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Sliced Bread

BBC

The latest ad-hyped products and trending fads promise to make us healthier, happier and greener, but are they really 'the best thing since sliced bread'? Greg Foot finds out.

Episodes

20 of 218 episodes

Dough - Series 5: Money

Could cash be losing its crown as digital money gains ground? Greg Foot looks at money and examines the rise of the wonder products and tech...

24:31Sep 3, 2026

Sliced Bread - Series 17: Pillows

What makes the perfect pillow? Nothing saying ‘waking up on the wrong side of the bed’ like a crick in your neck. With up to 70% of us exper...

26:12Aug 13, 2026

Sliced Bread - Series 17: Air Conditioning

What's the best way to keep your home cool? As heatwave after heatwave pushes temperatures higher across the UK and Europe, air conditioning...

31:33Aug 6, 2026

Toast, Series 7: Orange

Orange was once one of the most recognisable brands in Britain — a mobile network with its iconic slogan “The future’s bright, the future’s...

24:51Jul 2, 2026

Toast - Paperchase

Why did the popular stationery chain, Paperchase, end up closing all of its shops? The BBC Business journalist, Sean Farrington, investigate...

29:03Jun 18, 2026

Toast - EasyCinema

The EasyJet founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Iannou, tried to shake up the cinema industry by introducing low-cost movie theatres. Tickets were pri...

30:55Jun 11, 2026

Toast - Wilko

Wilkinson - or Wilko as it became known - was a privately-owned family business that had been successful for decades, offering low-priced ho...

30:00Jun 4, 2026

Food Containers

Is it ok to store food in plastic containers? That's the question put by listener Joe Tattersall in this, the last episode in the current se...

32:49May 28, 2026

Cat Litter

What kind of cat litter is best for cats, owners and the environment? After we looked at dog poo bags for an episode, it's only right that w...

24:57May 21, 2026

Ergonomic Keyboards and Mice

Do ergonomic devices like split keyboards and vertical mice help with comfort and health? If you're a heavy computer user there are an incre...

23:48May 14, 2026

Vibration Plates

Can Vibration Plates help with fitness, bone density, and even lymphatic drainage? They've been around for a while but vibration plates seem...

30:08May 7, 2026

Hair Removal Devices

Can Intense Pulsed Light devices really "zap" away your unwanted hair? You may have seen IPL devices advertised on social media - that promi...

29:31Apr 30, 2026