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Sideways

BBC Radio 4

Best-selling author Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape our lives with stories of seeing the world differently.

25 episodes
Avg 27 min
English

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Aug 20, 2025 · 28 min
Me, Myself and Mine
What does it mean to own your body - and is that even the right question to ask?
Aug 13, 2025 · 29 min
Inventing a Language
Matthew Syed explores our extraordinary capacity to invent new systems of communication.
Aug 6, 2025 · 28 min
Chasing Peace: 3. Peace Reimagined
Matthew Syed explores the case for radically non-violent solutions to conflict.
Jul 30, 2025 · 28 min
Chasing Peace: 2. A Peace that Lasts
The path to peace is hard to find. We meet people with radical ideas on how to get there.
Jul 23, 2025 · 29 min
Chasing Peace: 1. Wired for War?
Our long struggle with peace raises the question - are humans wired for war or for peace?

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