Rip Off Britain (TV programme)

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. It has two spin-off series, Rip Off Britain Food and Rip Off Britain Holidays.[1] Rip Off Britain Live is shown for a week twice a year.[2]

Rip Off Britain
Genre	Factual
Presented by	Julia Somerville (2011—) Angela Rippon (2009—) Gloria Hunniford (2009—) Jennie Bond (2009—10)
Theme music composer	Martin Medina
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	10 (Regular: Daytime) 3 (Regular: Primetime) 9 (Holidays) 5 (Food) 6 (Live)
No. of episodes	175 (Regular: Daytime) 28 (Regular: Primetime) 75 (Holidays) 50 (Food) 30 (Live)
Production
Running time	45 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC One
Picture format	16:9
Original release	30 November 2009 (2009-11-30) – present

Format

The presenters investigate viewers' stories of being ripped-off, expose some of the rip-offs, and seek answers and, where appropriate, refunds or compensation. Numerous consumer experts advise consumers on their rights in short films within the programmes and at "Pop Ups" around the country. Experts include Simon Calder,[3] David McClelland,[4] Kate Hardcastle,[5] Sylvia Rook,[6] Helen Dewdney,[7] Adam French,[8] Gary Rycroft,[9] Sarah Pennels,[10] Paul Lewis[11] and Martyn James.[12]

Transmissions

Daytime

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	30 November 2009	4 December 2009	5
2	22 November 2010	17 December 2010	20
3	28 November 2011	23 December 2011	20
4	3 September 2012	28 September 2012	20
5	2 September 2013	27 September 2013	20
6	15 September 2014	10 October 2014	20
7	14 September 2015	9 October 2015	20
8	12 September 2016	7 October 2016	20
9	1 May 2017	13 October 2017	20
10	11 June 2018	12 October 2018	20
11	6 May 2019	11 October 2019	20
12	6 July 2020	16 October 2020	20

Primetime

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	5 January 2011	8 April 2011	12
2	18 January 2012	30 May 2012	8
3	7 January 2013	5 August 2013	8

Holidays

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	7 January 2013	11 January 2013	5
2	6 January 2014	10 January 2014	5
3	5 January 2015	16 January 2015	10
4	4 January 2016	15 January 2016	10
5	2 January 2017	20 January 2017	15
6	2 January 2018	22 January 2018	15
7	7 January 2019	25 January 2019	15
8	6 January 2020	17 January 2020	10
9	4 January 2021	15 January 2021	10

Food

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	17 March 2014	28 March 2014	10
2	13 April 2015	24 April 2015	10
3	25 April 2016	6 May 2016	10
4	29 May 2017	9 June 2017	10
5	23 April 2018	4 May 2018	10

Live

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	20 October 2014	24 October 2014	5
2	19 October 2015	23 October 2015	5
3	10 October 2016	14 October 2016	5
4	15 May 2017	19 May 2017	5
5	16 October 2017	20 October 2017	5
6	25 June 2018	29 June 2018	5
7	18 January 2021	22 January 2021	5

References

External links

Rip Off Britain at BBC Programmes

Consumer protection
Organizations	ANEC Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now BEUC CableHell Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Center for Auto Safety Chamber for Workers and Employees Choice Citizens Advice Citizens Advice Edinburgh Citizens Advice International Citizens Advice Scotland Citizens Advice outside the United Kingdom Connecticut Citizen Action Group Consumentenbond ConsumerLab.com Consumer Alert Consumer council of Fiji Consumer Direct Consumer Federation of California Consumer NZ Consumer organization Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan Consumer Rights Directive 2011 Consumers Council of Canada Consumers' Association Consumers' Federation of Australia Consumers International Consumers' Coalition Consumers' Research Consumers Union CU Japan Consumer Watchdog Consumer Watchdog (Botswana) Konsumentenbund Euroconsumers Foodwatch Franchisees and Dealers ICRT Labdoor Open Food Facts Option consommateurs Stiftung Warentest StopBadware Swedish Consumers' Association Swiss Alliance of Consumer Organisations Test-Achats Truth in Advertising Union fédérale des consommateurs
Magazines	Akher Saa Beobachter Choice Consumer Reports Consumers' Checkbook dTest Ethical Consumer Finanztest Guter Rat Pirkka Spendere Meglio Stiftung Warentest Which?
Television	The Checkout Don't Get Done, Get Dom Fair Go Fake Britain Fake or Fortune? Fight Back! with David Horowitz Food Inspectors Gruen The Investigators JE Joe Lycett's Got Your Back Marketplace Rip Off Britain Rogue Traders Short Change Street Cents Target That's Life! Watchdog
Lists	List of consumer organizations ICRT Members Consumer organization
Issues	Airline complaints Antitrust Better Business Bureau Class action Competition policy Competition regulator Consumer complaint Consumer organization Cooling-off period Credit and debt Extended warranty Fairtrade labelling Federal Trade Commission Food safety List of food labeling regulations Mandatory labelling Ombudsman Planned obsolescence Product recall Telephone Consumer Protection Act Transparency (market) Unfair competition
People	Pamela Gilbert Joanna Guy Ted Halstead Arshad Hasan Tom Hucker Jim Jontz Gene Karpinski Florence Kelley James Love Ralph Nader Anthony Pollina Phil Radford Joyce Elaine Roop Donald Ross Gene Russianoff Celeste Thorson Michael Vernon
Governmental entities	Banking Standards Board Bureau of Consumer Protection Consumer Financial Protection Bureau European Consumer Centres Network Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety INDEPABIS National Homelessness Advice Service Office of Fair Trading Office for Fair Trading (Malta) Office for Fair Trading (Isle of Man) Pension Wise Water Industry Commission for Scotland Witness Service
Competition regulators	Administrative Council for Economic Defense Anti-Monopoly Committee (Ukraine) Australian Competition & Consumer Commission Autoridade da Concorrência Autorité de la concurrence Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities Comisión Federal de Competencia Comisión Nacional de la Competencia Commerce Commission Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Competition & Markets Authority Competition Appeal Tribunal Competition Bureau (Canada) Competition Commission Competition Commission of India Competition Commission of Pakistan Competition Commission of Singapore Directorate-General for Competition Fair Trade Commission (Japan) Fair Trade Commission (South Korea) Fair Trade Commission (Taiwan) Federal Antimonopoly Service Federal Cartel Office Federal Trade Commission Financial Markets Authority (New Zealand) Industrial Commission International Competition Network International Financial Services Commission (Belize) Italian Competition Authority Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China National Board for Prices and Incomes Netherlands Competition Authority Norwegian Competition Authority Philippine Competition Commission Queensland Competition Authority Securities Commission of New Zealand Superintendency of Industry and Commerce United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)	Alaska PIRG Arizona PIRG California PIRG Colorado PIRG Connecticut PIRG Georgia PIRG Illinois PIRG Iowa PIRG Maryland PIRG Massachusetts PIRG Minnesota PIRG Missouri PIRG New Jersey PIRG New Mexico PIRG New York PIRG North Carolina PIRG Ohio PIRG Ontario PIRG Pennsylvania PIRG Michigan PIRG Rhode Island PIRG Vermont PIRG Washington PIRG Wisconsin PIRG
Environmental	Bioscience Resource Project Environmental Action League of Conservation Voters Green Corps Environment America

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