Sliced Bread

A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Thursdays

Thursdays

Categories:

Technology

127 Episodes

  1. Energy Drinks

    Published: 1/19/2023

  2. Shampoo

    Published: 1/12/2023

  3. Cold Defence Nasal Sprays

    Published: 1/5/2023

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

    Published: 12/31/2022

  5. Batteries

    Published: 12/15/2022

  6. Perfume

    Published: 12/8/2022

  7. Razors

    Published: 12/1/2022

  8. Collagen Supplements

    Published: 11/24/2022

  9. Wake Up Lights & SAD Lamps

    Published: 11/17/2022

  10. Portable Heaters

    Published: 11/10/2022

  11. Natural Deodorants

    Published: 11/3/2022

  12. Bonus Episode: Sliced Bread Meets All Consuming

    Published: 8/25/2022

  13. Compression leggings, Bath salts, Water softeners and filters

    Published: 8/18/2022

  14. Dog food, Diet fizzy drinks, Mouthwash

    Published: 8/11/2022

  15. Paint

    Published: 8/4/2022

  16. Massage Guns

    Published: 7/28/2022

  17. Fat Burning Pills

    Published: 7/21/2022

  18. Sunglasses

    Published: 7/14/2022

  19. Manuka Honey

    Published: 6/30/2022

  20. Air Fryers

    Published: 6/23/2022

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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.