Julia Somerville
Self - Presenter
Rip Off Britain (2009)
Specials
Rip Off Britain is a BBC One series which exposes Britain's rip-offs and helps consumers. It began on 30 November 2009, presented by former news journalists Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Jennie Bond. Newsreader Julia Somerville replaced Bond from series three. From the second series onwards, the show was remade into cut-down editions of 30 minutes which air in a prime time slot on Friday evenings.
Released Nov. 30, 2009
Episode 44 min
None+
Genres: Biography, Crime, Documentary, History, News
Keywords: imdb.consumer-rights, imdb.advice, imdb.female-presenter, imdb.country-name-in-title, imdb.three-word-title, imdb.non-fiction, imdb.yorkshire-england + 9 more, imdb.election, imdb.historical-documentary, imdb.1970s, imdb.bbc, imdb.female-politician, imdb.politics, imdb.political-documentary, imdb.politician, imdb.news-documentary
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S0E1 - Holidays Series 1 - Episode 1
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.
Jan. 7, 2013, midnight
S0E2 - Holidays Series 1 - Episode 2
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville spend a day with the British Consulate in Tenerife, investigating how holiday emergencies are resolved.
Jan. 8, 2013, midnight
S0E3 - Holidays Series 1 - Episode 3
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.
Jan. 9, 2013, midnight
S0E4 - Holidays Series 1 - Episode 4
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.
Jan. 10, 2013, midnight
S0E5 - Holidays Series 1 - Episode 5
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.
Jan. 11, 2013, midnight
S0E6 - Holidays Series 2 - Episode 1
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.
Jan. 6, 2014, midnight
S0E7 - Holidays Series 2 - Episode 2
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.
Jan. 7, 2014, midnight
S0E8 - Holidays Series 2 - Episode 3
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.
Jan. 8, 2014, midnight
S0E9 - Holidays Series 2 - Episode 4
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.
Jan. 9, 2014, midnight
S0E10 - Holidays Series 2 - Episode 5
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.
Jan. 10, 2014, midnight
S0E11 - Food Series 1 - Episode 1
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.
March 17, 2014, midnight
S0E12 - Food Series 1 - Episode 2
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?
March 18, 2014, midnight
S0E13 - Food Series 1 - Episode 3
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the quality and prices of the food sold in the supermarkets that dominate our weekly shop.
March 19, 2014, midnight
S0E14 - Food Series 1 - Episode 4
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.
March 20, 2014, midnight
S0E15 - Food Series 1 - Episode 5
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.
March 21, 2014, midnight
S0E16 - Food Series 1 - Episode 6
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.
March 24, 2014, midnight
S0E17 - Food Series 1 - Episode 7
The team expose some of the unexpected ingredients that go into our favourite foods, such as crushed beetle, and investigate misleading labels.
March 25, 2014, midnight
S0E18 - Food Series 1 - Episode 8
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.
March 26, 2014, midnight
S0E19 - Food Series 1 - Episode 9
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.
March 27, 2014, midnight
S0E20 - Food Series 1 - Episode 10
The team explore whether free-range eggs are really worth the extra cost and reveal the unexpected levels of salt in some everyday products.
March 28, 2014, midnight
S0E21 - 2014 Live - Episode 1
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville reveal new figures on the impact of cyber crime.
Oct. 20, 2014, midnight
S0E22 - 2014 Live - Episode 2
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville reveal extraordinary ways to slash the cost of a weekly shop.
Oct. 21, 2014, midnight
S0E23 - 2014 Live - Episode 3
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford explore the increasing threat of identity theft.
Oct. 22, 2014, midnight
S0E24 - 2014 Live - Episode 4
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate the customer service of some of Britain's biggest names.
Oct. 23, 2014, midnight
S0E25 - 2014 Live - Episode 5
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville discover how postal workers are being drafted into the battle against scams.
Oct. 24, 2014, midnight
S0E26 - Holidays Series 3 - Episode 1
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team hear about a decision with repercussions for the entire holiday industry.
