Best-selling author Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape our lives with stories of seeing the world differently.
We all know the power of a great love story. In films, literature, television - a “happy ending” is shorthand... more
In the 1960s and 70s, Maisie Barrett and Noel Gordon were two black British children wrongly labelled as “educationally subnormal”.... more
As a teenager, Raven Saunders dreamt of playing basketball, but their physique led them down a different path. Exceptional strength... more
Jen Simonic and Masey Kaplan have bonded over a mutual love for knitting for decades.In 2022, the pair of avid... more
When astronauts journeyed to the moon in the early 1970s, few were paying attention to the psychological impact of the... more
Matthew Syed continues his four-part mini-series from Sideways examining the ethics of space exploration in a rapidly expanding era of... more
Matthew Syed continues his four-part mini series exploring the ethics of space exploration, by returning to the origins of the... more
In this special series from Sideways, called A New Frontier, Matthew Syed explores the most out of this world ethical... more
Travel into the cosmos for a four-part series about the ethics of space exploration. Matthew Syed invites you to enter... more
In 1984, on the eve of the Winter Olympics, Joe Boylan gets lost in a blizzard on an Austrian mountainside.... more
In 1972, at the liberal Vassar College in New York, 18-year-old Rick Shenkman stood out for his unwavering support of... more
As a child, Kate Ertmann starred in commercials, in soap operas and on Broadway. But acting wasn’t her first love... more
What's your name? You might think you know, but in this episode of Sideways, Matthew Syed discovers the answer could... more
In 2020, David Gutenmacher began to buy old photographs and videos that he came across in second hand shops. He... more
Lee and Drew have been like brothers ever since adolescence. So when Drew betrays Lee in the heat of a... more
Matthew Syed kicks off the new season of Sideways with a story of one of the most brutal grudges ever... more
On a summer's day in 1974, Norwegian actor Knut Risan steps up to the mic for a voiceover job. It's... more
Cornell University is known for it's elite a cappella scene. It was even the inspiration for the hit film Pitch... more
David Henty had a talent for art from a young age. He grew up poring over Hogarth drawings. For a... more
Violinist and composer Diana Yukawa lost her father, Akihisa Yukawa, in the Japan Air Lines Flight 123 plane crash of... more
Violinist and composer Diana Yukawa lost her father, Akihisa Yukawa, in the Japan Air Lines Flight 123 plane crash of August 1985.... more