Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread

Hosted by Greg Foot and Sean Farrington · BBC Radio 4

4.8from 336 ratings

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55Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
230
Episodes
131
Transcribed
336
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2019
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About Sliced Bread

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. New episodes of Sliced Bread are released weekly on Thursdays wherever you get your BBC podcasts. But 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 sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk (mailto:sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk) 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.

Publisher
BBC Radio 4
Category
health & fitness
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
5 Feb 2019
Latest episode
22 Oct 2026
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131 of 230 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Eye Drops

  2. 15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Mushroom Gummies

  3. 8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Acne Treatments

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Eye Drops

Published 22 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] There is another one called trealose, which I think is a recent discovery. Trealose is a naturally occurring sugar. And the advantage it has is it also has bioprotective properties. So it actually helps protect the cells on the ocular surface. Because when you have dry eyes, that causes a stress reaction. […]

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Who has been a guest on Sliced Bread

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  • Bita Manzouri
  • Sònia Travé Huarte
  • Nicholas Money
  • Helen Wall
  • Dr Emma Wedgeworth

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.8 / 5
18 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
318 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

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Social presence
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YouTube
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Engagement
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Who hosts Sliced Bread?

Greg Foot and Sean Farrington host the show. Published by BBC Radio 4.

How often do new episodes come out?

The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.

Does Sliced Bread take guests?

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