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Llanelli Star
|July 09, 2025
As Watchdog enters a new era MARION MCMULLEN looks back at its 40 years of protecting consumers
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FLAMMABLE seat covers and sewage polluting the water of Britain’s bathing beaches were among the topics featured on the first episode of Watchdog 40 years ago.
The BBC consumer programme began life as a strand on news roundup Nationwide and was presented by Hugh Scully.
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