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The Slow Newscast

 Alice Sandelson

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.


Who are the people biohacking themselves in a quest for immortality? Or the man taking on an entire nation in the high seas to protect whales? And what happened when humanity's most distant messenger fell silent? From a newsroom with a different approach to journalism these are the stories we tell.


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Documentary Society & Culture News News Commentary
Update frequency
every 5 days
Average duration
38 minutes
Episodes
353
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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The trials of Alexei Navalny

The trials of Alexei Navalny

What does the story of Alexei Navalny and wife Yulia Navalnaya tell us about Vladimir Putin’s Russia and the state of opposition?


Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. We take news s…

00:33:48  |   Thu 31 Mar 2022
Into the dark: The broken promise of a bionic eye

Into the dark: The broken promise of a bionic eye

Imagine being blind but thanks to the wonders of technology being able to see again. How would you then feel if that sight was taken away?


Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. We ta…

00:39:26  |   Thu 24 Mar 2022
Shadow whipping: The men who saved Boris

Shadow whipping: The men who saved Boris

Political wisdom says the Russian invasion of Ukraine saved Boris Johnson’s skin. But the really successful operation to rescue the prime minister started long before and involved three men who you'v…
00:37:44  |   Thu 17 Mar 2022
Russian warship, go f**k yourself

Russian warship, go f**k yourself

We thought the Russians were masters of the information war; that they’d sweep Ukraine aside. It's not turning out that way.

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00:38:52  |   Thu 10 Mar 2022
Lebedev: Lord of Siberia

Lebedev: Lord of Siberia

Door after door in Britain has been opened for Evgeny Lebedev, all the way to a seat in the House of Lords. Who has opened the doors, and why?

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01:04:08  |   Thu 03 Mar 2022
An injection of fear

An injection of fear

The ‘epidemic’ of spiking with needles in clubs and at parties in autumn 2021 revealed something important about women’s lives in Britain. But it wasn’t what we thought.

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00:43:06  |   Thu 24 Feb 2022
Modi's warrior pose

Modi's warrior pose

The brilliance of populist politicians often lies in creating subtle dividing lines on apparently innocuous issues. What could be more innocuous than yoga? But India’s prime minister Narendra Modi – …

00:41:41  |   Thu 17 Feb 2022
Inside Branch 251

Inside Branch 251

In a courtroom in west Germany, a man called Anwar Raslan stands accused of torturing Syrian civilians. He faces life in prison. But why does Germany care? These were far-away crimes. The answer lies…
00:46:12  |   Thu 10 Feb 2022
The Ministry of Untruths

The Ministry of Untruths

In March 2020 the prime minister told the country to stay at home. He then did the opposite and travelled to Chequers. This the story of one crucial fortnight in March 2020, and how the prime ministe…
00:34:39  |   Thu 03 Feb 2022
China’s missing tennis player

China’s missing tennis player

In November, athlete Peng Shuai accused a senior Chinese politician of sexual assault. Then, she vanished. In this episode, we investigate her disappearance – and the silencing of China’s #MeToo move…
00:39:20  |   Thu 27 Jan 2022
Virginia

Virginia

Who is Virginia Roberts Giuffre? She was only 17 years old when she appeared in a now-famous photo, taken in Ghislaine Maxwell’s London mews house. Maxwell is behind her, grinning. Jeffrey Epstein, t…
00:46:31  |   Thu 20 Jan 2022
A finding of rape

A finding of rape

How a former government minister used the secrecy of the family courts in an attempt to hide the truth.

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00:55:24  |   Thu 13 Jan 2022
The promise of CoolSculpting

The promise of CoolSculpting

Linda Evangelista’s beauty made her a super-brand in the 1990s. But then, she disappeared. Until September 2021, when she revealed on Instagram details of a lawsuit. She claimed that a procedure call…
00:44:04  |   Thu 06 Jan 2022
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 a…
00:25:19  |   Thu 23 Dec 2021
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 …
00:44:53  |   Thu 16 Dec 2021
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...

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00:41:08  |   Thu 09 Dec 2021
A place for Elliott

A place for Elliott

This is a story about a boy called Elliott – trapped in time.

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00:45:50  |   Thu 02 Dec 2021
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 …
00:50:48  |   Thu 25 Nov 2021
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..…

00:49:04  |   Thu 25 Nov 2021
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 out…
00:46:00  |   Thu 18 Nov 2021
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