Sideways Episodes Available now
The Social Contagion
Matthew Syed examines the strange spread of illness in a school in Yorkshire.
To Absent Friends
Matthew Syed explores why we make friends and the lifelong influence they have over us.
The Woman in the Portrait
How can understanding our ancestors make us feel whole?
Fooling the Opposition
Matthew delves into deception in sport and how it gives us the upperhand.
4. Exiting the Bunker—The Nuclear Reckoning
Matthew examines the routes to a safer nuclear future.
3. A Blip on the Radar—The Nuclear Reckoning
Matthew Syed explores how we might deal with the extreme risks that nuclear weapons pose.
2. War Games in the Pink Tower—The Nuclear Reckoning
Matthew Syed goes inside a wargame to explore the evolution of deterrence.
1. A Nuclear Awakening—The Nuclear Reckoning
Matthew Syed explores urgent intellectual questions posed by nuclear weapons.
Trailer—The Nuclear Reckoning
Matthew Syed is calling for a nuclear awakening.
Sweet Harmony
Matthew Syed asks whether thinking musically could bring us more harmony in our lives.
