4th September 2026

BBC Radio 4: Sliced Bread on peptides

BBC Sliced Bread with Greg Foot logo

Are peptides the best thing since sliced bread, or marketing BS?

After appearing on the 100th episode discussing longevity supplements, Longevity Initiative Director Andrew Steele returned to BBC Radio 4’s consumer science and health show Sliced Bread to discuss experimental peptides: compounds like BPC-157, TB-500, GHK-Cu and more that make big claims about longevity, healing and more online.

Andrew spoke with host Greg Foot and guests Sophie (who’s sceptical) and Steve (who’s tried the ‘Wolverine Stack’) about what we know and don’t about the potential benefits and risks of these largely unregulated products.

You can listen to the episode on the BBC website, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Explore more: BBC , radio , Radio 4

The Longevity Initiative.

We are an independent think tank and educational organisation dedicated to advancing longevity science in the UK and around the world.