Short Change

1994–2005 British TV series

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Short Change

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 (1994-2-20) –
12 July 2005 (2005-7-12)

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

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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

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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

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* Street Cents, a CBC program influenced by Short Change

## References

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* Source: BFI/BBC Motion Gallery

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Consumer protection

Organizations|

* ANEC
* Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
* BEUC
* CableHell
* 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
* UFC-Que Choisir

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
* 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
* Anti-competitive practices
* Antitrust
* Better Business Bureau
* Class action
* Competition regulator
* Consumer complaint
* Consumer organization
* Cooling-off period
* Credit and debt
* Extended warranty
* Fair trade
* Federal Trade Commission
* Food safety
* List of food labeling regulations
* Mandatory labelling
* Ombudsman
* Planned obsolescence
* Product recall
* Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
* Transparency (market)

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 Kemp 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

Current
competition
regulators|

* Administrative Council for Economic Defense
* Anti-Monopoly Committee
* Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
* Autoridade da Concorrência
* Autorité de la concurrence
* Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica
* Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia
* Commerce Commission
* Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
* Competition and Markets Authority
* Competition Appeal Tribunal
* Competition Bureau
* Competition Commission
* Competition Commission
* Competition Commission
* Competition and Consumer Commission
* Directorate-General for Competition
* Fair Trade Commission
* Fair Trade Commission
* Fair Trade Commission
* Federal Antimonopoly Service
* Federal Cartel Office
* Federal Trade Commission
* Financial Markets Authority
* International Competition Network
* International Financial Services Commission
* Italian Competition Authority
* Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority
* Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
* Netherlands Competition Authority
* Norwegian Competition Authority
* Philippine Competition Commission
* Queensland Competition Authority
* Superintendency of Industry and Commerce
* United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division

Historic
competition
regulators|

* Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities
* Industrial Commission
* National Board for Prices and Incomes
* Securities Commission of New Zealand

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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