18/04/2010
Donal speaks to the pensioners who were told they were to be given 'free' burglar alarms, only to then be pressured into paying thousands of pounds in maintenance fees.
This week Donal speaks to the pensioners who were told they were to be given 'free' burglar alarms, only to then be pressured into paying thousands of pounds in maintenance and monitoring fees. Despite appeals to cancel their contracts, many customers are still out of pocket as the company continues to cold-call new customers around the UK.
Also: Climbing the world's tallest mountain, Everest, is a perilous adventure at the best of times. Investigative journalist Michael Kodas reveals that there's a seedy side to the mountain where drug dealers and prostitutes solicit business at base camp, and corrupt opportunists and treacherous mountain guides put climbers lives at further risk.
And we catch up with the sister of Sikh man who called in to the show during our report on the kidnap trade in Pakistan. Her brother was taken by a gang back in February and was finally released this week.
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- Sun 18 Apr 2010 19:30大象传媒 Radio 5 Live