Short Change
1994–2005 British TV series
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::summary 1994–2005 British TV series ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| genre | Consumer affairs |
| presenter | Zoe Ball (1994–1995) |
| Andi Peters (1996) | |
| Tim Vincent (1997–1999) | |
| Ortis Deley (1999–2005) | |
| Alex Leam (2000) | |
| Rhodri Owen (2000–2005) | |
| Angellica Bell (2001–2004) | |
| Thalia Pellegrini (2005) | |
| country | United Kingdom |
| language | English |
| num_series | 13 |
| num_episodes | 139 |
| channel | BBC One |
| CBBC | |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | |
| :: |
| genre = Consumer affairs | presenter = Zoe Ball (1994–1995) Andi Peters (1996) Tim Vincent (1997–1999) Ortis Deley (1999–2005) Alex Leam (2000) Rhodri Owen (2000–2005) Angellica Bell (2001–2004) Thalia Pellegrini (2005) | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 13 | num_episodes = 139 | channel = BBC One CBBC | first_aired = | last_aired =
Short Change is 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
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| Series | Episodes | Duration | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 & Alex Leam | |
| 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 | |
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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.
References
- Source: BFI/BBC Motion Gallery
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