28 JANUARY 2006, Page 52

Q. My Labrador has eaten my remote control to the

digibox which I bought only two years ago. Now the shop where I bought the equipment tells me they cannot help with a replacement. We cannot operate the thing manually and I am naturally loath to shell out for a brandnew digibox just to get a new set of remote controls. What can I do, Mary?

T.S., Nairn, Scotland A. A website called www.tvbitz.co.uk can supply replacement remote controls, usually dispatching them overnight. The telephone number for Luddites is 01635 276904.