Jan. 5, 2015, midnight
S0E27 - Holidays Series 3 - Episode 2
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.
Jan. 6, 2015, midnight
S0E28 - Holidays Series 3 - Episode 3
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team uncover some of the unexpected costs of taking a cruise.
Jan. 7, 2015, midnight
S0E29 - Holidays Series 3 - Episode 4
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.
Jan. 8, 2015, midnight
S0E30 - Holidays Series 3 - Episode 5
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team hear about a family grounded by someone else's extraordinary mistake.
Jan. 9, 2015, midnight
S0E31 - Holidays Series 3 - Episode 6
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.
Jan. 12, 2015, midnight
S0E32 - Holidays Series 3 - Episode 7
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team unpicks who decides whether hotels deserve the star ratings they advertise.
Jan. 13, 2015, midnight
S0E33 - Holidays Series 3 - Episode 8
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team investigate travel disasters that happen en route to or from destinations.
Jan. 14, 2015, midnight
S0E34 - Holidays Series 3 - Episode 9
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters. The team investigate a company taking money for holidays that never happened.
Jan. 15, 2015, midnight
S0E35 - Holidays Series 3 - Episode 10
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.
Jan. 16, 2015, midnight
S0E36 - Food Series 2 - Episode 1
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. Tests reveal whether more expensive orange juice is a healthier product.
April 13, 2015, midnight
S0E37 - Food Series 2 - Episode 2
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.
April 14, 2015, midnight
S0E38 - Food Series 2 - Episode 3
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about our food. Britain's supermarkets are under scrutiny in this episode.
April 15, 2015, midnight
S0E39 - Food Series 2 - Episode 4
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.
April 16, 2015, midnight
S0E40 - Food Series 2 - Episode 5
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.
April 17, 2015, midnight
S0E41 - Food Series 2 - Episode 6
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.
April 20, 2015, midnight
S0E42 - Food Series 2 - Episode 7
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food. The team visits a school that has banned high-caffeine energy drinks.
April 21, 2015, midnight
S0E43 - Food Series 2 - Episode 8
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.
April 22, 2015, midnight
S0E44 - Food Series 2 - Episode 9
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.
April 23, 2015, midnight
S0E45 - Food Series 2 - Episode 10
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.
April 24, 2015, midnight
S0E46 - 2015 Live - Episode 1
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville reveal how scammers have found a way to hijack genuine phone numbers.
Oct. 19, 2015, midnight
S0E47 - 2015 Live - Episode 2
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville challenge two shoppers to see if haggling can get you a better deal on the high street.
Oct. 20, 2015, midnight
S0E48 - 2015 Live - Episode 3
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville reveal the restaurants breaking new rules on giving out vital allergy advice.
Oct. 21, 2015, midnight
S0E49 - 2015 Live - Episode 4
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville reveal the most effective ways to complain and how to slash the cost of car insurance.
Oct. 22, 2015, midnight
S0E50 - 2015 Live - Episode 5
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.
Oct. 23, 2015, midnight
S0E51 - Holidays Series 4 - Episode 1
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.
Jan. 4, 2016, midnight
S0E52 - Holidays Series 4 - Episode 2
The Rip Off Britain team investigate viewers' holiday problems. The team meets a woman who cannot understand why travelling alone means paying more.
Jan. 5, 2016, midnight
S0E53 - Holidays Series 4 - Episode 3
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.
Jan. 6, 2016, midnight
S0E54 - Holidays Series 4 - Episode 4
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.
Jan. 7, 2016, midnight
S0E55 - Holidays Series 4 - Episode 5
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?
Jan. 8, 2016, midnight
S0E56 - Holidays Series 4 - Episode 6
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.
Jan. 11, 2016, midnight
S0E57 - Holidays Series 4 - Episode 7
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.
Jan. 12, 2016, midnight
S0E58 - Holidays Series 4 - Episode 8
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.
Jan. 13, 2016, midnight
S0E59 - Holidays Series 4 - Episode 9
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.
