
Sliced Bread - Series 16: Robotic Lawnmowers
Can robotic lawnmowers save you time without hassling hedgehogs?Listener Pat has seen adverts for robotic lawnmowers and has lots of questions: Do they cut effectively? How do they manage with edges a...
16 Jul 29min

Sliced Bread - Series 16: Gut Microbiome Tests
Can a test tell you what's living inside your gut - and what to do about it?That's what listener Pete Mace asked us, kicking off a brand new series of Sliced Bread! He's seen 'gut microbiome tests' a...
10 Jul 27min

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 Orange”, it helped turn mobile phones from elite business to...
2 Jul 24min

Toast - Series 7: Izal Medicated Toilet Paper
Izal medicated toilet paper was once a staple of British bathrooms - a curious cultural icon, remembered as much for its distinctive feel as for its antiseptic promise. Produced for decades by the She...
25 Jun 26min

Toast - Series 7: Paperchase
Why did the popular stationery chain, Paperchase, end up closing all of its shops?The BBC Business journalist, Sean Farrington, investigates in the company of resident entrepreneur, Sam White. Paperch...
18 Jun 29min

Toast - Series 7: EasyCinema
The EasyJet founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Iannou, tried to shake up the cinema industry by introducing low-cost movie theatres. Tickets were priced as low as 20p for customers who booked in advance. So, ...
11 Jun 30min

Toast - Series 7: Wilko
Wilkinson - or Wilko as it became known - was a privately-owned family business that had been successful for decades, offering low-priced household products from its chain of high street stores. So wh...
4 Jun 30min

Sliced Bread - Series 15: 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 series of 'Sliced Bread'. Joe's noticed scuffs and abrasions on...
28 Mai 32min




















