode 4
8 Jan 2015 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team hear from a man whose holiday company wouldn't let him cancel his booking.
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30. Holidays Series 3 - Episode 5
9 Jan 2015 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team hear about a family grounded by someone else's extraordinary mistake.
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31. Holidays Series 3 - Episode 6
12 Jan 2015 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team look at the holiday homes booked online that turn out to be a con.
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32. Holidays Series 3 - Episode 7
13 Jan 2015 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team unpicks who decides whether hotels deserve the star ratings they advertise.
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33. Holidays Series 3 - Episode 8
14 Jan 2015 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team investigate travel disasters that happen en route to or from destinations.
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34. Holidays Series 3 - Episode 9
15 Jan 2015 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team investigate a company taking money for holidays that never happened.
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35. Holidays Series 3 - Episode 10
16 Jan 2015 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team meet families who arrived on holiday to find no record of their bookings.
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36. Food Series 2 - Episode 1
13 Apr 2015 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. Tests reveal whether more expensive orange juice is a healthier product.
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37. Food Series 2 - Episode 2
14 Apr 2015 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team looks at where some of our food comes from and how it is described.
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38. Food Series 2 - Episode 3
15 Apr 2015 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. Britain's supermarkets are under scrutiny in this episode.
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39. Food Series 2 - Episode 4
16 Apr 2015 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team unravel conflicting advice about the benefits and dangers of everyday foods.
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40. Food Series 2 - Episode 5
17 Apr 2015 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team reveal unmissable secrets about the freshness of some of our foods.
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41. Food Series 2 - Episode 6
20 Apr 2015 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team investigate problems viewers have had when eating on the go.
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42. Food Series 2 - Episode 7
21 Apr 2015 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food. The team visits a school that has banned high-caffeine energy drinks.
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43. Food Series 2 - Episode 8
22 Apr 2015 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team explore whether the labels on food always tell the full story.
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44. Food Series 2 - Episode 9
23 Apr 2015 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team investigate whether the products we buy offer good value for money.
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45. Food Series 2 - Episode 10
24 Apr 2015 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team debunk some of the claims about foods and their apparent health benefits.
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46. 2015 Live - Episode 1
19 Oct 2015 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville reveal how scammers have found a way to hijack genuine phone numbers.
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47. 2015 Live - Episode 2
20 Oct 2015 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville challenge two shoppers to see if haggling can get you a better deal on the high street.
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48. 2015 Live - Episode 3
21 Oct 2015 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville reveal the restaurants breaking new rules on giving out vital allergy advice.
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49. 2015 Live - Episode 4
22 Oct 2015 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville reveal the most effective ways to complain and how to slash the cost of car insurance.
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50. 2015 Live - Episode 5
23 Oct 2015 · 45 min
The last programme in a week of live editions of the consumer series with Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville. Art investments are among the topics in the frame.
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51. Holidays Series 4 - Episode 1
4 Jan 2016 · 44 min
The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday problems. The lifesaving piece of kit that airlines don't always carry, and the best way to avoid mosquito bites.
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52. Holidays Series 4 - Episode 2
5 Jan 2016 · 44 min
The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday problems. The team meets a woman who cannot understand why travelling alone means paying more.
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53. Holidays Series 4 - Episode 3
6 Jan 2016 · 44 min
The team investigate viewers' holiday problems. As the latest holiday scams are revealed in this edition there's advice to make sure you don't get caught out the same way.
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54. Holidays Series 4 - Episode 4
7 Jan 2016 · 44 min
The team investigate stories about holidays and travel. They meet people who feel they have been treated unfairly by companies who changed the details of what they'd signed up to.
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55. Holidays Series 4 - Episode 5
8 Jan 2016 · 44 min
The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday issues. A woman reveals how her break was ruined by bedbugs. Plus will a pricier sun cream provide superior protection?
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56. Holidays Series 4 - Episode 6
11 Jan 2016 · 44 min
The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday issues. A couple who bought a home abroad end up living in the garage after their property is inexplicably demolished.
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57. Holidays Series 4 - Episode 7
12 Jan 2016 · 44 min
The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday issues. The team come to the rescue of a family whose trip is in jeopardy thanks to a problem getting a visa online.
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58. Holidays Series 4 - Episode 8
13 Jan 2016 · 44 min
The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday issues. The team hear from a single mum whose tour operator left her with three small kids in the middle of nowhere.
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59. Holidays Series 4 - Episode 9
14 Jan 2016 · 44 min
The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday issues. The team look into allegations that airlines are finding new ways to wriggle out of paying passengers compensation.
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60. Holidays Series 4 - Episode 10
15 Jan 2016 · 44 min
The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday issues. The team reveal how scammers take advantage of a company that's revolutionised the way millions of people travel.
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61. Food Series 3 - Episode 1
25 Apr 2016 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team test out the hygiene standards at some of Britain's biggest names.
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62. Food Series 3 - Episode 2
26 Apr 2016 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. The team discovers what's being done to ensure our water supplies are clean.
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63. Food Series 3 - Episode 3
27 Apr 2016 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food. The team help viewers get to the bottom of why they don't think they got what they paid for.
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64. Food Series 3 - Episode 4
28 Apr 2016 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food. Exotic-sounding smoothies may be full of more ordinary fruits than you might expect.
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65. Food Series 3 - Episode 5
29 Apr 2016 · 45 min
Amid complaints of rising prices, the true cost of Britain's fish and chips is revealed. Plus a closer look at a supermarket's claims about the benefits its milk gives dairy farmers. And how some of the lagers that trade off their foreign roots actually have their origins rather closer to home.
