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The fear of broadband downtime means internet-dependent Brits are missing out on £327 million savings a year, according to a survey by Uswitch. The data found that people are so concerned about internet blackouts that just one in ten has switched broadband provider in the past year. Georgie spoke to Ewan Taylor-Gibson, uSwitch's resident broadband expert.

Guests: Ewan Taylor-Gibson

Published: Tue 31 January 2017

Recently it's become increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction in what we read and see online. The problem is now so bad though that a Parliamentary inquiry is being launched to look into solving the problem. To find out more Share Radio's Tom Hill spoke to chair of The Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Damian Collins MP, who began by explaining the scale of the problem.

Guests: Damian Collins

Published: Tue 31 January 2017

Share Radio's Sara Macham has been taking a look at another member of the UK Money Blogger community: katykicker.com. Created by mother and wife, Katy Stevens, the blog shares her views on personal finance issues to do with parenting, products, and family life.

Guests: Katy Stevens

Published: Tue 31 January 2017

Now every week, the UK Money Blogger community, around 100 experts in all, take to the social media site to kick off the week and share experiences, tips and questions on anything money related. Last night they discussed loyalty points. Joining Georgie was Naomi Willis - whose site is: Loyalty Card Points and Skint Dad.

Guests: Naomi Willis

Published: Tue 31 January 2017

Georgie Frost was joined by Finance expert Kevin Pratt from Money Supermarket. Today on the agenda, they discussed rising consumer confidence. Plus they look into why today is the day most people are likely to quit their job. All these stories and more on The News Review.

Guests: Kevin Pratt

Published: Tue 31 January 2017

Now it's time to review some of the biggest political stories. Georgie Frost was joined by Jack Sommers, News Editor at the Huffington Post to discuss last night’s protests all around the globe against Donald Trump's controversial travel ban. They began with the latest news that Trump has fired his Acting Attorney General, for going against the ban.

Guests: Jack Sommers

Published: Tue 31 January 2017

Joining us to discuss what the main market headlines of the morning are was Share Radio's very own Juliette Foster. There are a few company's reporting this morning - Starting with a big fine for Deutsche Bank and online Supermarket Ocado has announced its final results.

Guests: Juliette Foster

Published: Tue 31 January 2017

A new jobs report shows salaries are beginning to show signs of improvement after a recent lull. But the research from Adzuna also shows that the number of advertised vacancies is beginning to drop. Becky Barr of Adzuna joined Juliette Foster on Share Radio Breakfast to chat through the statistics.

Guests: Becky Barr

Published: Tue 31 January 2017

Reports that former BHS boss Sir Philip Green has made a deal with the pensions regulator to rescue the retailer's pension scheme, according to Sky News. How much could cost the billionaire? For more Share Radio's Ed Bowsher was joined by Helen Morrissey, editor of Professional Pensions magazine.

Guests: Helen Morrissey

Published: Mon 30 January 2017

Theresa May's encountered a wave of criticism as Donald Trump announced his controversial immigration policy just hours after the PM met the US president on Friday. And the PM is meeting leaders from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to talk Brexit - for more on these, Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher was joined by Maurice Smith, Share Radio's Scottish correspondent.

Guests: Maurice Smith

Published: Mon 30 January 2017