Blacklisted Mobile Phones; Care Home Fees; Ukuleles
People whose mobile phones are barred without their knowledge by the mobile phone industry blacklist, plus care home exit fees and the appeal of the ukulele. With Peter White.
We hear from a woman who was presented with a bill by her father's care home weeks after he died, for not giving 28 days' notice of his departure.
The mobile phone industry operates a blacklist to block lost and stolen mobile phones, but finding out anything further about it is difficult, especially for people who bought a new handset only to find - months later - that it's been blocked from ever working again.
And sales of ukuleles have soared in the UK, apparently because they're easy to play. So easy that Peter White can learn a song within minutes? WARNING: contains Peter White singing.
Presenter: Peter White
Producer: Joel Moors.
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Care Home Exit Fees
The woman presented with a bill after her father died, for not giving notice.
Duration: 07:15
4D Cinema
Do audiences want real world effects - like water in the face - to enhance a film?
Duration: 06:39
Mobile Blacklist
You purchase a new phone online then have it made unusable without any warning.
Duration: 07:54
Ukuleles
Sales have soared because they're easy to play. Easy enough for Peter White?
Duration: 07:18
Train tickets
Passengers are promised new tickets and clearer pricing. Will it help?
Duration: 04:23
Rugby Shirts
With a World Cup later this year - there are too many rugby shirts from the Home Nations.
Duration: 03:51
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- Fri 6 Feb 2015 12:15麻豆社 Radio 4
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