Matthew Syed looks at the merits of embracing your inner 'villain'. Read more
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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.