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The Slow Newscast from The Observer takes the news slowly. We investigate, and every week we focus on stories that really matter in the UK and around the world. From wars in Ukraine and Gaza through to true crime and injustice and real life mysteries, The Slow Newscast team is devoted to narrative investigations covering some of the biggest topics of the day.


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A year in stories

A year in stories

For our final episode of the year, we look back on our best stories of 2021. Basia is joined by Tortoise editor-in-chief James Harding, and colleague Ceri Thomas, to chat through what we've learned as...

23 Des 202125min

School 49

School 49

China’s transformation into an economic powerhouse has come at a cost to its children, under enormous pressure to succeed. Now the country is wondering if the price has been too high. Reporter Poppy S...

16 Des 202144min

The super divorce

The super divorce

London's courts play host to some of the world's most high-profile divorces. In the sorry case of Akhmedov vs Akhmedova, a family feud turned into a costly game of hide and seek... Hosted on Acast. S...

9 Des 202141min

A place for Elliott

A place for Elliott

This is a story about a boy called Elliott – trapped in time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 Des 202145min

Retreat from Kabul – Part 1

Retreat from Kabul – Part 1

Over a handful of chaotic days this summer, Western forces withdrew from Afghanistan. The legacy of the decision to leave after 20 years has been wretched for many Afghan people, and a brutal lesson f...

25 Nov 202150min

Retreat from Kabul – Part 2

Retreat from Kabul – Part 2

In Kabul, the Taliban’s takeover was assured. In London, an ignominious retreat, and the betrayal of former comrades in the Afghan army, was more than a group of ex-soldiers, now MPs, could stomach......

25 Nov 202149min

Who is REvil?

Who is REvil?

Who are the people behind a spate of multi-million dollar ransomware attacks on financial institutions, schools and hospitals? When Nicky Woolf began to investigate the highest-profile ransomware outf...

18 Nov 202146min

Nazanin: trapped in Whitehall

Nazanin: trapped in Whitehall

Since 2016, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been held hostage in Iran. Ceri Thomas investigates how a long-forgotten debt could be the real reason behind her incarceration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

11 Nov 202140min

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