Sliced Bread Podcast
While Sliced Bread takes a break we serve up… Dough. Greg Foot explores the future wonder products that might rise to success and redefine our lives.
Greg Foot, host of the BBC Radio 4 series Sliced Bread, brings you Dough.
Each episode explores the future wonder products that might rise to success and redefine our lives.
Experts and entrepreneurs discuss the trends shaping what today's everyday technology may look like tomorrow, before a leading futurist offers their predictions on what life might be like within five, 10 and 50 years.
New episodes of Dough 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.
Produced by Jon Douglas and Linda Walker. Dough is a BBC Audio North production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Sliced Bread returns for a new batch of investigations in October when Greg will investigate more of the latest so-called wonder products to find out whether they really are the best thing since sliced bread.
In the meantime, Dough is available in the Sliced Bread feed on BBC Sounds.
Episodes to download
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Portable Heaters—Sliced Bread - Series 5
Thu 10 Nov 2022
Which portable heater is best for heating you – and the room you’re in?
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Natural Deodorants—Sliced Bread - Series 5
Thu 3 Nov 2022
Greg breaks into a sweat to find out if natural deodorant can hold its own.
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Compression Leggings, Bath Salts, Water Softeners and Filters—Sliced Bread - Series 4
Thu 18 Aug 2022
A triple slice investigating three of your suggested wonder-products.
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Dog Food, Diet Fizzy Drinks & Mouthwash—Sliced Bread - Series 4
Thu 11 Aug 2022
A triple slice investigating three of your suggested wonder-products.
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Paint—Sliced Bread - Series 4
Thu 4 Aug 2022
We watch paint dry for you to find out if pricey paint is worth it.
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Massage Guns—Sliced Bread - Series 4
Thu 28 Jul 2022
Can massage guns help you warm up before exercise and recover more quickly after it?
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Fat Burning Pills—Sliced Bread - Series 4
Thu 21 Jul 2022
Is there really a pill that can help you burn fat?
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Carbon Negative and Carbon Offsetting—Sliced Bread - Series 3
Thu 9 Jun 2022
Brands are planting forests to offset their carbon emissions, but how effective is it?
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Electric Toothbrushes (& Water Flossers)—Sliced Bread - Series 3
Thu 26 May 2022
The latest electric toothbrushes promise you a ‘professional clean’, but do they deliver?
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Blue Light Filtering Glasses—Sliced Bread - Series 3
Thu 19 May 2022
Are claims that they can protect our eyes and improve sleep true? Or just short sighted?
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Personalised Vitamin Plans—Sliced Bread - Series 3
Thu 12 May 2022
Are personalised vitamins a health win or just a bitter pill to swallow?
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Running Shoes—Sliced Bread - Series 3
Thu 5 May 2022
Is it worth paying more for a pair? Will they make you run faster?
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Air Source Heat Pumps—Sliced Bread - Series 3
Thu 28 Apr 2022
Can every home have an air source heat pump? Or is that claim a load of hot air?
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Sustainable Jeans—Sliced Bread - Series 3
Thu 14 Apr 2022
What makes them more sustainable? Do they last longer? Greg puts them to the test.
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Electric Cars—Sliced Bread - Series 3
Thu 7 Apr 2022
Greg Foot asks whether electric vehicles really are the best thing since sliced bread.
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Noise Cancelling Headphones—Series 2
Wed 6 May 2020
The promise of noise cancelling headphones is enticing, but do they live up to the hype?
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Teeth Whitening—Series 2
Wed 29 Apr 2020
Greg Foot puts teeth whitening products through the evidence mill.
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CBD Products (Cannabidiol)—Series 2
Wed 15 Apr 2020
Greg Foot finds out if there's any science behind the current craze in CBD-based products
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Caffeine Shampoo—Series 2
Wed 8 Apr 2020
Greg Foot and his guests put caffeine hair products through the evidence mill.
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Goop Lab Special—Series 2
Fri 24 Jan 2020
Greg Foot and his guests ask how much science is in the Goop Lab Netflix series.
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Sports Pain: Taping—Series 1
Wed 27 Feb 2019
Greg Foot and Olympic medallist Kelly Sotherton test tape said to relieve sports pain.
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Sports Pain: Gels and Sprays—Series 1
Wed 27 Feb 2019
Greg Foot and Olympic medallist Kelly Sotherton try sprays and gels said to relieve pain.
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