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66. Food Series 3 - Episode 6
2 May 2016 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food, including a look into frustrations with half-empty packaging.
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67. Food Series 3 - Episode 7
3 May 2016 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food, revealing the reality of how safe those leftover, half-eaten jars of food are to eat.
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68. Food Series 3 - Episode 8
4 May 2016 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food, including a look into whether supermarket deals are always the bargain they appear to be.
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69. Food Series 3 - Episode 9
5 May 2016 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food, including surprising tips on how to ensure the products we buy stay at their best.
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70. Food Series 3 - Episode 10
6 May 2016 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food. A woman who spends only a fraction of the price of an average weekly shop reveals her secret.
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71. 2016 Live - Episode 1
10 Oct 2016 · 45 min
Live edition of the consumer series with Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville. Gloria relives her own recent experience of being scammed.
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72. 2016 Live - Episode 2
11 Oct 2016 · 45 min
Live edition of the consumer series with Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville. Star Wars actor Mark Hamill reveals his consumer secrets.
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73. 2016 Live - Episode 3
12 Oct 2016 · 45 min
Live edition of the consumer series with Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville. This episode looks at an email hacking scam conning people out of their money.
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74. 2016 Live - Episode 4
13 Oct 2016 · 45 min
Live edition of the consumer series with Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville. The team hear about plans to tackle the aggressive fundraising of some charities.
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75. 2016 Live - Episode 5
14 Oct 2016 · 45 min
The final live edition of the consumer series. The team look at the continuing controversy around the tumble dryers in UK homes at risk of catching fire.
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76. Holidays Series 5 - Episode 1
2 Jan 2017 · 45 min
The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday issues. They are in Barcelona, examining how police are tackling the city's reputation as the pickpocketing capital of Europe.
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77. Holidays Series 5 - Episode 2
3 Jan 2017 · 45 min
The Rip Off Britain team investigate the jaw-dropping tale of how a company sent one family to a succession of villas it turned out they had no right to stay in.
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78. Holidays Series 5 - Episode 3
4 Jan 2017 · 45 min
The Rip Off Britain team examine why travel companies so often refuse refunds for cancellations - even if there is still plenty of time to sell it to someone else.
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79. Holidays Series 5 - Episode 4
5 Jan 2017 · 45 min
The team investigate why a group of unconnected travellers at the same hotel had their complaints treated differently when they went through the same experience.
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80. Holidays Series 5 - Episode 5
6 Jan 2017 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville meet families who have paid for guaranteed seats together on planes, only to find that's not what they get on board.
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81. Holidays Series 5 - Episode 6
9 Jan 2017 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville examine the cleanliness of British hotel rooms. Does booking a more expensive hotel guarantee a cleaner room?
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82. Holidays Series 5 - Episode 7
10 Jan 2017 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate health-related holiday disasters, including those who have had to cancel holidays due to the zika virus.
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83. Holidays Series 5 - Episode 8
11 Jan 2017 · 45 min
Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon hear about dramatic stories of how holidays were scuppered by unexpected disasters.
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84. Holidays Series 5 - Episode 9
12 Jan 2017 · 45 min
The team investigate problems viewers have had at airports, including a costly passport problem and confusion at airport security.
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85. Holidays Series 5 - Episode 10
13 Jan 2017 · 45 min
The team hear how one man's home was rented out to holidaymakers without him knowing anything about it. Plus the hidden charge adding hundreds of dollars to American hotel bills.
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86. Holidays Series 5 - Episode 11
16 Jan 2017 · 45 min
The team investigates the airport meet-and-greet companies that promise safe and secure parking but instead leave cars in fields or by the side of the road.
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87. Holidays Series 5 - Episode 12
17 Jan 2017 · 45 min
The team investigates a life-changing accident in Cuba that left one group of friends asking who is responsible when disaster strikes on a trip abroad.
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88. Holidays Series 5 - Episode 13
18 Jan 2017 · 45 min
The team discovers how airlines are working to stop drunk passengers from disrupting flights, meeting a boy caught in the crossfire and the bouncers recruited by airports.
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89. Holidays Series 5 - Episode 14
19 Jan 2017 · 45 min
The team reveals the unwelcome guests said to be scuppering more holidays than ever, as bedbugs return with a vengeance. Simon Calder has advice on staying safe abroad.
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90. Holidays Series 5 - Episode 15
20 Jan 2017 · 45 min
The team exposes airline secrets, testing out if it is true that airlines snoop on flight searches in order to hike up fares. Plus Simon Calder has tips on visiting Dubai.
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91. 2017 Live - Episode 1
15 May 2017 · 45 min
Live episodes of the consumer series, featuring a look at how phone fraudsters can make their texts appear to be from a familiar and trusted number.
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92. 2017 Live - Episode 2
16 May 2017 · 45 min
Live episodes of the consumer series. A test reveals the alarming extent to which second-hand car dealers are leaving buyers exposed to dangerous faults.
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93. 2017 Live - Episode 3
17 May 2017 · 45 min
Live episodes of the consumer series. Viewers reveal how they have lost their savings after companies targeted their pension pots.
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94. 2017 Live - Episode 4
18 May 2017 · 45 min
Live episodes of the consumer series. With people losing money to scams they have come across on social media, could more be done to stop people losing out?
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95. 2017 Live - Episode 5
19 May 2017 · 45 min
Live episodes of the consumer series. With fraudsters using fake ID to get other people's money, how can security be improved to make it harder for them to succeed?
