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Francisco Garcia

Senior Writer

Before joining The Observer, Francisco Garcia's long form features, essays and investigations were regularly published in the Financial Times, The Guardian, the London Review of Books and many others. His first two nonfiction books were published by HarperCollins and reviewed across the national press. He is currently working on his first novel, among other projects.

Photo of Francisco Garcia

Francisco Garcia

Senior Writer

Before joining The Observer, Francisco Garcia's long form features, essays and investigations were regularly published in the Financial Times, The Guardian, the London Review of Books and many others. His first two nonfiction books were published by HarperCollins and reviewed across the national press. He is currently working on his first novel, among other projects.

  • Francisco Garcia
    Exploring Antwerp

    From arts to eats, there’s plenty to discover in Belgium’s second city

    Sun, 12 Oct 2025

  • Francisco Garcia
    Labour are trying to win the narrative war on immigration

    Will the US ban a safe and legal abortion pill? Is the Met Police full of Freemasons? Can Labour take control of the narrative on immigration? Rebecca Moore is joined by The Observer's Francisco Garcia, Serena Cesareo and Phoebe Davis as they pitch their top story of the day.  

    32 min • S1, E273

  • Francisco Garcia
    At the Old Bailey, a mother confronts her son’s killer – and the system that failed him

    Two teenagers have been sentenced for killing 15-year-old Daejaun Campbell. Their case is part of a growing epidemic

    Tue, 7 Oct 2025

  • Francisco Garcia
    The mother and the gangs

    The number of teenage boys killed on our streets has more than doubled in a decade. This is the story of a mother trying to stop it, while dealing with grief and anger for her son.

    40 min • S1, E320

  • Francisco Garcia
    Blackbird Spyplane are the coolest people in your inbox

    The writers behind the fashion newsletter have changed how we talk about style

    Sat, 27 Sept 2025

  • Francisco Garcia
    What’s fueling a rise in measles cases in the UK?

    Is climate politics full of hot air? What’s next for the government’s Prevent scheme? What’s behind falling vaccine rates in some parts of the country? Rebecca Moore is joined by a trio of Observer reporters: Whitehall editor Catherine Neilan, senior audio producer Katie Gunning and senior writer Francisco Garcia.

    31 min • S1, E250

  • Francisco Garcia
    Saving a legacy from LA’s wildfires: meet the Eames team

    Saved from LA’s fires, the ground-breaking Eames House is ready for a new era of design inspiration

    Thu, 11 Sept 2025

  • Francisco Garcia
    How to disappear

    In the UK, a person is reported missing every 90 seconds. But how in a society of internet, phones and social media is it so easy to go missing? This is the story of two men...and how sometimes people don't even realise they've gone missing.

    39 min • S1, E313

  • Francisco Garcia
    David Simon on the ‘fear, greed and repetition’ of Hollywood

    The man behind The Wire is one of TV’s greatest auteurs – but he despairs of the medium’s future

    Fri, 22 Aug 2025

  • Francisco Garcia
    Teenage boys claimed by growing knife crime crisis

    The number of teenage boys killed on our streets has more than doubled in a decade. We spoke to some of the bereaved parents trying to make sense of it all

    Sun, 10 Aug 2025

  • Francisco Garcia
    ‘An insult’: fury in Belgrade over plans to build a Trump Tower

    US plan for a gleaming hotel complex built on the ruins of Belgrade’s defence ministry adds to fury over corruption

    Sat, 5 Jul 2025

  • Francisco Garcia
    Someone goes missing in Britain every 90 seconds. How can it be so easy to disappear?

    The UK is in the midst of a missing persons crisis. But when relatives try to track down their loved ones, hard truths may be in store.

    Wed, 25 Jun 2025

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