You and Yours

News and discussion of consumer affairs

Radio 4,4145 episodes

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Phishing emails, M&S quarter sales, Overseas GPs
Radio 4's consumer affairs programme. What next for M&S's clothing sales?
07 Apr 2016,45 mins
Gambling, Dodgy emails, Gym gadgets
New gambling rules, email scams and gym technology.
06 Apr 2016,45 mins
Call You and Yours: The New Living Wage
Call You and Yours asks listeners what the new Living Wage has meant for them.
05 Apr 2016,45 mins
Gambling, Dodgy emails, Gym gadgets
The mobile phones stolen using innocent people's names - what is being done to stop it?
04 Apr 2016,45 mins
The Care Act, The National Living Wage, Butlins at 80
Peter White looks at the Care Act one year on and Butlins as it turns 80.
01 Apr 2016,45 mins
Bye bye buy-to-let?
Consumer affairs programme. Is buy-to-let still a good investment?
31 Mar 2016,45 mins
Britain's longest-serving nurse, Criminal record checks
Britain's longest-serving nurse, Jenny Turner, talks about her 60 years in the job.
30 Mar 2016,45 mins
Call You and Yours: Autism
Listeners share their stories of how autism has affected their families.
29 Mar 2016,45 mins
The Psychology of Trust - are we all susceptible to a confidence trick?
Melanie Abbott follows the trail of a man who people say is never quite what he seems.
28 Mar 2016,45 mins
Argos-Sainsbury's, Wonga letters, Rail cancellation fees
Why a company offered a loan to a man with little sense of the value of money.
25 Mar 2016,45 mins
Wage theft, Tesco lamb, Charity fundraising
British lamb, wage theft, charity fundraising, flooded village, and BT Openreach.
24 Mar 2016,45 mins
Flooding insurance, Holiday childcare, Rent rises
School's shortly out for Easter - what are working parents doing for childcare?
23 Mar 2016,45 mins
Call You and Yours: Are apprenticeships worth it?
Consumer phone-in. Winifred Robinson asks if apprenticeships are worth it.
22 Mar 2016,45 mins
Deposit protection, Community cinema, Sim card fraud
A canny student reveals how she got her rental deposit back from her landlord.
21 Mar 2016,45 mins
Abandoned rabbits, Fundraising regulator, Listeria
Consumer news and issues.
18 Mar 2016,45 mins
Palliative care, Used rings, Older apprentices
A look at a pioneering new scheme which helps communities to care for dying people at home
17 Mar 2016,45 mins
Call You and Yours: What do you think causes eating disorders?
Winifred Robinson asks how people develop conditions such as bulimia and anorexia.
15 Mar 2016,45 mins
London Eye Hospital, Holiday cancellation charges
A patient explains why he is dissatisfied with a new treatment for macular degeneration.
14 Mar 2016,45 mins
Secret salesman manual, Tesco, Social media break-ups
The secret how-to guide to selling to vulnerable customers. Plus, social media break-ups.
11 Mar 2016,45 mins
Energy market report, Disability in the workplace
Including a look at a report on how well the UK's energy market works for consumers.
10 Mar 2016,45 mins
Anti-pollution cosmetics, Fundraising Preference Service, Pitching a novel
Winifred Robinson discusses proposals for a new Fundraising Preference Service.
09 Mar 2016,45 mins
Call You and Yours - Have you been nagged by the nanny state into changing for the better?
Have you ever been nagged by the nanny state into changing for the better?
08 Mar 2016,45 mins
Lip fillers, Personal telephone fundraising
Consumer affairs programme.
07 Mar 2016,45 mins
Pork testing, Railway revivals, Second-hand vinyl values
Peter White on the checks to see if pork is British, and second-hand vinyl sales.
04 Mar 2016,45 mins
Weightloss surgery, Online banking break-in, Wine-tasting machines
Life after a gastric bypass, plus Natwest's online banking breach.
03 Mar 2016,45 mins
New-build homes, Holiday money, Pets on Prozac
An investigation into complaints about workmanship and finishing of newly built homes.
02 Mar 2016,45 mins
Call You and Yours: Enjoy Your Old Age
What do people in their 60s and 70s enjoy about life - and what are their regrets?
01 Mar 2016,45 mins
Facebook cloning, Air passenger duty, Travelling during pregnancy
What happens when your Facebook page is cloned, and how can you avoid it happening?
29 Feb 2016,45 mins
Holiday refunds, Needy marketing emails, Court closures
What will be the effects of 86 courts closing in the next two years?
26 Feb 2016,45 mins
Care home fees, Fast cars, Scottish tea
The families paying unfair care home fees, because local councils are flouting new rules.
25 Feb 2016,45 mins