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96. Food Series 4 - Episode 1
29 May 2017 · 45 min
After a man reveals how eating one particular food cost him his job, Angela Rippon takes a drugs test to see what effect the same ingredient has on her.
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97. Food Series 4 - Episode 2
30 May 2017 · 45 min
One man finds out whether confusion at the supermarkets over how to bag raw meat may be putting people's health at risk.
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98. Food Series 4 - Episode 3
31 May 2017 · 45 min
The team expose problems with the packaging around foods and investigate why so many people say one well-known product is just too difficult to open.
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99. Food Series 4 - Episode 4
1 Jun 2017 · 45 min
The team reveals the unpleasant hygiene secrets of some supermarkets and stores and accompanies inspectors trying to keep standards up to scratch.
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100. Food Series 4 - Episode 5
2 Jun 2017 · 45 min
The team investigate the new fad for protein-enhanced versions of familiar products to see if paying the extra has any benefit.
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101. Food Series 4 - Episode 6
5 Jun 2017 · 45 min
The team present a shocking expose into food fraud in curry houses, as lab tests reveal surprising truths about meals that simply aren't as described.
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102. Food Series 4 - Episode 7
6 Jun 2017 · 45 min
The team get to grips with some of the promotions, prices and portions of the food we buy and explore why some meals have fallen short of expectations.
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103. Food Series 4 - Episode 8
7 Jun 2017 · 45 min
The team explore viewers' concerns about supermarket deals and offers - do they always save as much money as it might appear?
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104. Food Series 4 - Episode 9
8 Jun 2017 · 45 min
The team unravel some of the costs involved in eating out and investigate whether the prices some restaurants charge for wine are fair.
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105. Food Series 4 - Episode 10
9 Jun 2017 · 45 min
The team explores the implications of the vegetable shortage earlier this year and the effect it continues to have. Disgruntled customers explain why they now watch films at home.
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106. 2017 Live - Episode 6
16 Oct 2017 · 44 min
Live episode of the consumer series, featuring an expose of one of the world's fastest-growing scams, and hi-tech car parking payment systems are put to the test.
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107. 2017 Live - Episode 7
17 Oct 2017 · 44 min
Live episode of the consumer series, spotlighting an elaborate fraud that uses mobile phones to gain access to bank accounts. And an update on some past stories.
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108. 2017 Live - Episode 8
18 Oct 2017 · 44 min
Live episode of the consumer series. An unemployed man reveals how responding to an ad for an apparently dream opportunity led to him being conned out of hundreds of pounds.
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109. 2017 Live - Episode 9
19 Oct 2017 · 44 min
The team tackle the latest consumer issues live from Glasgow, investigating why so many big-name airlines have recently made headlines for the wrong reasons.
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110. 2017 Live - Episode 10
20 Oct 2017 · 44 min
In the last of their special week of live programmes from Glasgow, the team investigate why England is the only part of the UK where you still have to pay for prescriptions.
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111. Holidays Series 6 - Episode 1
2 Jan 2018 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville explore the impact some of the travel stories dominating recent headlines will have on travel plans for 2018.
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112. Holidays Series 6 - Episode 2
3 Jan 2018 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville look at shocking examples of trips that have gone disastrously wrong.
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113. Holidays Series 6 - Episode 3
4 Jan 2018 · 45 min
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford look into a terrifying accident that occurred around a hotel pool for which no-one is taking responsibility.
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114. Holidays Series 6 - Episode 4
5 Jan 2018 · 45 min
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford look into difficulties that can arise en route to or from a holiday destination.
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115. Holidays Series 6 - Episode 5
8 Jan 2018 · 45 min
Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon get to the bottom of a fresh collection of scams designed to trick people out of hundreds of pounds.
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116. Holidays Series 6 - Episode 6
9 Jan 2018 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate holiday disasters that can occur before people have even reached their destination.
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117. Holidays Series 6 - Episode 7
10 Jan 2018 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate a company that has failed to deliver the trips coachloads of passengers booked and paid for.
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118. Holidays Series 6 - Episode 8
11 Jan 2018 · 45 min
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford look at how people can ensure they are protected if something goes wrong while on holiday.
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119. Holidays Series 6 - Episode 9
12 Jan 2018 · 45 min
The team expose some surprising issues viewers have had with apparently 'free' cancellations and investigate the companies offering to help claim compensation for flight delays.
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120. Holidays Series 6 - Episode 10
15 Jan 2018 · 45 min
The team unravels some of the mysterious phone and car hire charges viewers have been hit with either during or after their holidays.
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121. Holidays Series 6 - Episode 11
16 Jan 2018 · 45 min
The team gets to the bottom of which countries are ones where it is - or isn't - safe to drink the tap water, and test out the most effective ways to beat travel sickness.
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122. Holidays Series 6 - Episode 12
17 Jan 2018 · 45 min
Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon investigate stories to do with staying healthy and safe while travelling.
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123. Holidays Series 6 - Episode 13
18 Jan 2018 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate problems with big-name airlines, including the stranded Monarch passengers left out of pocket.
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124. Holidays Series 6 - Episode 14
19 Jan 2018 · 45 min
The team investigates whether the great deals advertised for holidays are always quite what they seem - or if they are even available at all.
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125. Holidays Series 6 - Episode 15
22 Jan 2018 · 45 min
The team hear how one family's trip abroad was ruined by a reality very different from the glossy photos the travel brochure had shown.
