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Making cold callers pay, late-night drinking, and shops in phone boxes

Peter White on new charges on pubs and clubs that stay open late, the shops and libraries opening in phone boxes, and the man making money from companies who cold call him.

Councils in England and Wales now have the power to charge pubs and clubs that stay open after midnight. What are the arguments for and against them doing so?

We examine why some brands get paid to appear in computer games and others pay for the chance to appear.

We visit the phone boxes being brought back into use, not as places to make calls but as libraries and shops.

We'll have advice on how to save on those back-to-school costs.

And talk to the man who's found a way of making money every time he's cold called.

Plus why not receiving an energy bill isn't always such a good thing.

Producer: Joe Kent
Presenter: Peter White.

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56 minutes

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Wed 28 Aug 2013 12:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM

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  • Late Night Levy

    Plans to charge pubs and clubs that stay open after midnight

    Duration: 07:06

  • Phone Boxes

    We visit some long forgotten phone boxes being brought back into use

    Duration: 05:30

  • Cold Calling

    Lee Beaumont has found a way to make receiving cold calls pay

    Duration: 04:27

  • Advertising in Video Games

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    Duration: 08:28

  • Back to School

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Broadcasts

  • Wed 28 Aug 2013 12:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
  • Wed 28 Aug 2013 12:04
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 LW

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