Sliced Bread - Series 9: Car Tyres
Is it worth paying more for premium car tyres?There's a huge range of car tyres to choose from and the price differences between them can be significant. So do you really need to pay more to get a goo...
30 Touko 202430min
Sliced Bread - Series 9: Sustainable Period Products
Lots of different types of period products claim to be eco friendly, from menstrual cups to period pants and reusable pads. But how do their environmental credentials stack up? That's what listener Sa...
23 Touko 202426min
Sliced Bread - Series 9: Air Fresheners
The UK market for air care products is expected to grow to £674 million this year - and for this episode, we're investigating just how these products tackle bad smells in our homes. Can air fresheners...
16 Touko 202426min
Sliced Bread - Series 9: LED Face Masks
Is an LED face mask the secret to brighter, clearer, more youthful skin?Greg Foot is back with a new series of Sliced Bread to run a whole new batch of your suggested wonder products through the evide...
9 Touko 202429min
Toast - Series 3: Safeway UK
Why did Safeway's UK supermarkets disappear? Safeway was once one of our biggest supermarket chains, so why did it drop down the list of top performers before disappearing altogether? The BBC Business...
2 Touko 202424min
Toast - Series 3: Green Shield Stamps
Green Shield Stamps could be traded in for 'free' gifts so why did consumers abandon them? Sean Farrington examines their rise and fall and discovers how they spawned a famous retail chain which is st...
25 Huhti 202425min
Toast - Series 3: Mothercare's UK Stores
Why did Mothercare have to close all of their UK stores?Sean Farrington discovers what happened to the baby goods retailer which once dominated the high street. Alongside him, analysing Mothercare's ...
18 Huhti 202425min
Toast - Series 3: Vine
Why was the video sharing platform, Vine, closed down?Sean Farrington discovers what happened to the app which pioneered short, shareable videos on social media. Sean speaks to one of Vine's founders,...
11 Huhti 202424min
