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42. The Big Reward
Matthew Syed explores the true cost of rewarding people.
43. Do I really sound like that?
Matthew Syed explores how our accents become part of our identity.
44. Matthew’s been telling tales
Matthew Syed explores the importance of storytelling for understanding ourselves.
Introducing - China's Ping Pong Power
Matthew Syed tells the story of China’s rise in the 20th century through… ping pong.
45. China's Ping Pong Power: Episode 1
Matthew Syed tells the story of China's rise in the 20th century - through ping pong.
46. China's Ping Pong Power: Episode 2
47. China's Ping Pong Power: Episode 3
48. Love Thy Villain
Matthew Syed looks at the merits of embracing your inner 'villain'.
49. Inside Marjorie's Parlour
Matthew Syed explores how music can become a powerful, transformational force.
50. Take the First Step
Matthew makes a case for the impact that even the smallest adventures can have on us all.
Sideways: Season eight - coming soon...
First loves, harsh critics and a celebration of mediocrity. Six new Sideways stories.
51. The One Star Chef
Is the customer always right? Matthew Syed delves into the world of online reviews.
52. First Loves
Matthew Syed finds out why our first loves can hold a special place in our hearts.
53. Stories of a Father
Matthew Syed explores how a daughter found connection with the father she never met.
54. Copy Cat
Matthew Syed hears from a painter who rose to fame by copying the works of others.
55. Perfectly Mediocre
Matthew Syed asks what happens when we shun excellence and embrace mediocrity.
56. A Cinderella Story
How a Cinderella film from 1970s Czechoslovakia became a Christmas tradition across Europe
Sideways: Season nine - coming soon...
A slamming new season... starting with a pro wrestling grudge that got too real.
57. Grudge Match
A wrestling grudge spills out of the ring and into the real world.
58. The Keeper of Lost Memories
One man’s mission to return lost photographs to their original owners.
59. What's Your Name?
Matthew Syed explores the importance and influence of something we all have - our name.
60. For the love of maths
Meet the former child star who considers mathematics to be 'a balm' for her brain.
61. Brain Strain
Matthew Syed explores the uncomfortable psychological phenomenon of cognitive dissonance.
62. Lost and Found
A 48-hour fight to survive, lost in a snowstorm. And the data that helps rescuers find us.
A New Frontier
Introducing – A New Frontier
Travel into the cosmos for a four-part series about the ethics of space exploration.
A New Frontier: 1. A Message to Ourselves
Matthew Syed traces humanity’s first attempt to send a radio message to aliens.
A New Frontier: 2. For All Humankind?
Matthew Syed goes back to the origins of the space race to question who benefited.
A New Frontier: 3. Life on Mars
How commercial companies in space are expanding the possibilities for colonisation.
A New Frontier: 4. With the Gods
Matthew Syed explores the transcendental possibilities of living in space.
63. The Art of Unfinishing
Matthew Syed explores the hidden value in leaving things unfinished.
64. The Masks We Wear
Matthew Syed explores the revealing power of masks.