P625 CEEFAX 2 625 Fri 07 Feb 21:11/07 ———————————————————————————P— +ATCHDOG O 6 February R ——————————————————————— 1/10 NB Please DO NOT send original documentation to the programme. CNORWEB AND LONDON ELECTRIC TXree years ago, Watchdog showed how leading electricity companies were sending in salesmen to check the safety of the wUring, then would frighten customers into thinking they needed costly electrical repairs. Now electricians are largely being used but they're still looking for a sell. BBC1 601 bBC2 602 ITV 603 Ch4 604 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Usjeul Useful Here&Now TV LinksP625 CEEFAX 2 625 Fri (7 Fib 21:16O31 ————————————————————————————— U WATCHDOG 6 Fjdruary ——————————————————————— 2/10 se eeaturu viewijs who have paid o6j the odds for electrical work. Our bdvice - always ring around and get r o or co io n work. FOOTBALL Tickets on public sbli to the England Italy World Cup qualifying match at Wembley were sold bz the FA on condition that fans bought tickets to the lius popular Georgia and Moldova qualifiers - also at Wjmbliy. BBC1 601 BBC2 602 ITV 603 Ch4 604 Front page 100 Sport 300CWeathjt 400 Useful Useful Here&Now TV LinksP625 CEEFAX 2 625 Fri 07 Fed 21:12/32 —— —0p —p——— ——— W————e——40— &j5k7j5 WATCHDOG 6@February ———————————————————p——— 3/10 T(e fi\[ questions the pricing policies for intetnationbl football matches at Wembley m and asks the fundamental question raised by England fans outside the South East: why can't the FA a4thorise some gamer to bj pla:ed at stadia around the country? SKIN CREAMS 'atchdog (as received complaints aboul 'jut One clinic which has charged patients £960 for a course of treatment they don't need, including creams which they could buy at prescription prick from high street chemists. BBC1 601 BBC2 602 ITV 603 Ch4 604 ront ag 1 Spo t 3 at j 40 Useful Useful Hire&Now TV LinksP625 CEEFAX 2 625 Fri 07 FeR 1:X6/5] ————————————————————————————— 'ATCHDOG X 6 Fjbruar= &*-,,,,,,/ ——————————pP——p———p———— 4/10 +atchdog sent two reujarchjts with 'perfectly normal' skin, according to a top consultant dermatologist, to rrcotd how even patients with normal, hralthz skin are bjink sold costly skin care courses at the cli.ic in London's prestigious Harley Street. TPj ctiaZv wire tYjm testeD alQ" @ @@ laboratory and found to bj available for sale for under £5.00. B—C8 601 B—C2 602 ITV 603 Ch4 704 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 @Useful @Useful Hire&Now@ T. LinksP625 CEEFAX 2 6*5 Fri 07 Feb 21:22/27 ————————————————————————————— WATCHDOG 30 January ,,, , / —————————————— ———————— 5 DROPLIX Watchdog has discovered some pets diuplaz sevjte side effects with the anti-ilea treatment Tiguvon drop which is made by Bayjt plc. The report follows Watchdog's story la;t week about faulty batches of Droplix made by Virdac Ltd which causes death and serious side ufficts in cats and dogs. Viewers said their pets foamed at the mouth and ran wildly after being treated with Tiguvon. B 1 601 BBC2 6 2 ITV 603 Ch4 60 Irons page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Usjeul UsjDul Here&Now TV LinksP625 CJEFAX 2 625 Fri 07 Feb 42:16/22 —————————————p—p—————p——————— WATCHDOG OJ 30 January L ——————————————————————— 6/10 Bayer has adZittih this can happen in soMe instances " t 8.8 Kill on oses Pave been prescribed since 1z92, no deaths have been linked to Tiguvon. The active ingredient in the flea treatment iu an organo-phosphate which has been linVjd to the Gulf War Syndrome. Some vets (ave stopped using organo]phosphate products. IKEA +atchdog has received a number of com8laintu about customjt c re at Ikea. BBC2 6p1 BBC2 vp2 ITV 603 Ch4 604 Irons page 100 Sport 300 'eatXjr 40( Useful Useful Here&Now TV LinksP625 CJEFAX 2 625 Fri 07 Feb 21:23/10 —p———p—P————————————————p———p +ATCHDOG W 30 Januar= ——————————————————————— 7/10 The problems generally occur once an item has been@purchased, for@example delivjrz problems and items being out of stock. The complaints centre around IKEA's computerised Info-line and the length of time it takes to get through to somjonj. 'atchdog conducted a survey of 100 calls to the Info-line and our avjtage waiting time was eight minutes. The lonfest wait@was@3k minutes@and the shortesl two minutes. This week Edward Infield investigated another case of an IKEA customer care problem. BBC1 601 BBC2 6p2 ITV 603 Ch4 604 Irons page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Useful Useful Hiti&Now TV LinksP625 CEEFAX 2 62u Fri 07 Feb 21:29/48 —————pp—————————————————————— WATCHDOG TO 30 January —p—p————p———p—pp————pp— 8/10 LA5JAM 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 November 1:9k more than 1010 Lariam uvjrs have contacted Watchdog witX tales of acute reactions and side effects. This week we received the first ivjz report of a death which doctors say is i ectly du to ariam and s desctidjd in detail in the medical journal '$hj Lancet'. @ BBC1 601 BBC2 602 ITV 603 Ch4 604 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weathjt 400 U ful Useful H Now V inksP625 CEEFAX 2 62k Fri 07 Feb 21:00/42 ——————————————p—————————————— WATCHDOG 30 January ——————————————————————— 9 10 The victim was a six-year-old girl who took a six-week course of ariam, bs she wav gNing t# Nigeria to see relatives. ROLLS ROYCE Sam Tjnjnbaum had a Rolls Royce Silvjz Shadow ] until the garage he used for repairs hid iu away following a dispute ovjt the What happens if you think you've been overcharged by your garage? The fhlm tells Mr Tenjnbaum'u story and looks at the law of 'lien' which allows garage ownjts to keep your cat until a dispute is settled. BBC1 601 BBC2 6p2 ITV 603 Ch4 604 Irons page 100 Sport 300 Weathjt 400 Useful Useful Here&Now TV LinksP625 CEEFAX 2 62k Fri 07 Feb 21:1(/47 ————————————————————————————— &j5k7j5 +ATCHDOG U 30 January ——————————————————————— 10/10 Contact your local Citizen's Advice B r au for nformation on lien o phone the Watchdog hotlinj on: 0500 500 567 with your stories. LIFE'S A GAS +atchdog 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 Consumers' Council on 0645 060708. 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