Rip Off Britain

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The BBC East region started on 1st May 1959 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One East.

BBC One East

Factual: Consumer

Series 16

The Rip Off Britain team is ready to tackle the issues you feel affect you the most.

The Rip Off Britain team is ready to tackle the issues that most matter to you - from bills and bad customer service, to holidays and food.

BBC One London

London

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

BBC One HD

Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region that included London and part of the South region. Separated from BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

BBC One South East

The BBC South region started on 5th January 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South.

BBC One South

BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC One East Midlands

The BBC North East & Cumbria region started in 1959 (tbc) as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One North East & Cumbria.

BBC One North East & Cumbria

BBC One North West

BBC One Yorks & Lincs

BBC One Channel Islands

BBC One Cambridgeshire

BBC One Oxfordshire

BBC One Yorkshire

The BBC South West region started on 20th April 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South West.

BBC One South West

BBC One West Midlands

The BBC West region started on 1st September 1957 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One West.

BBC One West

BBC One Scotland

Scotland

Simulcast of BBC One Wales in high definition. From 29/01/2013

BBC One Wales HD

BBC One Wales

Wales

Simulcast of BBC One Scotland in high definition. From 14/01/2013

BBC One Scotland HD

Simulcast of BBC One Northern Ireland in high definition. From 24/10/2012

BBC One Northern Ireland HD

BBC Northern Ireland region started on 19th April 1955 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One Northern Ireland.

BBC One Northern Ireland

Julia Somerville

Angela Rippon

Gloria Hunniford

Rowland Stone

Lizz Martin

Rip Off Britain: Series 13: Episode 4

Episode 4

Series 13

BBC One - Rip Off Britain, Series 13, Episode 4

The devoted dog owners who insured their pets only to find that it didn’t pay out.

The devoted dog owners who insured their precious pets only to find that it didn’t pay out when disaster struck. And who keeps your lights on when your energy supplier goes bust? 

Today, the devoted dog owners who insured their precious pets only to find that it didn’t pay out when disaster struck. Looking for love in lockdown? Julia Somerville hears from the people who found themselves shelling out more than they expected with one online dating site. And who keeps your lights on when your energy supplier goes bust? Well, it turns out you have little say in which energy company you get moved to. As ever, we have plenty of practical pointers from the country’s leading consumer experts.

Rip Off Britain: Series 13

BBC One

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville return with more investigations.

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