Sliced Bread - Dough - Series 5: Pets
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Could advances in AI help us have conversations with our pets? Will a raccoon or a robot become the pet of the future? Or will or pets be sharing a seat beside us on the plane as we jet off for our next holiday?
In this episode of Dough Greg Foot looks at pets and examines the rise of future wonder products.
He's joined by experts, entrepreneurs and industry innovators to discuss the trends we'e seeing today and where they may lead us tomorrow, before a leading futurist offers their predictions on what life might be like within five, ten and fifty years.
In this episode Greg hears how technology, food innovations and even changes in aviation might transform the future for our pets.
With him is the futurist Tracey Follows and guests including;
-Professor Daniel Mills: Professor of Veterinary Behavioural Medicine at Lincoln University
-Dr Samantha Butler-Davies, MRCVS, veterinary director at Pets at Home and Vets for Pets.
-Professor Clara Mancini: Professor of Animal-Computer Interaction and Head of the Animal-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the Open University
Produced by Linda Walker and presented by Greg Foot.
Dough is a BBC Audio North Production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Published on Thursday, 24th September 2026.
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