Jan. 14, 2016, midnight
S0E60 - Holidays Series 4 - Episode 10
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.
Jan. 15, 2016, midnight
S0E61 - Food Series 3 - Episode 1
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.
April 25, 2016, midnight
S0E62 - Food Series 3 - Episode 2
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.
April 26, 2016, midnight
S0E63 - Food Series 3 - Episode 3
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.
April 27, 2016, midnight
S0E64 - Food Series 3 - Episode 4
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.
April 28, 2016, midnight
S0E65 - Food Series 3 - Episode 5
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.
April 29, 2016, midnight
S0E66 - Food Series 3 - Episode 6
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the truth about food, including a look into frustrations with half-empty packaging.
May 2, 2016, midnight
S0E67 - Food Series 3 - Episode 7
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.
May 3, 2016, midnight
S0E68 - Food Series 3 - Episode 8
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.
May 4, 2016, midnight
S0E69 - Food Series 3 - Episode 9
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.
May 5, 2016, midnight
S0E70 - Food Series 3 - Episode 10
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.
May 6, 2016, midnight
S0E71 - 2016 Live - Episode 1
Live edition of the consumer series with Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville. Gloria relives her own recent experience of being scammed.
Oct. 10, 2016, midnight
S0E72 - 2016 Live - Episode 2
Live edition of the consumer series with Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville. Star Wars actor Mark Hamill reveals his consumer secrets.
Oct. 11, 2016, midnight
S0E73 - 2016 Live - Episode 3
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.
Oct. 12, 2016, midnight
S0E74 - 2016 Live - Episode 4
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.
Oct. 13, 2016, midnight
S0E75 - 2016 Live - Episode 5
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.
Oct. 14, 2016, midnight
S0E76 - Holidays Series 5 - Episode 1
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.
Jan. 2, 2017, midnight
S0E77 - Holidays Series 5 - Episode 2
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.
Jan. 3, 2017, midnight
S0E78 - Holidays Series 5 - Episode 3
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.
Jan. 4, 2017, midnight
S0E79 - Holidays Series 5 - Episode 4
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.
Jan. 5, 2017, midnight
S0E80 - Holidays Series 5 - Episode 5
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.
Jan. 6, 2017, midnight
S0E81 - Holidays Series 5 - Episode 6
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville examine the cleanliness of British hotel rooms. Does booking a more expensive hotel guarantee a cleaner room?
Jan. 9, 2017, midnight
S0E82 - Holidays Series 5 - Episode 7
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.
Jan. 10, 2017, midnight
S0E83 - Holidays Series 5 - Episode 8
Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon hear about dramatic stories of how holidays were scuppered by unexpected disasters.
Jan. 11, 2017, midnight
S0E84 - Holidays Series 5 - Episode 9
The team investigate problems viewers have had at airports, including a costly passport problem and confusion at airport security.
Jan. 12, 2017, midnight
S0E85 - Holidays Series 5 - Episode 10
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.
Jan. 13, 2017, midnight
S0E86 - Holidays Series 5 - Episode 11
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.
Jan. 16, 2017, midnight
S0E87 - Holidays Series 5 - Episode 12
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.
Jan. 17, 2017, midnight
S0E88 - Holidays Series 5 - Episode 13
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.
Jan. 18, 2017, midnight
S0E89 - Holidays Series 5 - Episode 14
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.
Jan. 19, 2017, midnight
S0E90 - Holidays Series 5 - Episode 15
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.
Jan. 20, 2017, midnight
S0E91 - 2017 Live - Episode 1
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.
May 15, 2017, midnight
S0E92 - 2017 Live - Episode 2
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.
May 16, 2017, midnight
S0E93 - 2017 Live - Episode 3
Live episodes of the consumer series. Viewers reveal how they have lost their savings after companies targeted their pension pots.
May 17, 2017, midnight
S0E94 - 2017 Live - Episode 4
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?
May 18, 2017, midnight
S0E95 - 2017 Live - Episode 5
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?
