Toast - Green Shield Stamps
Green Shield Stamps could be traded in for 'free' gifts so why did consumers abandon them?
- 25 mins
- 25 Apr 2024
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Sliced Bread Presents
While Sliced Bread takes a break, we serve up... Toast. Sean Farrington examines the spectacular failures of wonder products and businesses which had promised so much.
Episodes (102 Available)
- Toast - Mothercare's UK Stores
Why did Mothercare have to close all of their UK stores?
- 25 mins
- 18 Apr 2024
- Toast - Vine
Why did the video sharing platform Vine end up... toast?
- 24 mins
- 11 Apr 2024
- Toast - Little Chef
Why did we lose the roadside restaurant chain Little Chef?
- 24 mins
- 04 Apr 2024
Mushroom CoffeeIs mushroom coffee really good for us?
- 29 mins
- 28 Mar 2024
- Dishwashers
Is it better to wash your dishes by hand or use a dishwasher?
- 30 mins
- 21 Mar 2024
- Tens machines and circulation boosters
How effective are tens machines and circulation boosters?
- 32 mins
- 14 Mar 2024
- Milk Alternatives
Which is the cream of the crop for your health and the planet?
- 32 mins
- 07 Mar 2024
- Fitness trackers
How accurate are fitness trackers?
- 27 mins
- 29 Feb 2024
- Pots and Pans
What cookware is best for your kitchen?
- 29 mins
- 22 Feb 2024
- Dog dental chews
Can dental chews really clean your dog's teeth?
- 29 mins
- 15 Feb 2024
- Face Creams
Are more expensive face creams worth it?
- 32 mins
- 08 Feb 2024
- Sliced Bread is back!
Greg Foot returns to investigate a whole new batch of wonder products suggested by you.
- 2 mins
- 05 Feb 2024
Toast - Jamie's ItalianWhat went wrong at Jamie Oliver's UK restaurant chain, Jamie's Italian?
- 24 mins
- 11 Jan 2024
- Toast - Commodore Computers
Why did the best-selling computer manufacturer, Commodore, go bust?
- 24 mins
- 11 Jan 2024
- Toast - Club 18-30
Why did the package holiday brand Club 18-30 disappear?
- 25 mins
- 11 Jan 2024
- Toast - Sunny Delight
Why did sales of the best-selling soft drink Sunny Delight suddenly bomb in the 1990s?
- 25 mins
- 11 Jan 2024
Toast - Toys R UsWhy did the major toy retailer Toys R Us have to close all of its UK stores in 2018?
- 25 mins
- 21 Dec 2023
- Toast is back!
Sean Farrington returns to look at more grand business ideas that ended up as toast.
- 1 min
- 15 Dec 2023
- Bedding
Can changing your sheets be good for you - and the environment?
- 30 mins
- 07 Dec 2023
