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

Sideways

Sideways

Sideways: Season nine - coming soon...


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Sideways, Sideways, 57. Grudge Match

57. Grudge Match

Sideways, Sideways, 58. The Keeper of Lost Memories

58. The Keeper of Lost Memories

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

59. What's Your Name?

Sideways, Sideways, 60. For the love of maths

60. For the love of maths

Sideways, Sideways, 61. Brain Strain

61. Brain Strain

Sideways, Sideways, 62. Lost and Found

62. Lost and Found

Sideways, A New Frontier, Introducing – A New Frontier

Introducing – A New Frontier

Sideways, A New Frontier, A New Frontier: 1. A Message to Ourselves

A New Frontier: 1. A Message to Ourselves

Sideways, A New Frontier, A New Frontier: 2. For All Humankind?

A New Frontier: 2. For All Humankind?

Sideways, A New Frontier, A New Frontier: 3. Life on Mars

A New Frontier: 3. Life on Mars

Sideways, A New Frontier, A New Frontier: 4. With the Gods

A New Frontier: 4. With the Gods

Sideways, Sideways, 63. The Art of Unfinishing

63. The Art of Unfinishing

Sideways, Sideways, 64. The Masks We Wear

64. The Masks We Wear

Sideways, Sideways, 65. Divergent Histories

65. Divergent Histories

Sideways, Sideways, 66. One is a Whole

66. One is a Whole

Sideways, Appetite for Distraction, 1. Postman’s Prophecy?

1. Postman’s Prophecy?

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

2. Have We Always Been Distracted?

Sideways, Appetite for Distraction, 3. Medium and Metaphor

3. Medium and Metaphor

Sideways, Appetite for Distraction, 4. Attention Shortfall?

4. Attention Shortfall?

Sideways, Appetite for Distraction, 5. The Future of Attention

5. The Future of Attention

Sideways, 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

Sideways, 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

Sideways, 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

Sideways, 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

Sideways, 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

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

Sideways: Series eleven - coming soon…

Sideways, Sideways, 67. Reality Shifting

67. Reality Shifting

Sideways, Sideways, 68. Bliss in Suffering

68. Bliss in Suffering

Sideways, Sideways, 69. Memento Mori

69. Memento Mori

Sideways, 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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