Sliced Bread
A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Thursdays
Categories:
127 Episodes
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UV Sterilisers
Published: 6/15/2023 -
Outdoor Clothing
Published: 6/8/2023 -
Reusable Nappies
Published: 6/1/2023 -
Hay Fever Treatments
Published: 5/25/2023 -
Low and No Alcohol Beer
Published: 5/18/2023 -
Snoring Products
Published: 5/11/2023 -
Toast - Blockbuster
Published: 4/20/2023 -
Toast - Olestra
Published: 4/13/2023 -
Toast - Google Glass
Published: 4/6/2023 -
Introducing Toast
Published: 4/3/2023 -
Sourdough
Published: 3/31/2023 -
Mascara
Published: 3/23/2023 -
Toothpaste
Published: 3/16/2023 -
Herbal Sleep Aids
Published: 3/9/2023 -
Mattresses
Published: 3/2/2023 -
Conditioners and Heat Protection Products
Published: 2/23/2023 -
Bottled Water
Published: 2/16/2023 -
Painkillers
Published: 2/9/2023 -
Eco Laundry Products
Published: 2/2/2023 -
Petrol
Published: 1/26/2023
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.