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28. Exiting the Bunker
Matthew examines the routes to a safer nuclear future.
29. Fooling the Opposition
Matthew delves into deception in sport and how it gives us the upperhand.
30. The Woman in the Portrait
How can understanding our ancestors make us feel whole?
31. To Absent Friends
Matthew Syed explores why we make friends and the lifelong influence they have over us.
Sideways Season Five 鈥 Coming soon鈥
Matthew Syed introduces season five, which looks at being less cynical, family and legacy.
32. The Social Contagion
Matthew Syed examines the strange spread of illness in a school in Yorkshire.
33. Doc and Jim: A Beautiful Partnership
How Dr William Key and his super smart horse 'Beautiful' Jim Key made America kinder.
34. It Takes a Village
Matthew Syed thinks about how we can get more of the good stuff out of family life.
35. The Riddle
Matthew Syed unravels a riddle set in the future, to consider the importance of legacy.
36. All in a Name
Matthew Syed explores how finding the right words can help us tackle big wrongs.
37. My Last 5p
Matthew Syed explores how one act of generosity can have profound consequences.
Season Six 鈥 Coming soon鈥
Matthew Syed introduces season six, which explores leaps of trust and child prodigies.
38. Past Your Peak
Matthew Syed unpicks the relationship between age and innovation.
39. Please, I beg you.
Matthew Syed tells the story of how a leap of trust altered two strangers鈥 lives.
40. The Embodiment of Music
Matthew Syed explores the passion and the pain of music.
41. A Small Bowl of Rocket
Matthew Syed sticks his fork into the world of food to think about how taste is formed.
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鈥檚 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鈥檚 rise in the 20th century through鈥 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.