Tortoise News
Hosted by Giles Whittell and Jeevan Vasagar · The Observer
4.7from 337 ratings
- 689
- Episodes
- 554
- Transcribed
- 337
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About Tortoise News
Every Monday and Friday three journalists battle it out to try and convince the editor that their pitch should lead the news. Discover what goes on behind the scenes in a newsroom. Why do some stories dominate, while others fail to make the cut? Tell us if you agree with the final running order - email newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com (mailto:newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com) Book your place at a news meeting live in our newsroom - https://www.tortoisemedia.com/our-events (https://www.tortoisemedia.com/our-events) Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore Producer: Casey Magloire Subscribe to The Observer (https://observer.co.uk/)today and get access to: Our podcasts before anyone else A daily edition, curated by our editors 7 days a week Puzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crossword Recipes for every occasion Free tickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online Click here (https://open.acast.com/networks/61ba16ddafe1fc001a418e0d/shows/61ba18761a8cbe923a3cf195/observer.co.uk/subscribe) to subscribe today for just £1 for your first month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- The Observer
- Category
- news · news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 Nov 2022
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
554 of 689 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why did Andrew M-W win his legal claim against the police?
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
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24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Inside a recent episode
Why did Andrew M-W win his legal claim against the police?
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And what I would say, where the story is here, is about this offence, misconduct in public office. It lacks any precision as an offence. We've seen so, so few senior people ever prosecuted under this offence. It's a common law offence. It's archaic, and it's being ditched as we speak. I mean, the Public Office Accountability Bill, which is going through Parliament, will scrap the misconduct in public office, all to do with the problems of trying to pursue a case. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Hannah Schuller
- Marine Saint
- Jon Ungoed-Thomas
- Stephen Armstrong
- Chloe Hadjimatheou
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 13 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 324 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 69 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
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Who hosts Tortoise News?
Giles Whittell and Jeevan Vasagar host the show. Published by The Observer.
How often do new episodes come out?
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