Sliced Bread

A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Thursdays

Thursdays

Categories:

Technology

127 Episodes

  1. Car Tyres

    Published: 5/30/2024

  2. Sustainable Period Products

    Published: 5/23/2024

  3. Air Fresheners

    Published: 5/16/2024

  4. LED Face Masks

    Published: 5/9/2024

  5. Toast - Safeway UK

    Published: 5/2/2024

  6. Toast - Green Shield Stamps

    Published: 4/25/2024

  7. Toast - Mothercare's UK Stores

    Published: 4/18/2024

  8. Toast - Vine

    Published: 4/11/2024

  9. Toast - Little Chef

    Published: 4/4/2024

  10. Mushroom Coffee

    Published: 3/28/2024

  11. Dishwashers

    Published: 3/21/2024

  12. Tens machines and circulation boosters

    Published: 3/14/2024

  13. Milk Alternatives

    Published: 3/7/2024

  14. Fitness trackers

    Published: 2/29/2024

  15. Pots and Pans

    Published: 2/22/2024

  16. Dog dental chews

    Published: 2/15/2024

  17. Face Creams

    Published: 2/8/2024

  18. Sliced Bread is back!

    Published: 2/5/2024

  19. Toast - Jamie's Italian

    Published: 1/11/2024

  20. Toast - Commodore Computers

    Published: 1/11/2024

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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 wherever you get your podcasts. But if you're in the UK, you can listen to the latest episode, a week earlier than anywhere else, first on BBC Sounds.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.