May 19, 2017, midnight
S0E96 - Food Series 4 - Episode 1
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.
May 29, 2017, midnight
S0E97 - Food Series 4 - Episode 2
One man finds out whether confusion at the supermarkets over how to bag raw meat may be putting people's health at risk.
May 30, 2017, midnight
S0E98 - Food Series 4 - Episode 3
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.
May 31, 2017, midnight
S0E99 - Food Series 4 - Episode 4
The team reveals the unpleasant hygiene secrets of some supermarkets and stores and accompanies inspectors trying to keep standards up to scratch.
June 1, 2017, midnight
S0E100 - Food Series 4 - Episode 5
The team investigate the new fad for protein-enhanced versions of familiar products to see if paying the extra has any benefit.
June 2, 2017, midnight
S0E101 - Food Series 4 - Episode 6
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.
June 5, 2017, midnight
S0E102 - Food Series 4 - Episode 7
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.
June 6, 2017, midnight
S0E103 - Food Series 4 - Episode 8
The team explore viewers' concerns about supermarket deals and offers - do they always save as much money as it might appear?
June 7, 2017, midnight
S0E104 - Food Series 4 - Episode 9
The team unravel some of the costs involved in eating out and investigate whether the prices some restaurants charge for wine are fair.
June 8, 2017, midnight
S0E105 - Food Series 4 - Episode 10
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.
June 9, 2017, midnight
S0E106 - 2017 Live - Episode 6
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.
Oct. 16, 2017, midnight
S0E107 - 2017 Live - Episode 7
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.
Oct. 17, 2017, midnight
S0E108 - 2017 Live - Episode 8
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.
Oct. 18, 2017, midnight
S0E109 - 2017 Live - Episode 9
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.
Oct. 19, 2017, midnight
S0E110 - 2017 Live - Episode 10
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.
Oct. 20, 2017, midnight
S0E111 - Holidays Series 6 - Episode 1
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.
Jan. 2, 2018, midnight
S0E112 - Holidays Series 6 - Episode 2
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville look at shocking examples of trips that have gone disastrously wrong.
Jan. 3, 2018, midnight
S0E113 - Holidays Series 6 - Episode 3
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.
Jan. 4, 2018, midnight
S0E114 - Holidays Series 6 - Episode 4
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford look into difficulties that can arise en route to or from a holiday destination.
Jan. 5, 2018, midnight
S0E115 - Holidays Series 6 - Episode 5
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.
Jan. 8, 2018, midnight
S0E116 - Holidays Series 6 - Episode 6
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate holiday disasters that can occur before people have even reached their destination.
Jan. 9, 2018, midnight
S0E117 - Holidays Series 6 - Episode 7
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate a company that has failed to deliver the trips coachloads of passengers booked and paid for.
Jan. 10, 2018, midnight
S0E118 - Holidays Series 6 - Episode 8
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford look at how people can ensure they are protected if something goes wrong while on holiday.
Jan. 11, 2018, midnight
S0E119 - Holidays Series 6 - Episode 9
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.
Jan. 12, 2018, midnight
S0E120 - Holidays Series 6 - Episode 10
The team unravels some of the mysterious phone and car hire charges viewers have been hit with either during or after their holidays.
Jan. 15, 2018, midnight
S0E121 - Holidays Series 6 - Episode 11
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.
Jan. 16, 2018, midnight
S0E122 - Holidays Series 6 - Episode 12
Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon investigate stories to do with staying healthy and safe while travelling.
Jan. 17, 2018, midnight
S0E123 - Holidays Series 6 - Episode 13
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate problems with big-name airlines, including the stranded Monarch passengers left out of pocket.
Jan. 18, 2018, midnight
S0E124 - Holidays Series 6 - Episode 14
The team investigates whether the great deals advertised for holidays are always quite what they seem - or if they are even available at all.
Jan. 19, 2018, midnight
S0E125 - Holidays Series 6 - Episode 15
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.
