Rip Off Britain: Filthy Holiday Cottages Cut Our Break Short!
10:45 am - 11:15 am, Thursday, February 5 on BBC One London HD (101)
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Filthy Holiday Cottages Cut Our Break Short!
Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville and Louise Minchin hear from customers of a leading holiday cottages company who say their getaways were wrecked when they found their holiday homes covered in grime. Plus, the online travel agent that left holidaymakers paying much more than they bargained for, and how declaring a mental health condition can result in a person having to pay more for their travel insurance policy
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Julia Somerville
(Presenter)
Gloria Hunniford
(Presenter)
Louise Minchin
(Presenter)
Lizz Martin
(Series editor)
Kirk Barber
(Series producer)
Rowland Stone
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Julia Somerville
(Presenter)
Gloria Hunniford
(Presenter)
Born:
April 10, 1940
in
Portadown, Co, Armagh
Best Known For:
Her long broadcasting career.
Early-life:
Born Mary Winifred Gloria Hunniford in Portadown, Northern Ireland, on April 10, 1940, into a Protestant family. Named after actress Gloria Swanson, Hunniford was originally a singer. She was popular in her native Northern Ireland and also worked in Canada before returning home to work as a BBC production assistant in Belfast, and as a local radio broadcaster. In the 1970s and 1980s she was the presenter of Good Evening Ulster and on ITV's Sunday Sunday and We Love TV.
Career:
Hunniford was the first woman to have her own daily radio show on BBC Radio 2. As a TV presenter and celebrity, Hunniford has appeared on numerous programmes including Gloria Live, Wogan, Holiday, Songs of Praise, Kilroy and Open House with Gloria Hunniford, and more recently, Rip Off Britain and Doorstep Crime. She has released a health and exercise video called Fit for Life. In 2005, she appeared on Strictly Come Dancing, partnering Darren Bennett.
Quote:
"Always buy a good pair of shoes and a good bed as if you aren't in one you are in the other."
Trivia:
Following the death of her daughter, former Blue Peter presenter Caron Keating, from breast cancer in 2004, Hunniford set up The Caron Keating Foundation, which raises money to support people affected by cancer.
Louise Minchin
(Presenter)
Lizz Martin
(Series editor)
Kirk Barber
(Series producer)
Rowland Stone
(Executive producer)
