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13/12/2012

Duration:
55 minutes
First broadcast:
Thursday 13 December 2012

Radio 4's consumer affairs programme with Winifred Robinson. 3D printing - how we all may be printing our own objects at home, anything from jewellery to lamps or even spare parts..We'll be talking about the latest technology that means a quicker way to pay at the till - the virtual wallet. And...It's cold, it's Christmas - will you be getting out the festive jumper? Gyles Brandreth tells us why he became famous for the reindeer woolly...

Chapters

8 items

  • PIPS Announcement

    The government announces the results on the replacement of the disability living allowance

  • Christmas Shopping

    Are more people buying online or are we really spending less?

  • 3D Printing

    3D printing may soon be coming to a high street near you.

  • Christmas handcuffs

    Ann Summers report selling out of handcuffs and blindfolds – Fifty Shades of Grey effect?

  • Mobile Wallets

    They allow you to pay with a swipe of your phone. Are mobile wallets the next big thing?

  • Christmas Jumpers

    They’re so cool they are now fashionable again – Christmas jumpers!

  • Conveyancing Complaints

    Conveyancing factories’ are triggering complaints to the Legal Ombudsman

  • Paralympics

    Have attitudes changed towards people with disabilities as a result of the Paralympics.

Broadcasts

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