Sliced Bread

A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Thursdays

Thursdays

Categories:

Business

135 Episodes

  1. Toothpaste

    Published: 3/16/2023

  2. Herbal Sleep Aids

    Published: 3/9/2023

  3. Mattresses

    Published: 3/2/2023

  4. Conditioners and Heat Protection Products

    Published: 2/23/2023

  5. Bottled Water

    Published: 2/16/2023

  6. Painkillers

    Published: 2/9/2023

  7. Eco Laundry Products

    Published: 2/2/2023

  8. Petrol

    Published: 1/26/2023

  9. Energy Drinks

    Published: 1/19/2023

  10. Shampoo

    Published: 1/12/2023

  11. Cold Defence Nasal Sprays

    Published: 1/5/2023

  12. Introducing Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley (Series 4)

    Published: 12/31/2022

  13. Batteries

    Published: 12/15/2022

  14. Perfume

    Published: 12/8/2022

  15. Razors

    Published: 12/1/2022

  16. Collagen Supplements

    Published: 11/24/2022

  17. Wake Up Lights & SAD Lamps

    Published: 11/17/2022

  18. Portable Heaters

    Published: 11/10/2022

  19. Natural Deodorants

    Published: 11/3/2022

  20. Bonus Episode: Sliced Bread Meets All Consuming

    Published: 8/25/2022

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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.