Jan. 22, 2018, midnight
S0E126 - Food Series 5 - Episode 1
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.
April 23, 2018, midnight
S0E127 - Food Series 5 - Episode 2
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.
April 24, 2018, midnight
S0E128 - Food Series 5 - Episode 3
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.
April 25, 2018, midnight
S0E129 - Food Series 5 - Episode 4
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.
April 26, 2018, midnight
S0E130 - Food Series 5 - Episode 5
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.
April 27, 2018, midnight
S0E131 - Food Series 5 - Episode 6
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville look at problems faced by viewers when out shopping or at the supermarket.
April 30, 2018, midnight
S0E132 - Food Series 5 - Episode 7
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.
May 1, 2018, midnight
S0E133 - Food Series 5 - Episode 8
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville reveal how some establishments are using fake hygiene ratings to trick customers through the door.
May 2, 2018, midnight
S0E134 - Food Series 5 - Episode 9
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.
May 3, 2018, midnight
S0E135 - Food Series 5 - Episode 10
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.
May 4, 2018, midnight
S0E136 - 2018 Live (1) - Episode 1
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.
June 25, 2018, midnight
S0E137 - 2018 Live (1) - Episode 2
Live episodes of the consumer series, featuring a look at the lack of consumer choice around water suppliers, as customers reveal disastrous experiences.
June 26, 2018, midnight
S0E138 - 2018 Live (1) - Episode 3
Live episodes of the consumer series, featuring passengers with disabilities sharing their experiences of being left stranded on trains or at stations.
June 27, 2018, midnight
S0E139 - 2018 Live (1) - Episode 4
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.
June 28, 2018, midnight
S0E140 - 2018 Live (1) - Episode 5
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.
June 29, 2018, midnight
S0E141 - 2018 Live (2) - Episode 1
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville launch a special week of live episodes of the consumer series, with the latest topical reports.
Oct. 15, 2018, midnight
S0E142 - 2018 Live (2) - Episode 2
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.
Oct. 16, 2018, midnight
S0E143 - 2018 Live (2) - Episode 3
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.
Oct. 17, 2018, midnight
S0E144 - 2018 Live (2) - Episode 4
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.
Oct. 18, 2018, midnight
S0E145 - 2018 Live (2) - Episode 5
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.
Oct. 19, 2018, midnight
S0E146 - Holidays Series 7 - Episode 1
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate viewers' holiday disasters, with expert advice to ensure trips stay hassle free and on budget.
Jan. 7, 2019, midnight
S0E147 - Holidays Series 7 - Episode 2
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville hear how viewers' travels were ruined by life-threatening events and disasters.
Jan. 8, 2019, midnight
S0E148 - Holidays Series 7 - Episode 3
The team investigates how changing attitudes are affecting trips abroad and why in some cities it seems tourists are no longer quite so welcome.
Jan. 9, 2019, midnight
S0E149 - Holidays Series 7 - Episode 4
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford investigate more viewers' holiday nightmares, looking at problems with flights and planes.
Jan. 10, 2019, midnight
S0E150 - Holidays Series 7 - Episode 5
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.
Jan. 11, 2019, midnight
S0E151 - Holidays Series 7 - Episode 6
Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford investigate new developments affecting people who dream of their very own place in the sun.
Jan. 14, 2019, midnight
S0E152 - Holidays Series 7 - Episode 7
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville return with another look at viewers' travel woes, focusing on the frustrations of complaining.
Jan. 15, 2019, midnight
S0E153 - Holidays Series 7 - Episode 8
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville present another look at viewers' real-life holiday horror stories, looking at the growth of the 'staycation'.
Jan. 16, 2019, midnight
S0E154 - Holidays Series 7 - Episode 9
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.
Jan. 17, 2019, midnight
S0E155 - Holidays Series 7 - Episode 10
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.
Jan. 18, 2019, midnight
S0E156 - Holidays Series 7 - Episode 11
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.
