Sliced Bread

A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Thursdays

Thursdays

Categories:

Technology

127 Episodes

  1. UV Sterilisers

    Published: 6/15/2023

  2. Outdoor Clothing

    Published: 6/8/2023

  3. Reusable Nappies

    Published: 6/1/2023

  4. Hay Fever Treatments

    Published: 5/25/2023

  5. Low and No Alcohol Beer

    Published: 5/18/2023

  6. Snoring Products

    Published: 5/11/2023

  7. Toast - Blockbuster

    Published: 4/20/2023

  8. Toast - Olestra

    Published: 4/13/2023

  9. Toast - Google Glass

    Published: 4/6/2023

  10. Introducing Toast

    Published: 4/3/2023

  11. Sourdough

    Published: 3/31/2023

  12. Mascara

    Published: 3/23/2023

  13. Toothpaste

    Published: 3/16/2023

  14. Herbal Sleep Aids

    Published: 3/9/2023

  15. Mattresses

    Published: 3/2/2023

  16. Conditioners and Heat Protection Products

    Published: 2/23/2023

  17. Bottled Water

    Published: 2/16/2023

  18. Painkillers

    Published: 2/9/2023

  19. Eco Laundry Products

    Published: 2/2/2023

  20. Petrol

    Published: 1/26/2023

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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.