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126. Food Series 5 - Episode 1
23 Apr 2018 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville with topical reports into food and drink. This episode focuses on some serious concerns about going out for a meal.
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127. Food Series 5 - Episode 2
24 Apr 2018 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate problems viewers have encountered at restaurants and ask why so many of the big-name chains are suddenly in crisis.
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128. Food Series 5 - Episode 3
25 Apr 2018 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate why viewers feel they have been let down or misled with regard to some of the country's food and drink festivals.
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129. Food Series 5 - Episode 4
26 Apr 2018 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford, and Julia Somerville discover why it is feared up to 90 per cent of the fridges in homes may not be working efficiently, or safely.
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130. Food Series 5 - Episode 5
27 Apr 2018 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate more stories to do with food, and expose an unexpected downside to the nation's favourite fizz, prosecco.
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131. Food Series 5 - Episode 6
30 Apr 2018 · 43 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville look at problems faced by viewers when out shopping or at the supermarket.
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132. Food Series 5 - Episode 7
1 May 2018 · 43 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville look into whether products that claim to be sugar-free or have zero sugar are really as good as people might think.
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133. Food Series 5 - Episode 8
2 May 2018 · 43 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville reveal how some establishments are using fake hygiene ratings to trick customers through the door.
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134. Food Series 5 - Episode 9
3 May 2018 · 43 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville discover the truth about foods supposed to be healthy, as well as the way that they are sold.
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135. Food Series 5 - Episode 10
4 May 2018 · 43 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville look into convenience foods and deliveries, putting some of the most popular online takeaway services to the test.
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136. 2018 Live (1) - Episode 1
25 Jun 2018 · 44 min
Live episodes of the consumer series, featuring a look at the increase in the number of councils charging to collect garden waste and making millions in the process.
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137. 2018 Live (1) - Episode 2
26 Jun 2018 · 44 min
Live episodes of the consumer series, featuring a look at the lack of consumer choice around water suppliers, as customers reveal disastrous experiences.
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138. 2018 Live (1) - Episode 3
27 Jun 2018 · 44 min
Live episodes of the consumer series, featuring passengers with disabilities sharing their experiences of being left stranded on trains or at stations.
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139. 2018 Live (1) - Episode 4
28 Jun 2018 · 44 min
Live episodes of the consumer series. The team investigate whether the appliances, gadgets and electricals in our homes are really as safe as we expect them to be.
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140. 2018 Live (1) - Episode 5
29 Jun 2018 · 44 min
Live episodes of the consumer series. Undercover footage captures the tactics of a company targeting old or vulnerable people to persuade them to hand over thousands of pounds.
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141. 2018 Live (2) - Episode 1
15 Oct 2018 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville launch a special week of live episodes of the consumer series, with the latest topical reports.
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142. 2018 Live (2) - Episode 2
16 Oct 2018 · 45 min
The shocking consequences of an ID theft are vividly revealed as the team follows the experiences of a woman whose bank account is repeatedly being emptied by fraudsters.
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143. 2018 Live (2) - Episode 3
17 Oct 2018 · 45 min
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford hear about a family's heartbreaking battle to regain control of precious images of a lost loved one.
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144. 2018 Live (2) - Episode 4
18 Oct 2018 · 45 min
A live edition of the consumer series. A look at how scammers have been able to get their hands on the savings that viewers had been counting on for retirement.
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145. 2018 Live (2) - Episode 5
19 Oct 2018 · 45 min
A live edition of the consumer series. Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville ask if the much-hyped new laws to crack down on cold calling will have an impact.
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146. Holidays Series 7 - Episode 1
7 Jan 2019 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters, with expert advice to ensure trips stay hassle free and on budget.
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147. Holidays Series 7 - Episode 2
8 Jan 2019 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville hear how viewers' travels were ruined by life-threatening events and disasters.
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148. Holidays Series 7 - Episode 3
9 Jan 2019 · 44 min
The team investigates how changing attitudes are affecting trips abroad and why in some cities it seems tourists are no longer quite so welcome.
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149. Holidays Series 7 - Episode 4
10 Jan 2019 · 44 min
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford investigate more viewers' holiday nightmares, looking at problems with flights and planes.
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150. Holidays Series 7 - Episode 5
11 Jan 2019 · 45 min
The team investigate situations where the holiday dream is very different from the reality, and how the timing of the trip could make all the difference.
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151. Holidays Series 7 - Episode 6
14 Jan 2019 · 45 min
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford investigate new developments affecting people who dream of their very own place in the sun.
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152. Holidays Series 7 - Episode 7
15 Jan 2019 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville return with another look at viewers' travel woes, focusing on the frustrations of complaining.
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153. Holidays Series 7 - Episode 8
16 Jan 2019 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville present another look at viewers' real-life holiday horror stories, looking at the growth of the 'staycation'.
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154. Holidays Series 7 - Episode 9
17 Jan 2019 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Angela Rippon investigate more of the pitfalls that could scupper holiday plans, looking at the strange phenomenon of disappearing deals.
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155. Holidays Series 7 - Episode 10
18 Jan 2019 · 45 min
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford uncover some surprises about air travel, including the one word on a ticket which should ring alarm bells.
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156. Holidays Series 7 - Episode 11
21 Jan 2019 · 44 min
Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Angela Rippon investigate more viewers' holiday horror stories, looking at some of the things that can go wrong on cruises.
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157. Holidays Series 7 - Episode 12
22 Jan 2019 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Angela Rippon reveal more holiday tips. Simon Calder presents a guide to experiencing the northern lights.