Jan. 21, 2019, midnight
S0E157 - Holidays Series 7 - Episode 12
Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Angela Rippon reveal more holiday tips. Simon Calder presents a guide to experiencing the northern lights.
Jan. 22, 2019, midnight
S0E158 - Holidays Series 7 - Episode 13
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.
Jan. 23, 2019, midnight
S0E159 - Holidays Series 7 - Episode 14
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.
Jan. 24, 2019, midnight
S0E160 - Holidays Series 7 - Episode 15
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.
Jan. 25, 2019, midnight
S0E161 - 2019 Live - Episode 1
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville report on how fraudsters can take remote control of your computer to raid your bank account.
May 20, 2019, midnight
S0E162 - 2019 Live - Episode 2
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate a training academy for plumbers and the spiralling cost of lifetime pet insurance cover.
May 21, 2019, midnight
S0E163 - 2019 Live - Episode 3
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville uncover an investment opportunity that promised easy financial gains but scammed one woman out of £120,000.
May 22, 2019, midnight
S0E164 - 2019 Live - Episode 4
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate whether telecoms companies are unfairly penalising those who don’t want to manage their accounts online?
May 23, 2019, midnight
S0E165 - 2019 Live - Episode 5
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate a particularly nasty scam that’s seen viewers conned out of tens of thousands of pounds.
May 24, 2019, midnight
S0E166 - 2019 Live - Episode 6
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?
Oct. 14, 2019, midnight
S0E167 - 2019 Live - Episode 7
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.
Oct. 15, 2019, midnight
S0E168 - 2019 Live - Episode 8
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.
Oct. 16, 2019, midnight
S0E169 - 2019 Live - Episode 9
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.
Oct. 17, 2019, midnight
S0E170 - 2019 Live - Episode 10
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?
Oct. 18, 2019, midnight
S0E171 - Holidays Series 8 - Episode 1
How sickness or injury on holiday can be devastating, even if you have insurance.
Jan. 6, 2020, midnight
S0E172 - Holidays Series 8 - Episode 2
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville hear from people who found themselves grounded and out of pocket when their airlines let them down.
Jan. 7, 2020, midnight
S0E173 - Holidays Series 8 - Episode 3
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.
Jan. 8, 2020, midnight
S0E174 - Holidays Series 8 - Episode 4
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.
Jan. 9, 2020, midnight
S0E175 - Holidays Series 8 - Episode 5
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville look at the perils of flying and why it is still so challenging for disabled travellers.
Jan. 10, 2020, midnight
S0E176 - Holidays Series 8 - Episode 6
The team hear about a villa rental fraud so sophisticated that even a former police detective fell for it.
Jan. 13, 2020, midnight
S0E177 - Holidays Series 8 - Episode 7
Guest presenter Amar Latif shows us how new technologies and old-fashioned manners can open up the world in new ways to blind travellers.
Jan. 14, 2020, midnight
S0E178 - Holidays Series 8 - Episode 8
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?
Jan. 15, 2020, midnight
S0E179 - Holidays Series 8 - Episode 9
The team reveal the crazy case of the £99 mystery weekend break that wasn't quite the bargain customers were hoping for.
Jan. 16, 2020, midnight
S0E180 - Holidays Series 8 - Episode 10
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?
Jan. 17, 2020, midnight
S0E181 - 2020 Live - Episode 1
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?
Jan. 20, 2020, midnight
S0E182 - 2020 Live - Episode 2
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.
Jan. 21, 2020, midnight
S0E183 - 2020 Live - Episode 3
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.
Jan. 22, 2020, midnight
S0E184 - 2020 Live - Episode 4
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.
Jan. 23, 2020, midnight
S0E185 - 2020 Live - Episode 5
The team reveal why new banking rules introduced last year to help reimburse fraud victims might be coming to a premature end.
Jan. 24, 2020, midnight
S0E186 - 2020 Live - Episode 6
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.
Oct. 19, 2020, midnight
S0E187 - 2020 Live - Episode 7
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.
Oct. 20, 2020, midnight
S0E188 - 2020 Live - Episode 8
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?
