Sliced Bread

A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Thursdays

Thursdays

Categories:

Business

135 Episodes

  1. Hair Loss Products

    Published: 12/12/2024

  2. Toast - Phones 4u

    Published: 12/5/2024

  3. Toast - Dan-Air

    Published: 11/28/2024

  4. Toast - Our Price Records

    Published: 11/21/2024

  5. Toast - Kodak

    Published: 11/14/2024

  6. Toast - Reader's Digest UK

    Published: 11/7/2024

  7. Coffee Pods

    Published: 10/31/2024

  8. Cleaning Sprays

    Published: 10/24/2024

  9. Longevity Supplements - 100th Episode

    Published: 10/17/2024

  10. Float Tanks

    Published: 10/10/2024

  11. Slug Repellents

    Published: 10/3/2024

  12. Electrolytes

    Published: 9/26/2024

  13. Insulated Coffee Cups

    Published: 9/19/2024

  14. Greens Powders

    Published: 9/12/2024

  15. Foam Rollers

    Published: 9/5/2024

  16. Dishwasher Tablets

    Published: 8/29/2024

  17. Dough - Fridges

    Published: 8/15/2024

  18. Dough - Irons

    Published: 8/8/2024

  19. Dough - Hairdryers

    Published: 8/1/2024

  20. Dough - Vacuum Cleaners

    Published: 7/25/2024

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Sliced Bread is the series that investigates the latest ad-hyped products and trending fads promising to make us healthier, happier and greener. Are they really 'the best thing since sliced bread'? Science presenter Greg Foot finds out.Greg speaks to experts on a bunk-busting mission to test the latest consumer trends chosen by listeners. Do they live up to the hype? Or are they just marketing BS?Greg chats to the experts, dives into the data, performs tests and crunches the numbers before putting his findings back to the listener so they can decide if it's worth spending their hard earned money on.For this brand new series of Sliced Bread, episodes will be released weekly on Thursdays wherever you get your podcasts. But if you're in the UK, you can listen to the latest episode on BBC Sounds first, a week earlier than anywhere else. If you have a suggestion for a product to investigate, you can email the team on [email protected] or send a WhatsApp voice note via the number 07543 306807.Sliced Bread is produced by BBC Audio North for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.