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158. Holidays Series 7 - Episode 13
23 Jan 2019 · 45 min
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford battle to resolve more viewers' holiday problems, taking a look at the changing face of 21st-century travel.
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159. Holidays Series 7 - Episode 14
24 Jan 2019 · 45 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville get to the bottom of more viewers' holiday problems, focusing on some of the difficulties people experience while flying.
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160. Holidays Series 7 - Episode 15
25 Jan 2019 · 45 min
Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon look at some of the risks that travelling could present to someone's health, or even their identity.
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161. 2019 Live - Episode 1
20 May 2019 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville report on how fraudsters can take remote control of your computer to raid your bank account.
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162. 2019 Live - Episode 2
21 May 2019 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate a training academy for plumbers and the spiralling cost of lifetime pet insurance cover.
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163. 2019 Live - Episode 3
22 May 2019 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville uncover an investment opportunity that promised easy financial gains but scammed one woman out of £120,000.
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164. 2019 Live - Episode 4
23 May 2019 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate whether telecoms companies are unfairly penalising those who don’t want to manage their accounts online?
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165. 2019 Live - Episode 5
24 May 2019 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate a particularly nasty scam that’s seen viewers conned out of tens of thousands of pounds.
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166. 2019 Live - Episode 6
14 Oct 2019 · 44 min
Today, the people who have lost tens of thousands in dormant accounts their banks can't trace, and who is at fault when contaminated fuel causes major damage to your car?
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167. 2019 Live - Episode 7
15 Oct 2019 · 44 min
Today, the mystery mobile phone charges that have left many viewers out of pocket, and the shocking story of a professional dog walker caught on camera mistreating a dog.
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168. 2019 Live - Episode 8
16 Oct 2019 · 44 min
On today’s show, a woman unable to get her stolen car back despite it being found, and how where you live impacts on what you can recycle.
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169. 2019 Live - Episode 9
17 Oct 2019 · 44 min
On today's show, the spiralling cost of buy now, pay later finance deals, and and the woman left out of pocket because of a mix-up with an electronic train ticket.
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170. 2019 Live - Episode 10
18 Oct 2019 · 44 min
Today, where you should turn if you've been the victim of fraud, and the cost of watching TV in hospital – are you paying too much?
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171. Holidays Series 8 - Episode 1
6 Jan 2020 · 43 min
How sickness or injury on holiday can be devastating, even if you have insurance.
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172. Holidays Series 8 - Episode 2
7 Jan 2020 · 43 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville hear from people who found themselves grounded and out of pocket when their airlines let them down.
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173. Holidays Series 8 - Episode 3
8 Jan 2020 · 43 min
The team look into the disturbing cases of people whose holidays were left in tatters when almost imperceptible damage to their passports meant they weren't allowed to fly.
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174. Holidays Series 8 - Episode 4
9 Jan 2020 · 43 min
How life's milestones, both happy and sad, can interfere with our travel plans, including shocking accounts of travellers being turned away from cruises because they are pregnant.
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175. Holidays Series 8 - Episode 5
10 Jan 2020 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville look at the perils of flying and why it is still so challenging for disabled travellers.
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176. Holidays Series 8 - Episode 6
13 Jan 2020 · 44 min
The team hear about a villa rental fraud so sophisticated that even a former police detective fell for it.
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177. Holidays Series 8 - Episode 7
14 Jan 2020 · 44 min
Guest presenter Amar Latif shows us how new technologies and old-fashioned manners can open up the world in new ways to blind travellers.
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178. Holidays Series 8 - Episode 8
15 Jan 2020 · 44 min
What the collapse of Thomas Cook and the rise of online booking means for future holidays. Does it spell the end of the traditional package holiday?
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179. Holidays Series 8 - Episode 9
16 Jan 2020 · 44 min
The team reveal the crazy case of the £99 mystery weekend break that wasn't quite the bargain customers were hoping for.
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180. Holidays Series 8 - Episode 10
17 Jan 2020 · 44 min
The team hear from drivers stranded abroad despite having paid for what they thought was comprehensive insurance. And is carbon offsetting just a load of greenwashing?
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181. 2020 Live - Episode 1
20 Jan 2020 · 44 min
The team investigate pet microchipping. It is supposed to help reunite you with your lost pet, so why is it leaving some dog owners heartbroken?
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182. 2020 Live - Episode 2
21 Jan 2020 · 44 min
With some of the biggest names in high street pharmacy ending free prescription deliveries, the team hear how some vulnerable and elderly people say they are losing out.
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183. 2020 Live - Episode 3
22 Jan 2020 · 44 min
In the wake of recent product recalls, Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon ask if you can really trust the safety of the appliances in your home.
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184. 2020 Live - Episode 4
23 Jan 2020 · 44 min
The team look into one of your biggest bugbears: patchy mobile phone coverage. And new rules designed to help people stuck with mortgages they can barely afford.
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185. 2020 Live - Episode 5
24 Jan 2020 · 44 min
The team reveal why new banking rules introduced last year to help reimburse fraud victims might be coming to a premature end.
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186. 2020 Live - Episode 6
19 Oct 2020 · 44 min
Just how easy is it to get through to your bank? We hear the devastating consequences for fraud victims who say they just couldn’t get hold of someone on the phone quick enough.
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187. 2020 Live - Episode 7
20 Oct 2020 · 44 min
The big-name holiday companies offering special cleaning services in the wake of Covid-19 - are they as pristine as they promise? And travel guru Simon Calder answers your questions.