Oct. 21, 2020, midnight
S0E189 - 2020 Live - Episode 9
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.
Oct. 22, 2020, midnight
S0E190 - 2020 Live - Episode 10
The wedding woes of brides-to-be who have lost out thanks to the pandemic. Will the new government rules calling for refunds work?
Oct. 23, 2020, midnight
S0E191 - Holidays Series 9 - Episode 1
How well do companies respond to events they could not have foreseen or prevented?
Jan. 4, 2021, midnight
S0E192 - Holidays Series 9 - Episode 2
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.
Jan. 5, 2021, midnight
S0E193 - Holidays Series 9 - Episode 3
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.
Jan. 6, 2021, midnight
S0E194 - Holidays Series 9 - Episode 4
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.
Jan. 7, 2021, midnight
S0E195 - Holidays Series 9 - Episode 5
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.
Jan. 8, 2021, midnight
S0E196 - Holidays Series 9 - Episode 6
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.
Jan. 11, 2021, midnight
S0E197 - Holidays Series 9 - Episode 7
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.
Jan. 12, 2021, midnight
S0E198 - Holidays Series 9 - Episode 8
Just how watertight is your consumer protection when things go wrong and your travel company lets you down?
Jan. 13, 2021, midnight
S0E199 - Holidays Series 9 - Episode 9
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.
Jan. 14, 2021, midnight
S0E200 - Holidays Series 9 - Episode 10
Food and travel blogger Kacie Morgan finds out how hotels and restaurants are working to keep customers safe during the pandemic.
Jan. 15, 2021, midnight
S0E201 - 2021 Live - Episode 1
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.
Jan. 18, 2021, midnight
S0E202 - 2021 Live - Episode 2
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.
Jan. 19, 2021, midnight
S0E203 - 2021 Live - Episode 3
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.
Jan. 20, 2021, midnight
S0E204 - 2021 Live - Episode 4
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.
Jan. 21, 2021, midnight
S0E205 - 2021 Live - Episode 5
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.
Jan. 22, 2021, midnight
S0E206 - 2021 Live - Episode 6
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?
May 17, 2021, midnight
S0E207 - 2021 Live - Episode 7
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.
May 18, 2021, midnight
S0E208 - 2021 Live - Episode 8
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.
May 19, 2021, midnight
S0E209 - 2021 Live - Episode 9
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.
May 20, 2021, midnight
S0E210 - 2021 Live - Episode 10
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.
May 21, 2021, midnight
S0E211 - 2021 Live - Episode 11
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
Oct. 18, 2021, midnight
S0E212 - 2021 Live - Episode 12
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
Oct. 19, 2021, midnight
S0E213 - 2021 Live - Episode 13
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
Oct. 20, 2021, midnight
S0E214 - 2021 Live - Episode 14
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
Oct. 21, 2021, midnight
S0E215 - 2021 Live - Episode 15
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
Oct. 22, 2021, midnight
S0E216 - Holidays Series 10 - Episode 1
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.
Jan. 17, 2022, midnight
S0E217 - Holidays Series 10 - Episode 2
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.
Jan. 18, 2022, midnight
S0E218 - Holidays Series 10 - Episode 3
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.
Jan. 19, 2022, midnight
S0E219 - Holidays Series 10 - Episode 4
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.
Jan. 20, 2022, midnight
S0E220 - Holidays Series 10 - Episode 5
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.
Jan. 21, 2022, midnight
S0E221 - Holidays Series 10 - Episode 6
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.
Jan. 24, 2022, midnight
S0E222 - Holidays Series 10 - Episode 7
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.
Jan. 25, 2022, midnight
S0E223 - Holidays Series 10 - Episode 8
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.
Jan. 26, 2022, midnight
S0E224 - Holidays Series 10 - Episode 9
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.
Jan. 27, 2022, midnight
S0E225 - Holidays Series 10 - Episode 10
The ordeal of travellers waiting to be evacuated from the Canary Islands after their hotel was covered in ash from a nearby volcano eruption.
