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BBC Radio 4
Sliced Bread
While Sliced Bread takes a break we serve up… Toast. A study of the spectacular failures of brands which had promised so much to consumers. In each episode, the presenter and BBC business journalist Sean Farrington examines one big idea. What did it promise? Why did people back it? Why did they get burnt? The new series of Toast starts on Thursday 4 April, 2024 by looking at the roadside restaurant chain Little Chef.Some of the world’s most successful businesses have also brought us some of the world’s most remarkable failures. So, what led them to be toast? And...
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4.7 stars from 85 ratings
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“This is useful & factual just what I look for in a BBC podcast”
kkattieb via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/04/23
Great Show xx
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“My whole family love the debunking of fads and the reality of facts! Carry on making more episodes x”
rutherford and fry fan via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/28/23
Fun but dismissive
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“The panel is lively and fun but they seem to dismiss so many things. It’s hard to listen to more than a couple of episodes if no room can be made for positive benefits based on just a few studies. They just rule it all out so quickly.”
Rpt1985 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/04/19
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