Sliced Bread

A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Thursdays

Thursdays

Categories:

Business

135 Episodes

  1. Dough - TV Sets

    Published: 7/18/2024

  2. Introducing Dough

    Published: 7/15/2024

  3. DNA Ancestry Tests

    Published: 7/11/2024

  4. Ear Plugs (recorded live at Hay Festival)

    Published: 7/4/2024

  5. Cholesterol Lowering Products

    Published: 6/27/2024

  6. Acupressure Mats

    Published: 6/20/2024

  7. Pest Control

    Published: 6/13/2024

  8. Contact Lenses

    Published: 6/6/2024

  9. Car Tyres

    Published: 5/30/2024

  10. Sustainable Period Products

    Published: 5/23/2024

  11. Air Fresheners

    Published: 5/16/2024

  12. LED Face Masks

    Published: 5/9/2024

  13. Toast - Safeway UK

    Published: 5/2/2024

  14. Toast - Green Shield Stamps

    Published: 4/25/2024

  15. Toast - Mothercare's UK Stores

    Published: 4/18/2024

  16. Toast - Vine

    Published: 4/11/2024

  17. Toast - Little Chef

    Published: 4/4/2024

  18. Mushroom Coffee

    Published: 3/28/2024

  19. Dishwashers

    Published: 3/21/2024

  20. Tens machines and circulation boosters

    Published: 3/14/2024

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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.