I'm Rory Stewart and I grew up wanting to be a hero and I'm still fascinated by the ideas of heroism.

In my new series, I'm taking in the long sweep of history from Achilles to Zelensky and asking, what is a hero?

Simply doing your job, being a decent human being.

A true hero is someone who just kind of shines by

their own light and that light is to be recognised by others. The long history of heroism

with me, Rory Stewart. Listen on BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts.

Hello, it's Greg here from Sliced Bread.

Hope you're well, and I hope you've been enjoying the episodes of toast

that have been keeping the sliced bread feed warm while the team and I have been away.

I'm just popping up in your podcast feed to let you know that a brand new batch of sliced bread is on its way.

In fact, the first episode of what will be series seven comes out of the oven this week.

My partner and I are debating whether the more money you spend on face creams,

the better they are for your skin.

Yes, the first wonder product I'm running through the evidence mill is face creams

for listeners Fiona and Aristide.

There are so many face creams promising so much, especially ones containing retinal.

We've started work on the next few investigations too.

I'll be finding out if doggy dental chews really do work for Heidi, listener Sarah's miniature schnauzer.

And some of these chews can account for even up to a quarter of your daily calorie requirement for your dogs, so it's huge.

And listener Emily wants to know about the confusing world of pots and pans.

There are so many options, but which are best.

Coatings have like anodised, titanium, diamond, stuff, no idea what actually makes a difference.

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