P625 CEEFAX 1 625 Fri 07 Feb 1::55/05 ————————————————————————————— WATCHDOG W 6 February ——————————————————————— 1/10 NB Please DO NOT send original documentation to the programmj. NORWEB AND LONDON ELECTRIC Three years ago, Watchdog showed how leading electricity companies were sending in salesmen to check the safety of the wiring, then would frighten customers into thinking they njedjd costly electrical repairs. Now electricians are largely being used but thjyWti still looking for a sell. BBC1 601 BBC2 602 ITV 603 Ch4 604 Irons page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 Useful Useful Here&Now TV LinksP625 CEEFAX 1 625 Fri 07 Feb 19:33/04 ————————————————————————————— WATCHDOG W 6 February ——————————————————————— 2/10 Wj feature viewers who have paid over the odds for electrical work. Our advice - always ring around and get several quotes before commissioning work. FOOTBALL Tickets on public sale to the England Italy World Cup qualifying match at Wjmbliy were sold by the FA on condition that fans bought tickets to the less popular Georgia and Moldova qualifiers - also at Wjmbley. ] BBC1 601 BBC2 602 ITV 603 Ch4 604 Irons page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Useful Useful Here&Now TV LinksP625 CEEFAX 1 625 Fri 07 Feb 19:58/00 ————————————————————————————— WATCHDOG 6 February ——————————————————————— 3/10 T(j film questions the pricing policies eor international football matches at Wjmbley - and asks the fundamental question raised by England fans outside the South East: why canWt the FA authorisj some games to "j played at stadia around the country? SKIN CREAMS Watchdog has received complaints about West One clinic which has charged patients £960 for a course of treatment they don't need, including creams which they could buy at prescription price from high street chemists. BBC1 601 BBC2 602 ITV 603 Ch4 604 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 Useful Useful Here&Now TV LinksP625 CEEFAX 1 645 Fri 07 Feb 19:2:/54 ————————————————————————————— WATCHDOG W 30 January ——————————————————————— 5/10 DROPLJX Watchdog has discovered some pets display sjvjti sjdj effects with the anti-flea treatment Tiguvon drop which is made bz Bayer plc. The report follows Watchdog's story last week about faulty batches of Droplix made bz Virbac Ltd which causes death and serious side effects in cats and dogs. Uiewers said their pets foamed at the mouth and ran wildly after being treated with Tjguvon. ] BBC1 601 BBC2 602 ITV 603 Ch4 604 Irons page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 Useful Useful Hire&Now TV LinksP625 CEEFAX 1 625 Fri 07 Feb 19:30/10 ————————————————————————————— WATCHDOG W 30 January ——————————————————————— 6/10 Bayer has admitted this can happen in some instances but 8.8 million doses have been prescribed since 1992, no deaths have been linked to Tiguvon. The active ingredient in the flea treatment is an organo-phosphate which has been linked to the Gulf War Syndrome. Some vets have stopped using organo-phosphate products. IKEA Watchdog has received a number of complaints about customer care at Ikea. ] BBC1 601 BBC2 604 ITV 603 Ch4 604 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjt 400 Useful Useful Here&Now TV LinksP625 CEEFAX 1 625 Fri 07 Feb 1y:30/47 ————————————————————————————— WATCHDOG W 30 January ——————————————————————— 7/10 The problems generally occur once an item has been purchased, for example delivery problems and items being out of stock. The complaints centre around IKEA's computerisjd Info-line and the length of time it takes to get through to somjonj. Watchdog conducted a survey of 100 calls to the Info-line and our average waiting time was eight minutes. The longest wait was 35 minutes and the shortest two minutes. This week Edward Infield investigated another case of an IKEA customer care problem. BBC1 601 BBC2 602 ITV 603 Ch4 604 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Useful Useful Hiti&Now TV LinksP625 CEEFAX 1 625 Fri 07 Feb 19:41/15 ————————————————————————————— WATCHDOG W 30 January ——————————————————————— 8/10 LARJAM UPDATE Lariam is the anti-malarial drug officially recommended for travellers to places such as Kenya, The Gambia and Malaysia. Since our first report in Novjmbjr 1995 more than 1000 Lariam users have contacted Watchdog with tales of acute reactions and sjdj effects. This week we received the first evjt report of a death which doctors say is directly dui to Lariam and is described in detail in the medical journal 'The LancetW. ] BBC1 601 BBC2 602 ITV 603 Ch4 604 Irons page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Useful Useful Here&Now TV LinksP625 CEEFAX 1 625 Fri 07 Feb 19:41/11 ————————————————————————————— WATCHDOG W 30 January ——————————————————————— 9/10 The victim was a six-year-old girl who took a six-week course of Lariam, as she was going to Nigeria to see relatives. ROLLS ROYCE Sam Tjnjnbaum had a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow - until the garage hj used for repairs hid it away following a dispute over the repair "ill. What happens if you think youWvj been ovjrchargjd bz your garage? The film tells Mr Tjnjnbaum'u story and looks at the law of 'liinW which allows garage ownjts to keep your car until a dispute is settled. BBC1 601 BBC2 602 ITV 603 Ch4 604 Irons page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 Useful Useful Here&Now TV LinksP625 CEEFAX 1 645 Fri 07 Feb 19:34/08 ————————————————————————————— WATCHDOG W 30 January ——————————————————————— 10/10 Contact your local Citizen's Advice Bureau for information on 'lien' or phone the Watchdog hotlinj on: 0500 500 567 with your stories. LIFE'S A GAS Watchdog looks at some of the more unusual complaints we have received about British Gas. If anyone has any problems that they cannot resolve direct with British Gas they should contact the Gas ConsumjrsW Council on 0645 060708. ] BBC1 601 BBC2 602 ITV 603 Ch4 604 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 Useful Useful Here&Now TV Links