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Dough - The Future of Flight

Can supersonic air travel make a comeback? Greg Foot examines future wonder products

Can supersonic air travel make a comeback?

Greg Foot, host of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 show 'Sliced Bread', now brings you 'Dough'.

Each episode explores future wonder products that might rise to success and redefine our lives.

Experts and entrepreneurs discuss the trends shaping what today's everyday technology may look like tomorrow, before a leading futurist offers their predictions on what life might be like within five, ten and fifty years.

This episode examines the future of flight.

How could new, supersonic flights not cost the earth?
Will your future taxi be a flying one without a pilot?
Could a new shape for aeroplanes make them more spacious and efficient?

Alongside Greg is the futurist, Tom Cheesewright, and expert guests Mariya Tarabanovska, an aerospace engineer and the founder of Flight Crowd, a non-profit educational organisation focused on electric aviation and Simon Davies, chief test pilot at Vertical Aerospace, a British aerospace technology company.

This episode was produced by Jay Unger.

Dough is a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Audio North Production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds

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24 minutes

On radio

Thu 25 Sep 2025 12:32

Broadcast

  • Thu 25 Sep 2025 12:32

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