Jan. 28, 2022, midnight
S0E226 - 2022 Live - Episode 1
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.
Jan. 31, 2022, midnight
S0E227 - 2022 Live - Episode 2
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.
Feb. 1, 2022, midnight
S0E228 - 2022 Live - Episode 3
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.
Feb. 2, 2022, midnight
S0E229 - 2022 Live - Episode 4
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.
Feb. 3, 2022, midnight
S0E230 - 2022 Live - Episode 5
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.
Feb. 4, 2022, midnight
S0E231 - 2022 Live - Episode 6
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
May 16, 2022, midnight
S0E232 - 2022 Live - Episode 7
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
May 17, 2022, midnight
S0E233 - 2022 Live - Episode 8
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
May 18, 2022, midnight
S0E234 - 2022 Live - Episode 9
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
May 19, 2022, midnight
S0E235 - 2022 Live - Episode 10
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford share the latest consumer advice.
May 20, 2022, midnight
S0E236 - 2022 Live - Episode 11
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.
Oct. 17, 2022, midnight
S0E237 - 2022 Live - Episode 12
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.
Oct. 18, 2022, midnight
S0E238 - 2022 Live - Episode 13
Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Angela Rippon challenge the companies making it harder for their customers to deal with rising prices.
Oct. 19, 2022, midnight
S0E239 - 2022 Live - Episode 14
Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon reveal more advice which will keep the nation’s cash where it should be – in our pockets.
Oct. 20, 2022, midnight
S0E240 - 2022 Live - Episode 15
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.
Oct. 21, 2022, midnight
S0E241 - Holidays Series 11 - Episode 1
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.
Jan. 2, 2023, midnight
S0E242 - Holidays Series 11 - Episode 2
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville throw the spotlight on big name holiday companies you say are letting you down.
Jan. 3, 2023, midnight
S0E243 - Holidays Series 11 - Episode 3
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.
Jan. 4, 2023, midnight
S0E244 - Holidays Series 11 - Episode 4
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.
Jan. 5, 2023, midnight
S0E245 - Holidays Series 11 - Episode 5
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.
Jan. 6, 2023, midnight
S0E246 - Holidays Series 11 - Episode 6
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.
Jan. 9, 2023, midnight
S0E247 - Holidays Series 11 - Episode 7
The Rip Off Britain team investigate how one switch of the visa rules left many with their trips hanging in the balance.
Jan. 10, 2023, midnight
S0E248 - Holidays Series 11 - Episode 8
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?
Jan. 11, 2023, midnight
S0E249 - Holidays Series 11 - Episode 9
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.
Jan. 12, 2023, midnight
S0E250 - Holidays Series 11 - Episode 10
Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville explore disasters that derailed some holidays before they’d even begun.
Jan. 13, 2023, midnight
S0E251 - 2023 Live - Episode 1
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.
Jan. 16, 2023, midnight
S0E252 - 2023 Live - Episode 2
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.
Jan. 17, 2023, midnight
S0E253 - 2023 Live - Episode 3
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.
Jan. 18, 2023, midnight
S0E254 - 2023 Live - Episode 4
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.
Jan. 19, 2023, midnight
S0E255 - 2023 Live - Episode 5
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.
Jan. 20, 2023, midnight
S0E256 - 2023 Live - The Energy Companies Who Owe Their Customers Thousands
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.
Oct. 16, 2023, midnight
S0E257 - 2023 Live - How to Take a Break from Big Bills
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.
Oct. 17, 2023, midnight
S0E258 - 2023 Live - Inflation or Unfair Price Hikes?
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.
Oct. 18, 2023, midnight
S0E259 - 2023 Live - Bills from beyond the Grave
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.
Oct. 19, 2023, midnight
S0E260 - 2023 Live - Side Hustle Scams
The team explores the surge in fraudsters recruiting people to earn extra cash working from home – but ultimately stealing their money.
Oct. 20, 2023, midnight
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Nov. 30, 2009
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