Short Change
Short Change | |
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Genre | Consumer affairs |
Presented by | Zoe Ball (1994–1995) Andi Peters (1996) Tim Vincent (1997–1999) Ortis Deley (1999–2005) Rhodri Owen (2000–2005) Angellica Bell (2001–2004) Thalia Pellegrini (2005) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 13 |
No. of episodes | 139 |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One CBBC |
Release | 20 February 1994 (1994-02-20) – 12 July 2005 (2005-07-12) |
Short Change was a consumer affairs programme for children, broadcast on BBC One and later also the CBBC Channel. It is essentially a version of the prime-time show Watchdog except that it is aimed at children. The show was first aired on 20 February 1994. It had 13 series; the last episode was broadcast on 12 July 2005.
Transmission guide
Series | Episodes | Duration | Presenter(s) |
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1 | 6 | 20 February 1994 – 27 March 1994 | Zoe Ball |
2 | 19 February 1995 – 26 March 1995 | ||
3 | 7 | 18 February 1996 – 31 March 1996 | Andi Peters |
4 | 8 | 9 February 1997 – 30 March 1997 | Tim Vincent |
5 | 6 | 11 January 1998 – 15 February 1998 | |
6 | 12 | 7 January 1999 – 25 March 1999 | Tim Vincent & Ortis Deley |
7 | 6 January 2000 – 23 March 2000 | Ortis Deley & Rhodri Owen | |
8 | 4 January 2001 – 22 March 2001 | Ortis Deley, Rhodri Owen & Angellica Bell | |
9 | 14 | 29 March 2001 – 28 June 2001 | |
10 | 13 | 18 April 2002 – 11 July 2002 | |
11 | 24 April 2003 – 17 July 2003 | ||
12 | 15 | 8 April 2004 – 15 July 2004 | |
13 | 5 April 2005 – 12 July 2005 | Ortis Deley, Rhodri Owen and Thalia Pellegrini |
Specials
- Series 3 compilation: 5 January 1997
- Fan Clubs Special: 9 November 1997
- The Fat Nation Challenge: 18 editions from 9 September 2004 – 7 November 2004
PriceBusters Competition
On each programme, viewers were challenged to find the cheapest and most expensive prices for a given product throughout the country. Two winners each week (one finding each extreme price) would win a boom-box stereo. Bill Bennett won the competition two weeks running, by finding the most expensive prices for the given products, and including Tesco.com's grocery delivery charge of £5. This made the cost of a Müller Rice around £5.40, much more expensive than prices found by any other entrant. Following the two consecutive wins, the rules were changed to omit delivery charges from the total cost for a particular product.
See also
- Street Cents, a CBC program influenced by Short Change
References
- Source: BFI/BBC Motion Gallery
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- Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
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- Center for Auto Safety
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