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SNC Extra: Frank Cottrell Boyce on modern childhood
18/06/2026 | 25 min
This week we’re speaking to Frank Cottrell Boyce, the children’s laureate, who has spent two years visiting schools, libraries, and communities to discover what it means to grow up in Britain today.

He’s written about it in a new book ‘A British Childhood: How our children live now’

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Pepped-up: the secret world of peptides
16/06/2026 | 43 min
Ordinary people are turning to illegally produced peptides in the hopes of a beauty quick fix. How are these shady black market drugs slipping through the regulatory gaps?

Reporters: Stephen Armstrong and Madeleine Parr

Producers: Madeleine Parr, Matt Russell and Amalie Sortland

Sound Design: Dominic Delargy

Artwork: Harmony Blaise

Editor: Jasper Corbett

Clips: ITV News, Channel 4 News, 5 News, Loreal Elvive, Ozempic
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K2: Killer Mountain
11/06/2026 | 51 min
A Sherpa was left for dead on Everest at the end of the climbing season. Stranded for almost a week thousands of metres up in extreme conditions, he survived. But his story is not a new story, and it raises questions about the mountaineering industry that has risen around the industry of summiting the world's most dangerous episodes.

We've been here before, so can lessons be learned?

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Online grooming: a mother's story
09/06/2026 | 34 min
Children are being caught in a global grooming pandemic. This is the story of a mother whose daughter was one such victim.

Reporter: Rachel Sylvester
Producer: Matt Russell
Illustrator: Sara Andreasson
Sound design: Dominic Delargy
Editor: Jasper Corbett
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SNC Extra: The Henry Nowak case
04/06/2026 | 21 min
The death of student Henry Nowak has shocked the country and sparked riots in Southampton. Ada Barume is joined by the Observer’s Whitehall Editor Cat Neilan and Home Affairs Editor John Simpson to discuss the implications for the government, and the police.

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Executive Producer: Poppy Bullard

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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.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.Subscribe to The Observer and use the code AUDIO50 to get 50% off your annual subscription:Early access, bonus content and ad-free listening to our podcastsA daily edition, curated by our editors 7 days a weekPuzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crosswordRecipes for every occasionFree tickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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