Toast - Series 6: Farepak's Christmas Hampers
What led to the collapse of the Christmas savings club Farepak? The BBC Business journalist, Sean Farrington, investigates with the entrepreneur, Sam White, alongside him.It's our Christmas special a...
25 Dec 202524min
Toast - Series 6: C&A's UK Stores
The fashion chain C&A continues to thrive elsewhere so why did it shut all its UK stores? The BBC Business journalist, Sean Farrington, investigates how they ended up toast, in the company of resident...
18 Dec 202524min
Toast - Series 6: Skype
Why did Skype fall out of favour in a world of global video calls?The BBC Business journalist, Sean Farrington, investigates with the entrepreneur, Sam White, alongside him.Sam never knows what's comi...
11 Dec 202524min
Toast - Series 6: Dasani Water
Dasani water, a bottled water from Coca-Cola, proved a big hit in the U.S.A so why did it last for less than 6 weeks in the UK?The BBC Business journalist, Sean Farrington, investigates how it ended u...
4 Dec 202524min
Toast - Series 6: BlackBerry Smartphones
How did the company behind the revolutionary BlackBerry smartphone lose its grip on the handset market?The BBC Business journalist, Sean Farrington, investigates with special guest, Sir Stephen Fry, w...
27 Nov 202535min
Sliced Bread - Series 14: The Sliced Bread Christmas List 2025
The team has gone through 30 episodes over the past year, and carved out five potential present worthy products that may well be heading down a chimney to you this Christmas. (We wanted to give you pl...
20 Nov 202543min
Sliced Bread - Series 14: Cough Medicines
Are cough medicines any better than just taking honey and lemon?When Listener Sally sent in a croaky voicenote to our Sliced Bread Whatsapp number (07543 306807 - put us in your contacts!) we knew we ...
13 Nov 202525min
Sliced Bread - Series 14: Car Shampoos and Coatings
Are special shampoos and coatings any good at cleaning and protecting your car? They're all over Instagram: washes, foams, and ceramic coatings in a rainbow of coloured bottles that promise to give yo...
6 Nov 202532min