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188. 2020 Live - Episode 8
21 Oct 2020 · 44 min
Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon tackle a topic that drives so many drivers to distraction: parking companies. Will new rules bring them into line?
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189. 2020 Live - Episode 9
22 Oct 2020 · 44 min
Why energy bills are leaving customers at their wits’ end, and how fraud on a big-name internet shopping site has left some customers out of pocket.
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190. 2020 Live - Episode 10
23 Oct 2020 · 44 min
The wedding woes of brides-to-be who have lost out thanks to the pandemic. Will the new government rules calling for refunds work?
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191. Holidays Series 9 - Episode 1
4 Jan 2021 · 44 min
How well do companies respond to events they could not have foreseen or prevented?
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192. Holidays Series 9 - Episode 2
5 Jan 2021 · 44 min
It is every holidaymaker’s nightmare – arriving at your hotel only to find it’s closed. And the customers left stranded at the airport because their Covid test results arrived too late.
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193. Holidays Series 9 - Episode 3
6 Jan 2021 · 44 min
The programme asks who is responsible when passengers’ valuables are stolen from a coach – after one Italian driver, supposed to be guarding the group’s belongings, popped out for a burger.
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194. Holidays Series 9 - Episode 4
7 Jan 2021 · 44 min
The holidaymakers left footing the bill after insurers refused to cough up for their medical emergencies, and the travellers sent to stay in hotels that they found didn’t actually exist.
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195. Holidays Series 9 - Episode 5
8 Jan 2021 · 44 min
The disappointed music fans stuck with tickets for concerts abroad that were cancelled due to coronavirus. And the static caravan owners whose holiday havens are headed for the junk yard.
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196. Holidays Series 9 - Episode 6
11 Jan 2021 · 44 min
Gloria, Angela and Julia investigate more holidays that went wrong. Today, they focus on the cons that have wrecked your getaways, including the motorhome scammers selling non-existent vehicles.
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197. Holidays Series 9 - Episode 7
12 Jan 2021 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford expose the scammers who trick would-be travellers out of their money by intercepting our favourite social media sites.
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198. Holidays Series 9 - Episode 8
13 Jan 2021 · 44 min
Just how watertight is your consumer protection when things go wrong and your travel company lets you down?
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199. Holidays Series 9 - Episode 9
14 Jan 2021 · 44 min
Angela, Gloria and Julia focus on the huge impact coronavirus has had on travel, including the insurance company that refused to pay out after a couple’s tour of South America came to a grinding halt.
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200. Holidays Series 9 - Episode 10
15 Jan 2021 · 44 min
Food and travel blogger Kacie Morgan finds out how hotels and restaurants are working to keep customers safe during the pandemic.
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201. 2021 Live - Episode 1
18 Jan 2021 · 44 min
Gloria, Angela and Julia are back with a brand new series, live in the studio. This week, it’s the issues affecting you in lockdown, kicking off by investigating the scammers preying on the pandemic.
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202. 2021 Live - Episode 2
19 Jan 2021 · 44 min
Angela, Julia and Gloria look at the issues affecting you in lockdown. Today, it’s deliveries, and how some of you say you’re struggling with service from some of the biggest names in the business.
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203. 2021 Live - Episode 3
20 Jan 2021 · 44 min
Today Angela, Julia and Gloria are tackling broadband services, and one of your biggest bugbears – the scammers preying on those left most vulnerable by the pandemic.
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204. 2021 Live - Episode 4
21 Jan 2021 · 44 min
Angela, Julia and Gloria look at the concerts cancelled by Covid-19 – why can’t some of you get the refund you want? And problems with one of the country’s most well-known investment groups.
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205. 2021 Live - Episode 5
22 Jan 2021 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville take a look at the problems some of you have been having trying to get hold of a bike.
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206. 2021 Live - Episode 6
17 May 2021 · 44 min
As lockdown rules are relaxed even further, the team looks at how to make sure you’re getting a good deal when you’re out and about. And what does the summer hold for holidays?
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207. 2021 Live - Episode 7
18 May 2021 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford take on the scammers leaving people thousands of pounds out of pocket. Also, they look at some big name companies who've left some of their customers hanging. And advice from the top team of experts to help make sure you get the best deal going.
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208. 2021 Live - Episode 8
19 May 2021 · 44 min
The team continues to tackle big consumer bugbears. Plus advice from some of the country’s leading experts on everything from money worries to holiday conundrums.
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209. 2021 Live - Episode 9
20 May 2021 · 44 min
In this penultimate day of the series, there’s free expert advice on issues from IT to banking and everything in between, as well as your emails and messages answered live on the show.
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210. 2021 Live - Episode 10
21 May 2021 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville drill down into more of the topics that you’ve been telling us have been driving you up the wall.
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211. 2021 Live - Episode 11
18 Oct 2021 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
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212. 2021 Live - Episode 12
19 Oct 2021 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
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213. 2021 Live - Episode 13
20 Oct 2021 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
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214. 2021 Live - Episode 14
21 Oct 2021 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
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215. 2021 Live - Episode 15
22 Oct 2021 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
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216. Holidays Series 10 - Episode 1
17 Jan 2022 · 44 min
Gloria, Angela and Julia look at UK breaks, investigating complaints about dirty caravans and exploring the problems facing disabled travellers at hotels that claim to be accessible.
