- 32 minutes 7 secondsAnthropic co-founder Jack Clark: What does the future of AI look like?Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark joins The Observer to reveal why he believes there is a chance we will see human-level AI by 2028. From how AI is already changing the job market to a historic meeting at the Vatican, he explains why we must prepare for a future where technology forces us to rethink what it means to be human.
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28 May 2026, 4:00 am - 38 minutes 59 seconds'Social media is killing our kids'Last year in the UK, a fifth of people arrested for terrorism offences were under 18. Counter-terrorism experts warn that outlawing social media for children is a matter of national security. So what are children really watching online?
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26 May 2026, 4:00 am - 24 minutes 17 secondsHow might Labour's new leaders grow the UK?With a leadership election on the horizon, there are discussions among the backbenches about how potential contenders might look to reshape and re-energise the UK's growth. The Observer's political editor Rachel Sylvester speaks with economics editor Ben Zaranko about what the various approaches might look like.
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21 May 2026, 4:09 pm - 48 minutes 11 secondsDoped Up!
For decades, doping has hid in the shadows of elite sports. Now, for the first time, it’s out in the open. The Enhanced Games promises a new era of ‘superhumanity’ – is this the future of sport?
Reporters: Jeremy Whittle and Chris Marshall-Bell
Producer: Jonathan Lewis
Artwork: Blythe Walker Sibthorp
Sound Design: Dominic Delargy
Executive Producer: Matt Russell
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Clips: ABC News, Enhanced Games, Josh Brett, Daily Mail
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19 May 2026, 4:00 am - 21 minutes 31 secondsNigel Farage and the five million pound gift: what's wrong with that?It was recently revealed by The Guardian that before he stood to be an MP in 2024, Nigel Farage received a £5 million gift from billionaire Christopher Harborne. But is there anything wrong with that?
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14 May 2026, 4:40 pm - 35 minutes 28 secondsLively vs Baldoni: Inside Hollywood’s PR machine
Blake Lively’s legal action against Justin Baldoni was settled just two weeks before it was due to go to trial. But the legal documents filed by both sides reveal something darker than a celebrity feud; a new troubling PR playbook.
Reporting: Stephen Armstrong and Casey Magloire.
Producers: Casey Magloire and Katie Gunning.
Sound design: Dominic Delargy
Artwork: Lucy Stevenson
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Clips credits;
ITV news
Vogue
New York Times
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12 May 2026, 4:00 am - 26 minutes 19 secondsHow could the elections define the UK?
The elections look set to create ominous headlines for Labour. In the locals they could see massive losses across the country. But in Wales and Scotland voters go to the polls to determine who will run the Senedd and Holyrood. It means the results might not just determine Keir Starmer’s future, but the future of the United Kingdom.
Observer editor-in-chief James Harding sits down with political editor Rachel Sylvester to unpack what the elections could mean for Keir Starmer, Labour and the United Kingdom.
Producer: Amalie Sortland
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7 May 2026, 3:51 pm - 42 minutes 8 secondsDjokovic in exile
Novak Djokovic has long been Serbia’s most successful athlete, and perhaps most famous citizen. But as political conflicts such as youth protests have fractured the country, the tennis superstar has found himself on the outside of a regime and a country who once heralded him.
Reporters: Francisco Garcia and Camilla Bell - Davies
Producer: Madeleine Parr
Artwork: Harmony Closs
Sound design: Dominic Delargy
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Clip Credits: Tennis Channel, The Telegraph
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5 May 2026, 11:05 am - 23 minutes 8 secondsA mother's loss: The case of Tarryn Baird
Alexi is joined by the Observer's national news editor, Claudia Williams to discuss the case of Tarryn Baird. Last week, her husband, Christopher Trybus was cleared of driving her to kill herself. Where does a grieving mother who spent 10 years searching for answers go from here?
Host: Alexi Mostrous
Guest: Claudia Williams
Producer: Ada Barumé
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30 April 2026, 4:00 pm - 37 minutes 18 secondsFreud’s missing Bacon
In 1988, a painting by Lucian Freud of his one-time friend Francis Bacon was stolen from a Berlin art gallery. It’s now worth £20 million. This week, Steve Smith goes in search of the lost art.
Reporter: Steve Smith
Producer: Ada Barumé
Artwork: Blythe Walker Sibthorp
Sound design: Dominic Delargy
Editor: Jasper Corbett
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28 April 2026, 4:00 am - 21 minutes 40 secondsCan Starmer survive the Mandelson fallout?This week, there’s one story dominating the headlines: the Peter Mandelson scandal and whether it spells the end for Keir Starmer’s troubled premiership. What does this episode tell us about Starmer himself and why has the Epstein scandal had so much political impact in the UK?
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