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News imageSideways, Sideways, Sideways: Season nine - coming soon...

Sideways

Sideways

Sideways: Season nine - coming soon...


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News imageSideways, Sideways, 57. Grudge Match

57. Grudge Match

News imageSideways, Sideways, 58. The Keeper of Lost Memories

58. The Keeper of Lost Memories

News imageSideways, Sideways, 59. What's Your Name?

59. What's Your Name?

News imageSideways, Sideways, 60. For the love of maths

60. For the love of maths

News imageSideways, Sideways, 61. Brain Strain

61. Brain Strain

News imageSideways, Sideways, 62. Lost and Found

62. Lost and Found

News imageSideways, A New Frontier, Introducing – A New Frontier

Introducing – A New Frontier

News imageSideways, A New Frontier, A New Frontier: 1. A Message to Ourselves

A New Frontier: 1. A Message to Ourselves

News imageSideways, A New Frontier, A New Frontier: 2. For All Humankind?

A New Frontier: 2. For All Humankind?

News imageSideways, A New Frontier, A New Frontier: 3. Life on Mars

A New Frontier: 3. Life on Mars

News imageSideways, A New Frontier, A New Frontier: 4. With the Gods

A New Frontier: 4. With the Gods

News imageSideways, Sideways, 63. The Art of Unfinishing

63. The Art of Unfinishing

News imageSideways, Sideways, 64. The Masks We Wear

64. The Masks We Wear

News imageSideways, Sideways, 65. Divergent Histories

65. Divergent Histories

News imageSideways, Sideways, 66. One is a Whole

66. One is a Whole

News imageSideways, Appetite for Distraction, 1. Postman’s Prophecy?

1. Postman’s Prophecy?

News imageSideways, Appetite for Distraction, 2. Have We Always Been Distracted?

2. Have We Always Been Distracted?

News imageSideways, Appetite for Distraction, 3. Medium and Metaphor

3. Medium and Metaphor

News imageSideways, Appetite for Distraction, 4. Attention Shortfall?

4. Attention Shortfall?

News imageSideways, Appetite for Distraction, 5. The Future of Attention

5. The Future of Attention

News imageSideways, 25 Years of the 21st Century, 25 Years of the 21st Century: 1. The Age of Digital Warfare

25 Years of the 21st Century: 1. The Age of Digital Warfare

News imageSideways, 25 Years of the 21st Century, 25 Years of the 21st Century: 2. The Age of Mistrust

25 Years of the 21st Century: 2. The Age of Mistrust

News imageSideways, 25 Years of the 21st Century, 25 Years of the 21st Century: 3. The Age of Outsourcing

25 Years of the 21st Century: 3. The Age of Outsourcing

News imageSideways, 25 Years of the 21st Century, 25 Years of the 21st Century: 4. The Age of Changing Families

25 Years of the 21st Century: 4. The Age of Changing Families

News imageSideways, 25 Years of the 21st Century, 25 Years of the 21st Century: 5. The Age of Artificial Intelligence

25 Years of the 21st Century: 5. The Age of Artificial Intelligence

News imageSideways, Sideways, Sideways: Series eleven - coming soon…

Sideways: Series eleven - coming soon…

News imageSideways, Sideways, 67. Reality Shifting

67. Reality Shifting

News imageSideways, Sideways, 68. Bliss in Suffering

68. Bliss in Suffering

News imageSideways, Sideways, 69. Memento Mori

69. Memento Mori

News imageSideways, Sideways, 70. Digital Ghosts

70. Digital Ghosts

15 February 2024

2 minutes

Available for over a year

Matthew Syed kicks off the new season of Sideways with a story of one of the most brutal grudges ever seen in pro wrestling. Matthew asks us to consider when it's time to let go of a grudge and how.

The new season starts on Wednesday 21 February 2024, with other episodes exploring the meaning of photo and video memories, the significance of our names and the creativity of mathematics.

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