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217. Holidays Series 10 - Episode 2
18 Jan 2022 · 44 min
A team of experts advise a disabled passenger who couldn’t access any excursions on her cruise, and we get some aircrew insider tips on the best things to pack for your holiday.
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218. Holidays Series 10 - Episode 3
19 Jan 2022 · 44 min
The team investigate the unstoppable rise of the villa rental scams catching out unwary customers, and travel guru Simon Calder goes west with his guide to a trip along the USA's legendary Route 66.
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219. Holidays Series 10 - Episode 4
20 Jan 2022 · 44 min
The perils of booking online as experienced by a stag party left with nowhere to stay, and Simon Calder gives us his guide to a magical break on the River Fowey in Cornwall.
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220. Holidays Series 10 - Episode 5
21 Jan 2022 · 44 min
A look at the ups and downs of flying, including the ‘direct’ flights that stopped off en route and the passengers who arrived at the terminal to find that their flight didn’t actually exist.
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221. Holidays Series 10 - Episode 6
24 Jan 2022 · 44 min
The team hear from holiday makers left horrified after their supposedly family-friendly Jamaican holiday resort turned out to come with a distinctly adult flavour.
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222. Holidays Series 10 - Episode 7
25 Jan 2022 · 44 min
The team look at how Covid and Brexit might affect how we travel for years to come, hearing from passengers prevented from boarding their flights due to changes in passport rules.
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223. Holidays Series 10 - Episode 8
26 Jan 2022 · 44 min
The team look at unexpected and unwelcome costs that can catch you out on your travels, hearing from airline passengers who came to regret accepting voucher refunds at the height of the pandemic.
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224. Holidays Series 10 - Episode 9
27 Jan 2022 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville find out what happened when campers left piles of rubbish at some of Britain’s greatest beauty spots.
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225. Holidays Series 10 - Episode 10
28 Jan 2022 · 44 min
The ordeal of travellers waiting to be evacuated from the Canary Islands after their hotel was covered in ash from a nearby volcano eruption.
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226. 2022 Live - Episode 1
31 Jan 2022 · 44 min
As the current energy price crisis bites there’s advice on how you can save money on your fuel bills, from some of the country’s top personal finance experts live in the studio.
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227. 2022 Live - Episode 2
1 Feb 2022 · 44 min
Online reviews that can’t be trusted. How can you spot the real from the fake? Plus, breakdown cover let-downs – the exclusions that drivers say left them out in the cold.
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228. 2022 Live - Episode 3
2 Feb 2022 · 44 min
The shocking story of the fraudsters scamming parents out of thousands of pounds by sending fake SOS messages posing as their children. Travel journalist Simon Calder answers your holiday questions.
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229. 2022 Live - Episode 4
3 Feb 2022 · 44 min
Communities say they’ve been left without a working phoneline after an upgrade let them down. It’s part of a big scheme that will affect all landlines – so tune in to see how you might be affected.
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230. 2022 Live - Episode 5
4 Feb 2022 · 44 min
Are you owed a tax rebate? If you’re not sure, be careful where you look! The team investigates the tax rebate-checking websites that sign you up for a claim.
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231. 2022 Live - Episode 6
16 May 2022 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
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232. 2022 Live - Episode 7
17 May 2022 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
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233. 2022 Live - Episode 8
18 May 2022 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
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234. 2022 Live - Episode 9
19 May 2022 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
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235. 2022 Live - Episode 10
20 May 2022 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
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236. 2022 Live - Episode 11
17 Oct 2022 · 44 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville are joined by some of the country’s top consumer experts to address the impact of the cost of living crisis on families all over the country.
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237. 2022 Live - Episode 12
18 Oct 2022 · 44 min
Gloria, Angela and Julia reveal the little-known money saver that could help lighten the financial load and exclusively uncover the nation’s best and worst broadband providers.
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238. 2022 Live - Episode 13
19 Oct 2022 · 44 min
Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Angela Rippon challenge the companies making it harder for their customers to deal with rising prices.
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239. 2022 Live - Episode 14
20 Oct 2022 · 44 min
Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon reveal more advice which will keep the nation’s cash where it should be – in our pockets.
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240. 2022 Live - Episode 15
21 Oct 2022 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville expose more businesses that are failing to help you make your money go as far as you need it to.
241. Holidays Series 11 - Episode 1
2 Jan 2023 · 44 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville report on the heartbreaking case of the woman faced with a large medical bill which her travel insurer won’t cover.
242. Holidays Series 11 - Episode 2
3 Jan 2023 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville throw the spotlight on big name holiday companies you say are letting you down.
243. Holidays Series 11 - Episode 3
4 Jan 2023 · 44 min
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford report on the holidaymakers who arrived at their hotels, only to discover they'd been closed for years.
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244. Holidays Series 11 - Episode 4
5 Jan 2023 · 44 min
The Rip Off Britain team go behind the scenes at one of the UK’s biggest airports to find out just how much luggage goes missing and there is expert advice on how to keep tabs on your holiday cargo.
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245. Holidays Series 11 - Episode 5
6 Jan 2023 · 44 min
From caravans that didn’t live up to the marketing material to world cruises that proved tricky to insure, the team investigate why things went wrong, so you can avoid the same perils. Also, there is plenty of advice in our travel clinic and top tips on how to travel safely.
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246. Holidays Series 11 - Episode 6
9 Jan 2023 · 44 min
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville have got the scammers in their sights – including the story of the phoney travel agent who ripped off hundreds of customers.
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247. Holidays Series 11 - Episode 7
10 Jan 2023 · 44 min
The Rip Off Britain team investigate how one switch of the visa rules left many with their trips hanging in the balance.
