Sliced Bread

A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Thursdays

Thursdays

Categories:

Business

135 Episodes

  1. Weighted Blankets

    Published: 10/12/2023

  2. Induction Hobs

    Published: 10/5/2023

  3. Vapes

    Published: 10/2/2023

  4. Sliced Bread is back!

    Published: 9/21/2023

  5. Mosquito Repellents

    Published: 7/13/2023

  6. Barefoot Shoes

    Published: 7/6/2023

  7. Dog Poo Bags

    Published: 6/29/2023

  8. Cycle Helmets

    Published: 6/22/2023

  9. UV Sterilisers

    Published: 6/15/2023

  10. Outdoor Clothing

    Published: 6/8/2023

  11. Reusable Nappies

    Published: 6/1/2023

  12. Hay Fever Treatments

    Published: 5/25/2023

  13. Low and No Alcohol Beer

    Published: 5/18/2023

  14. Snoring Products

    Published: 5/11/2023

  15. Toast - Blockbuster

    Published: 4/20/2023

  16. Toast - Olestra

    Published: 4/13/2023

  17. Toast - Google Glass

    Published: 4/6/2023

  18. Introducing Toast

    Published: 4/3/2023

  19. Sourdough

    Published: 3/31/2023

  20. Mascara

    Published: 3/23/2023

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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.