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You and Yours: Unicom, Toys for Girls, Autographs

Unicom, Toys for Girls, Autographs.

28/11/2014

Unicom, Toys for Girls, Autographs

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Unicom, Toys for Girls, Autographs

Unicom: An MP raises concerns about the telecoms company and the ombudsman system.

Consumer news with Peter White. MP calls for changes to the ombudsman system investigating complaints about telecoms company Unicom, and three sisters discuss gender-defined toys.

The telecoms company Unicom has been criticised before - but never in Parliament. We'll hear why he claimed in Parliament that the ombudsman charged with dealing with complaints is "toothless". 

Also - the days of waiting outside a stage door with a soggy piece of paper to grab an autograph are long gone. It's all about the selfie now. But what has leaning in to a celeb with an outstretched smartphone done to the market for autographs? We talk to a man who sells them all - from Elizabeth I to Barack Obama.

We'll also bring you an update on the commissioning Group which is considering not offering free hearing aids to people whose hearing loss is moderate.

There's a report from a house which stores its solar energy underground to be retrieved in the dark days of winter, and a report from the front line of the retail bonanza that is... Black Friday.

And do you get annoyed by toys which are branded "for girls"? We'll speak to three sisters to get their take on whether they want gender-defined toys.

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