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248. Holidays Series 11 - Episode 8
11 Jan 2023 · 43 min
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford are back to help keep your holiday on track. Cabin luggage - which airlines are being stingiest with their free allowance?
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249. Holidays Series 11 - Episode 9
12 Jan 2023 · 28 min
A look at unexpected problems that threaten to knock your travels off course, including the double-booking nightmare that put a real dampener on the holidays of two families.
250. Holidays Series 11 - Episode 10
13 Jan 2023 · 43 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville explore disasters that derailed some holidays before they’d even begun.
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251. 2023 Live - Episode 1
16 Jan 2023 · 44 min
Gloria, Angela and Julia are here to help you conquer the cost of living crisis, starting with pre-payment energy meters and the latest on how to slash your broadband bill.
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252. 2023 Live - Episode 2
17 Jan 2023 · 44 min
Angela, Julia and Gloria find out why millions of parents aren’t getting the financial support for childcare they’re entitled to, and there's advice about travel insurance.
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253. 2023 Live - Episode 3
18 Jan 2023 · 44 min
Julia, Gloria and Angela hear from those determined to fight back against the scourge of scam text messages, and they explain how to stop credit check errors ruining your rating.
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254. 2023 Live - Episode 4
19 Jan 2023 · 44 min
Angela, Julia and Gloria expose the network of firms breaking the rules with countless nuisance sales calls, and travel expert Simon Calder answers your questions live in the studio.
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255. 2023 Live - Episode 5
20 Jan 2023 · 44 min
The team expose the marketplaces that fail to remove fake listings quickly enough and cost unwitting users thousands, and they reveal what the end of 3G means for the phone in your pocket.
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256. 2023 Live - The Energy Companies Who Owe Their Customers Thousands
16 Oct 2023 · 44 min
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville return for a week of live specials. The team meets a woman who was over-billed more than £6,000 by her energy supplier.
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257. 2023 Live - How to Take a Break from Big Bills
17 Oct 2023 · 44 min
Rip Off Britain’s week of live Cost of Living specials continues with unmissable advice on how to ease the burden of loan and mortgage payments.
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258. 2023 Live - Inflation or Unfair Price Hikes?
18 Oct 2023 · 44 min
The team asks whether some staggering price increases could be down to more than just inflation and has advice for anyone unhappy with a company raising prices during a contract.
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259. 2023 Live - Bills from beyond the Grave
19 Oct 2023 · 44 min
The team meets some of the people facing debt collection threats for energy bills they paid long ago to a company that no longer even exists.
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260. 2023 Live - Side Hustle Scams
20 Oct 2023 · 44 min
The team explores the surge in fraudsters recruiting people to earn extra cash working from home – but ultimately stealing their money.
261. Compilations - New home knotweed no-one told us about
21 Sept 2026 · 29 min
A look back at some of the most shocking property stories, including the curse of knotweed as one couple discovers it in their garden shortly after they move in.
262. Compilations - Roof repair rogues took aim at my home
22 Sept 2026 · 29 min
The doorstep callers trying to charge thousands of pounds for roof repair jobs that simply weren’t needed while hijacking the name of a well-respected local company to con householders. And the customers of a leading double-glazing firm who say they’ve been left out in the cold.
263. Compilations - Out-of-control bamboo is destroying my driveway
23 Sept 2026 · 29 min
The team investigate how the 1990s fashion for bamboo in our gardens is causing expensive problems for some homeowners 25 years later.
264. Compilations - My solar panel misery
24 Sept 2026 · 29 min
The man who paid thousands for his solar panels but was left with a botched job and no answers. And, the devastated neighbours left footing the bill for flats that fell into the ground.
265. Compilations - Crumbling concrete wrecked my home
25 Sept 2026 · 29 min
How building material RAAC installed decades ago is decimating housing estates. Homeowners say they had no idea when they bought their homes and are demanding justice.
266. Compilations - Online shop landed me in an international megascam
28 Sept 2026 · 29 min
This time, the woman who discovered her name and data on a list belonging to an international crime ring described as the largest scam of its kind. Plus, the triple load of fines for a driver caught up in a case of mistaken identity.
267. Compilations - Landed in debt... for someone else's shopping
29 Sept 2026 · 29 min
The women from south Wales who’ve been hounded for hundreds of pounds' worth of debt after someone else took out a buy-now-pay-later account in their names.
268. Compilations - The missing person ads that transform into scams
30 Sept 2026 · 29 min
How fraudsters are using social media to pull on our heartstrings before changing the posts for more sinister ends, and the story of a dramatic dog rescue that was cruelly manipulated in a viral con.
269. Compilations - I lost £40,000 in a crypto-romance scam
1 Oct 2026 · 29 min
The devastating story of how one man's search for romance left him distraught and broke after he fell for a megascam. Plus, the money-flip con that hit social media with devastating consequences – we speak to victims left reeling.
270. Compilations - I went in to buy tissues and was scammed for £5,000
2 Oct 2026 · 29 min
The British tourists conned out of thousands of pounds when scammers struck during a spot of holiday shopping – and how Spanish police busted a crime ring making millions. Plus, the phoney travel agent who ripped off hundreds of customers and left some stranded abroad.
Rip Off Britain Specials: quick answers
How many episodes are in Rip Off Britain Specials?
Specials of Rip Off Britain has 270 episodes, about 197 hours in total.
When did Rip Off Britain Specials come out?
Specials premiered on 7 Jan 2013.